Three suitors stumble over themselves attempting to claim Dee's unborn child as their own in this faux-racy, goofball comedy. Dee is a recently graduated young lady who goes to work for stuffy, time-management-obsessed Hamilton while her mother (Holm) dreams of a singing career for her. Dee doesn't care much whether she ever makes a splash as a singer, but it's been Holm's dream for her since she was a child. Hamilton tries to dissuade her from it, thus giving her the gusto to go for it. Meanwhile, Bixby, Kallman and Hickman befriend and pursue Dee, supporting her in her quest for singing stardom while making moves to get her into bed. As sordid as this sounds on paper, it's all very fluffy and chaste, for the most part. Dee, always an appealing person no matter what the material, looks very cute in an array of mid-60's fashions. Her perky charm is put to the limit in such an inane and empty-headed vehicle, but she comes out of it reasonably unscathed. Hamilton gives a by-the-numbers performance, his staid character being loosened up occasionally by some pratfalls in his massive office. Oscar-winning actress Holm is reduced to fluttering around with a plunger and with a bird in her hair. She's attractive enough and has good chemistry with Dee, but this is hardly a gold star on her resume. The sitcom-level suitors give their customary broad performances, none of which are particularly memorable. Nightclub comedian Sahl gives a contrastingly deadpan performance as a jaded club owner. The film looks good and has a few amusing bits, but generally comes off as forced. The title has nothing to do with the story since Dee is fully aware that she has engaged in sex. Thus, pregnancy shouldn't be too much of a surprise. The "shocking" notion that Dee could be pregnant and unwed is lessened somewhat by the fact that she played an even younger girl, about a decade before, who was knocked up by Troy Donohue in "A Summer Place" (though the hook here is that the audience is initially led to believe that she has no idea who the father is.) Among the secretaries in the office pool are "Star Trek"'s Nichols and "Little House on the Prairie"'s Stewart (unrecognizable at first to those who know her only as Miss Beadle!) It's okay as a time killer or for fans of the stars, but is certainly no classic.
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