In 1964 this was considered an outrageous idea: the first female president. How times have changed during the 45 years. Hillary Clinton must laugh up her sleeve when she saw this one; even though she didn't make it in 2008.
The film deals with a woman (Polly Bergen) playing our nation's first chief executive. Whether male or female, the president must deal with affairs of international or domestic consideration.
We're not interested in a film dealing with the concept of the first husband. Fred MacMurray does an interesting job here.
Surprised that Polly Bergen didn't break out in a chorus of Giselle McKenzie's hit-"Hard to Get!"
The picture weakens as it goes on since it's hard to keep up the pace with problems associated with a woman in the White House.
Those involved with the liberation of women movement would certainly be disheartened by the ending when that famous line is stated: "The president is pregnant!"
I think that was a cop-out to the total ideal of the film. The film is comic and somewhat serious by nature. What's to be done by the first husband? Must he assume the traditional roles of the First Lady? That's a pretty interesting point to consider.
The film deals with a woman (Polly Bergen) playing our nation's first chief executive. Whether male or female, the president must deal with affairs of international or domestic consideration.
We're not interested in a film dealing with the concept of the first husband. Fred MacMurray does an interesting job here.
Surprised that Polly Bergen didn't break out in a chorus of Giselle McKenzie's hit-"Hard to Get!"
The picture weakens as it goes on since it's hard to keep up the pace with problems associated with a woman in the White House.
Those involved with the liberation of women movement would certainly be disheartened by the ending when that famous line is stated: "The president is pregnant!"
I think that was a cop-out to the total ideal of the film. The film is comic and somewhat serious by nature. What's to be done by the first husband? Must he assume the traditional roles of the First Lady? That's a pretty interesting point to consider.