Word: jokesmith
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...vastly accomplished jokesmith, Abe Burrows is up against tough and lonely competition-himself-and there are some cavities in his comic lines. But the cast fills them handsomely. Besides looking good, Lauren Bacall handles dialogue like a bone-dry martini. Barry Nelson's whole being winces with boyish mock innocence, and Brenda Vaccaro's characterization draws royal flushes from mental blanks...
...scenario was slapped together by TV Jokesmith Carl Reiner (The Dick Van Dyke Show). It handily meets the standards of Producer Ross Hunter (Pillow Talk), who treats every comedy as a sumptuously vulgar fashion show...