Doris DAY and the New York City blackout
What a pitty! Due to a gigantic power outage in NYC, the play by Broadway star Maggie Garrison (Doris Day), who despite her advanced age is still marketed as a "maid of honor" in Hollywood, unfortunately has to be canceled. It's just a shame that Maggie catches her husband (Patrick O'' Neal) at home in the act with a gossip journalist (Lola Albright) who had interviewed her just a few hours before. Full of anger, Maggie rushes off to her own country house. Through unfortunate coincidences, she meets the sleazy Waldo (Robert Morse), who has just relieved his employer of a bunch of money. As is the case with Doris Day (1922-2019), hair-raising complications now arise that slightly skirt the taste barrier. At some point her Broadway director (Terry-Thomas) shows up, who has a cute little peeping Tom peephole in Maggie's dressing room. There are things!
This comedy, which was somewhat too disfigured by the 1968 zeitgeist, was to be Doris Day's penultimate feature film. Unfortunately, she didn't dare to really restart her career as Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate". Time had probably simply passed over this great comedienne a bit.
In general, Doris Day, who could have celebrated her 100th birthday in just a few weeks, had a lot to look forward to in the following years. Her husband Martin Melcher (1915-1968) had died before the premiere of "When the Light Goed Out" and had paid off her entire film fees for the last two decades. In addition, without her knowledge, he had signed a contract with CBS for a television show (Doris Day Show), which then ran successfully for several years.
This MGM production is certainly not Doris Day's best film, but her appearance ennobles every joke!
What a pitty! Due to a gigantic power outage in NYC, the play by Broadway star Maggie Garrison (Doris Day), who despite her advanced age is still marketed as a "maid of honor" in Hollywood, unfortunately has to be canceled. It's just a shame that Maggie catches her husband (Patrick O'' Neal) at home in the act with a gossip journalist (Lola Albright) who had interviewed her just a few hours before. Full of anger, Maggie rushes off to her own country house. Through unfortunate coincidences, she meets the sleazy Waldo (Robert Morse), who has just relieved his employer of a bunch of money. As is the case with Doris Day (1922-2019), hair-raising complications now arise that slightly skirt the taste barrier. At some point her Broadway director (Terry-Thomas) shows up, who has a cute little peeping Tom peephole in Maggie's dressing room. There are things!
This comedy, which was somewhat too disfigured by the 1968 zeitgeist, was to be Doris Day's penultimate feature film. Unfortunately, she didn't dare to really restart her career as Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate". Time had probably simply passed over this great comedienne a bit.
In general, Doris Day, who could have celebrated her 100th birthday in just a few weeks, had a lot to look forward to in the following years. Her husband Martin Melcher (1915-1968) had died before the premiere of "When the Light Goed Out" and had paid off her entire film fees for the last two decades. In addition, without her knowledge, he had signed a contract with CBS for a television show (Doris Day Show), which then ran successfully for several years.
This MGM production is certainly not Doris Day's best film, but her appearance ennobles every joke!