Walk Don't Run (1966)

Director:

Charles Walters

Writers:

Robert Russell (story) &
Frank Ross (story) ...

Release Date:

29 June 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Run, don't walk to see Walk, Don't Run.

Plot:

During the housing shortage of the 1964 Toyko Olympics, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.

Plot Keywords:

Matchmaking | Racewalking | Embassy | Olympics | Remake

Cast

Cary Grant	...	Sir William Rutland
Samantha Eggar	...	Christine Easton
Jim Hutton	...	Steve Davis
John Standing	...	Julius P. Haversack
Miiko Taka	...	Aiko Kurawa
Ted Hartley	...	Yuri Andreyovitch
Ben Astar	...	Dimitri
George Takei	...	Police Captain
Teru Shimada	...	Mr. Kurawa
Lois Kiuchi	...	Mrs. Kurawa

Also Known As:

Walk, Don't Run (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | Australia:G | Iceland:L | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Hotel Okura, Toranomon, Tokyo, Japan

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Cary Grant's last film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rutland leaves Haversacks office the Japanese flag is on his left (and Union Jack on his right) in the next shot it is on his right (and Union Jack on his left).

Quotes:

Christine Easton: After 7:45, you can have the bathroom all day if you'd like.
Sir William Rutland: I wouldn't know what to do in the bathroom all day!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mighty Jack (#1.14)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair)

Decent Light Comedy

Cary Grant's last film is in many ways a typical Grant performance. He does light romantic comedy in this 1 more time. The supporting cast is OK with the late Jim Hutton being the most talented.

The film itself is amusing but kind of rough around it's edges. I am not sure why, but the pace of this film doesn't feel entirely right. Maybe it has to do with Grants advancing age or maybe the Director was trying something new which just doesn't work all the time.

Whatever it is, the chemistry between the actors & actresses suffer & it shows in the film. Granted, this is not supposed to be art though this role for Grant is pretty much typical of his other films. There are a few decent laughs in this one & if you like Cary Grant, enough here to watch.

Don't mistake it with his classic work like in the film North By NorthWest. Call this one way far east.