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Dean Martin is a TV star, who plays a doctor who gives out sage advice along with his caring bedside manner. His fans adore him and look up to him. And, his friends' wives reach out to him for help and a few kind words, because their husbands don't pay them enough attention. All the men play poker on Wednesday nights. But Dean can't play because the ladies are calling him and bugging him. What a guy! Meanwhile, he's engaged to Elizabeth Montgomery, but they bicker back and forth about a big wedding or an elopement. Then he's not ready at all. What begins as a promising time with Dino turns out to be a not-so-funny time that lasts way too long. It does have its moments and a few laughs here and there, with Carol Burnett, in her screen debut, supplying some energy. And, Ms. Montgomery is always a joy to watch. But overall, it's a disappointment. This was made by director Daniel Mann and writer Jack Rose, who the year earlier made Who's Got the Action with Dino and Lana Turner. The movies are similar in style, but Action is a lot funnier. For a pleasant time with Dino, I'd recommend something else first. But after all, Dino's great company no matter how you slice it.

funny, intelligent "black comedy" has Dino as a totally frustrated soap opera star > he plays a Doctor who , like Ben Casey at the time, had millions of fans trying to contact, should I say "connect", with him, because his portrayal of the learned, caring specialist is so convincing. his big problem is that the wives of his buddies also clamor for him, at the most inopportune times.

all the actors do just fine, esp., as I wrote above, Carol Burnett. she burns thru each scene and lifts the fairly hum drum plot line.

movie runs a tad long and gets a bit frantic at the end, but this is total entertainment.

interesting to note that just after this "sleeper" (sorry) all the leads got a TV show of their OWN!

Dean Martin and Elizabeth Montgomery are great in this movie. So great, in fact, that they actually manage to slip some odd stuff by the early 60's censors! Martin plays an actor who is so believable as a sage TV doctor that some people believe he really is the character he plays. Oddly enough, some of the people who believe it are the wives of his poker buddies. (The buddies all work in the TV industry, so you'd think their wives would know better.)

Jack Soo's character sums it up best when he comments "Once a man's tasted married women..." The fact is that after initial resistance, Martin's character actually begins to groove on married women. Also, each married woman brings her own, unique fetish to the bedroom. There's the woman who plies him with food, the one who seduces him with dancing, and the woman who massages him into relaxation. Add to all this, Jason's fiancée, Melissa (Elizabeth Montgomery), who when she finally learns what's going on, proves that she's the kinkiest one of all.

Maybe it was all unintentional, but I doubt it. Written like it was dreamed up by Ed Wood on a good day, this movie features some hot sixties babes and a very strange plot.

Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed was made at a time when two wise young television doctors ruled the television ratings. Richard Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare and Vincent Edwards as Ben Casey were at their television heights when Dean Martin's satire of their characters hit the big screen.

Had this been done at Universal, this would have been a perfect Rock Hudson vehicle, in fact Hudson probably was the actor best suited for the lead. He had played the earnest and sincere Dr. Bob Merrick in Magnificent Obsession and he probably would have loved to have spoofed that image. But Dino isn't too bad in the part.

Dino's show Dr. Adam is ruling the ratings and he both dispenses medicine and advice, the latter without prescription. He looks so good doing it that the wives of his poker playing buddies, Yoko Tani, Jill St. John, and Macha Meril are falling for that image. And they all try to get at Dino.

All this is really putting a crimp into his marriage plans with Elizabeth Montgomery who was about to debut herself on television in Bewitched. But she's got a girl friend in Carol Burnett who's going to fix everything.

Carol Burnett made her film debut in Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed and imagine Lucy Ricardo as a supporting part and you've got what Carol's doing here. It's like Lucy trying to bring Fred and Ethel together after they've hit a rough patch. She really does steal the film, her best scenes are when she has to strip for her supper in a Tiajuana dive and later when she's showing up in all kinds of places trying to explain to Dino all the schemes she's been pulling.

Dino's poker playing buddies include Martin Balsam, Elliott Reid, Richard Conte, Jack Soo, and Louis Nye. However Johnny Silver as his houseman really gets some very droll lines from the script.

The comedy is a bit dated, it debuted in December of 1963 and was made during the optimistic New Frontier Days. No doubt some of the humor was not well received by a mourning country at that time. Still it does showcase a cast of fine players, especially Carol Burnett.

Jason Steel (Dean Martin) has every reason to be happy. He is a very successful actor starring in his own TV series and he has a lovely fiancee (Elizabeth Montgomery) who adores him. But he suddenly finds himself beseiged by the wives of his poker buddies. Each is upset because their husbands inexplicably ignore them (even though most are knock-out gorgeous) and they ask Jason for help...or seem interested in having an affair with him. After a while, it's so bad, Jason is about ready to lose his mind.

The film starts off just fine. However, about midway through it the film loses its way and the plot seems to just grind to a halt. And, as a result, the movie becomes very dull and seemingly pointless. In other words, the writers had no idea WHAT to do next....and this is why I don't recommend this picture.