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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.

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!

A great movie that was billed in it's day as a sex comedy but actually spoofs matinee idols, psychiatry and the movie business in general. Carol Burnett's first movie. She does a hilarious strip tease at the end. Elizabeth Montgomery also does a sexy dance and she has never looked more gorgeous. This movie has all the charm and fun that so many movies lack today. Look for Psycho's Martin Balsam in a very funny scene where he hypnotizes Dean's character. Jill St. John is also sexy as ever. This movie is basically about Dean's fear of marriage and giving up his glamorous life as a TV star. Liz is his fiance who is worried he's not going to marry her and is coerced by Carol Burnett in a zany scheme of jealousy. If you like old fashioned sex comedies without nudity or foul language, than you will like this movie.

This film begins with an actor by the name of "Jason Steel" (Dean Martin) performing as a surgeon on a top-rated television show. To that effect, not only is he extremely popular--but the fact that he is also a bachelor--appeals to his female audience who throw themselves at him whenever they see him in person. For his part, although he is single, he is very much in love with a beautiful woman named "Melissa Morris" (Elizabeth Montgomery) and they are soon to be married. Be that as it may, every Wednesday night he attends a card game with some of his male colleagues who all just happen to be married and often discuss their marital woes while playing. Because of that, Jason soon begins to have doubts about getting married. But what really disturbs him one night, is getting a phone call during the card game from one of his colleague's wives named "Jacqueline Edwards" (Macha Meril) who says that her marriage is in danger and that she needs to see him right away. So, being the thoughtful person that he is, after meeting her in his apartment, he learns that his good friend "Tom Edwards" (Elliott Reid) has been neglecting his wife and that she has turned to Jason because she mistakenly believes him to be the wise surgeon she has seen on television. To his credit, although he manages to persuade her to go back to her husband, the next week he gets another phone call from another one of his colleague's wives with the same problem. And then the next week after that another one calls. Eventually, all of this greatly impacts--not just his wedding plans--but his mental health as well. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that due to the casting of several attractive female actresses like Jill St. John (as "Toby Tobler"), Yoko Tani ("Isami Hiroti") and the aforementioned Elizabeth Montgomery and Macha Meril, I fully expected that most of the attention would be focused on them. Interestingly enough, this was not the case, as Dean Martin pretty much carried the show with an extremely good performance from start-to-finish. As a matter of fact, I thought it was one of his best performances with the scene involving him and the psychiatrist "Dr. Sanford Kaufman" (Martin Balsam) being the most amusing, in my opinion. Regardless, I really enjoyed this comedy and I have rated it accordingly. Above average.

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.