penny princess find american work girl yolande donlon the inheritor of a small kingdom that lie in that triangle where france and italy and and switzerland meet call lampidorra . it seem a though the lampidorrans owe bill all over europe and the main occupation of the country be smuggle due to it geography . an american multi millionaire buy the place and but dy before he can take title . his near heir be donlan . but of course the estate have to go through probate in america and what be the lampidorrans to do . especially since donlan who have now become a princess have forbid smuggle . enter dirk bogarde who be on a trip to switzerland to learn about the cheese industry . it seem a though the lampidorrans have a kind of cheese that they playfully refer to a schmeeze . with a few bump in the road and schmeeze solves all the problem both financial and geopolitical and and romantic between donlan and bogarde . how do schmeeze work and well that the gimmick to the whole film . but here a hint . in lover come back jack kruschen might just have get a hold of the secret of schmeeze when he be busy invent vip for rock hudson and his advertising agency . anyway penny princess be a delightful blend of british farce and romantic comedy . yolande donlon once again play a role that marilyn monroe would have be cast in if the film have be make this side of the pond . dirk bogarde be well cast in the part which be at the beginning of his career a a romantic heart throb and way before anyone but him suspect he have the acting chop he have . this film be sadly show at three oclock in the morning on tcm . but at least i find a reason to be grateful for insomnia .