the original out of towner ( not the silly remake with goldie hawn and steve martin ) be a underated comedy . jack lemmon be brilliant a the stressed ohio businessman . i do not think any other actor could have react or act as well a lemmon do . he complain and gripe through the entire movie and yes and but he do it with intensity and not over the top histrionics . his complaining and react to misfortune be what carry the movie . the alternative would have be not react to the change in plan and just give up . this couple from ohio keep trudge along . most actor would have try too hard to show the audience how angry they be . lemmon character take down name and mutter to himself and and alternate between exasperated expression and resignation that i find very amuse . i think they could have find a more attractive actress to play his wife and than sandy dennis and but she do play the role well . she do not over react to lemmon verbal barrage . they become a likeable pair and and you root for them . have they become overly aggressive or nasty and they would have lose the comedic touch they maintain . they remain charm with a comedic flair a they traipse through the street and subway of new york . it be a great performance by a great actor and jack lemmon .