an artful mixture of deft and laugh out loud comedy and intersperse with touch poignant moment and make this film special and unforgettable . elaine may direction be delicate yet purposeful and allow for the superb development of character ( in particular eddie albert curmudgeonly businessman or father ) without impede the flow of the plot . in this social portrayal of the peter principle and the glib and shallow lenny somehow talk himself to dizzy social and economic height all without the benefit of a pedigree or occupational skill set . albert father figure take no time at all to see through all of this while but he be outnumber by his wife and daughter who succumb to lenny charm . you can not help but feel this man helpless pain in have to watch his lovely and impressionable daughter lure into a clearly doom marriage . cybil shephard and eddie albert and charles grondin all turn in career performance . this show be one of those rare time when everything ( direct and write and act ) come together to create something great than the sum of it part it a real treasure .