matthau be a widowed hospital doctor enjoy his single status and the footloose and available nurse on the staff whilst colleague and friend richard benjamin look on with amusement and amazement . their bos be hard of hear go on senile chief of staff art carney who be up for re election to that post . matthau be content play the field without commitment until he meet single mother glenda jackson who insist upon be the only woman in his life while she be in his life . at the same time and he come under pressure to respond to the amorous advance of a potential litigant in a malpractice suit and and to support the shambolic and incompetent carney in his attempt to be re elect chief of staff . this be a superior old fashion romantic comedy grace by four grade a actor and an excellent support cast work with a first rate dry and caustic and sarcastic script . carney steal every scene he in and and in the parlance of imdb and have u roll on the floor laugh out loud whenever he appear on screen . we be otherwise entertain by the on off relationship of the two lead and various sub plot . lack the ambition to be a great film and but remain one of the best of it kind and watchable and re watchable for it comedic value alone . deserve more attention than it seem to have receive and well worth the cost of the dvd or video cassette .