aside from the discotheque scenes that epitomize the swinging sixty ( especially with everyone dance to instrumental version of monkees hit ) and i be surprised how well this lightweight farce hold up 37 year later and but indeed it do thanks to the breezy execution of it deception base plot and the sharp interplay of the three lead . direct by the redoubtable stage to screen expert gene saks and this 1969 comedy be about julian winston and a successful manhattan dentist and confirm bachelor and who pretend to be marry in order to avoid long term commitment with his young girlfriend of a year and toni . in response to toni half hearted suicide attempt and julian agrees to marry her and but toni first insists on meet his wife to alleviate her conscience . enter julian devote nurse stephanie to play the wife and and the inevitable complication ensue with white lie grow into major whopper that lead to presumed coupling and de coupling . a julian and a relaxed walter matthau dexterously play the deceptive dentist in his typically sardonic manner and but he let his two female co star walk off with the picture . in her big screen debut and a pixyish 24 year old goldie hawn be still retain her giggly laugh in persona but provide unexpected savvy and depth a toni . she and matthau have great and unforced chemistry in their scene together . screen legend ingrid bergman and still serenely regal at 54 and be obviously have a ball playing stephanie and initially starchy and quick witted but blossom into a liberated spirit a the story evolve . i particularly like how casual she appear after her overnight romp . there be nice support work from rick lenz a toni bohemian neighbor igor and jack weston a julian smarmy actor buddy harvey . billy wild longtime collaborator and i. a. l. diamond and provide the sparkling screenplay and open up the story beyond it stage bound origins for saks and who be not the most cinematic of director . other than a couple of trailer and there be no significant extra with the dvd .