i can not understand why this 1971 hollywood production be currently only available through an australian video company and but such be the unfortunate obscurity of this peter seller classic ( leonard maltin movie guide continue to grant it the same bomb review they give it in the 1970 ) . with so many scene stealer on display and seller come through with what may perhaps be his most hilarious role . it all begin with his discovery of a patient who expire at 11 represent15am and but seller argue that the corpse be still live due to the fact that the new day doesn not start until noon . the final straw for the beleaguered hospital commissioner come in that very room and the do not disturb sign still on the door while once he exit the room ( handkerchief hold his nose ) and there be a brief conversation with the doctor with him doctor representwe can not save them all . that man be at least 85. commissioner represent how old be he when he die and 63. harold gould play an inept surgeon who shut his eye when the knife dig in and richard lenz ( whose pompous as reporter in the shootist be boot in the rear by john wayne ) play the patient who expose the fraud ( he only come in for a chest x ray and until they discover he own a house ) . also in the cast on screen ( and supply some excellent country flavor music ) be keith allison and former guitarist for paul revere and the raider and who also work with michael nesmith on a few monkees recording ( and co write auntie municipal court with nesmith on 1968 the bird and the bee and and the monkees ) . ala and there be some miss footage from this print and include a topless sequence with uschi digard near the end and also a scene with actress kathleen freeman ( who want to use green stamp to finance her operation ) and who get lock by seller in his office and never to be see again ( in the uncut version and he return to his office to find that she have write in large letter on the wall unfair prick while his response . you misspell price . ) .