A Shot in the Dark (1964 film) as Burt Kwouk as his stalwart man servant Cato and André Maranne as François, all of whom would become series regulars. Elke Sommer portrays the murder suspect, Maria Gambrelli. The character of Gambrelli would return in "Son of the Pink Panther" (1993), this time played by Claudia Cardinale, who appeared as Princess Dala in "The Pink Panther" (1963). Graham Stark, who portrays police officer Hercule Lajoy, would reprise this role eighteen years later, in "Trail of the Pink Panther" (1982). The film was not originally written to include Clouseau, but was an adaptation of a stage play by Harry Kurnitz
Follow the Boys (1963 film) with Richard Long and Russ Tamblyn as the respective love interests for Robin and Prentiss. MGM producer-writer Lawrence Bachman had a vacation home in the south of France. While staying there, he met several Navy wives who lived in Villefranche and spent a lot of their time following their husbands from port to port. The cast originally announced was Paula Prentiss, Jim Hutton, and Connie Stevens. The film was shot in the south of France and at London's Elstree Studios. Follow the Boys (1963 film) Follow the Boys (1963) is a comedy film starring Connie Francis, Paula Prentiss, and Janis