The Facts Of Life (1960)
Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages.
Larry Gilbert: Are you sure you're with the right woman?
Man in Motel Room: No buddy, I'm with the wrong woman, but I've been with her for 30 years.
Olympic Drive-In, 12109 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Monterey Peninsula Airport - 200 Fred Kane Drive, Monterey, California, USA
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, USA
Monterey, California, USA
Bob Hope and Lucille Ball unsuccessfully tried to talk Desi Arnaz into making a guest appearance.
Third of four feature films that Bob Hope and Lucille Ball made together.
A UPI news item dated July 3, 1960 reports that while preparing to film a scene on a boat, Lucille Ball fell, struck her head and was knocked unconscious. She was taken to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a possible concussion and severe face and leg bruises. Her ex-husband Desi Arnaz rushed to the hospital from his ranch at Corona to be with her. Fortunately, preliminary x-rays of the head, neck and spine showed that the beloved star was not seriously hurt. Bob Hope was quoted in a New York Times article, "This film should have been shot at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital".
The injury to Lucille Ball was not the only problem to afflict the picture. Don DeFore injured his back, requiring hospitalization, and director Melvin Frank broke his ankle playing golf and had to hobble around on crutches. The film's publicist came down with a two-week case of the mumps, Bob Hope smashed his finger, and even the delivery man from Lucy's pharmacy fell into the same tank that the star had. To top things off, a few days after Lucy referred to her Desilu soundstage as a "firetrap," it partially burned down.
Rather remarkably this was chosen for the 1961 Royal Film Performance at the Odeon Leicester Square. Perhaps wisely, HM The Queen gave it a miss and sent her mother and sister instead.
Continuity
When Kitty and Larry are eating in a restaurant in Pasadena, a waitress comes to their table. A few weeks later when they are at a restaurant in Monterey, the same waitress in the same uniform is their server.
When the boat Captain clubs the Marlin, Kitty turns and puts her arms around Larry. A second later, in a tighter framed shot, she turns and repeats the same hug.
As it turns out, only Larry and Kitty (Bob Hope, Lucille Ball) go fishing on the chartered boat. The boat, however, was leased for an expected six guests, yet there's barely room enough on board for the two of them.
Miscellaneous
In the opening credits, Louise Beavers is listed as Louise Beaver.
The clip of the jet flying to Acapulco is a reversed image, causing the airline name to appear backwards.
Crew or equipment visible
Shadow of equipment swoops over set as Larry enters kitchen for breakfast.
Character error
After Kitty and Larry's moonlight swim, Kitty's hair is completely dry.