and don't get jobs. In the old days, a fellow wrote a script, they hired a director. Now, quite often, unless they can get somebody like Willie Wyler or Billy Wilder or somebody like that, the writer directs it. This all goes to prove, to me anyway, that the old-time directors, were a real collection of frauds." The film was the sixth straight acting role for Fabian since he quit singing. He had previously appeared in Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation. He had never been to the races before being cast, so he researched his role by going to the races and developing a betting system. There was some doubt Bardot would appear in the film but she relented and her scenes were shot in three days in Paris. Reception According to Fox records, the film needed to earn $4,500,000 in rentals to break even and made $2,920,000, meaning it made a loss. See also List of American films of 1965 References Notes External links 1965 films 1965 comedy films 20th Century Fox films American comedy films Brigitte Bardot Cultural depictions of Brigitte Bardot 1960s English-language films Films scored by George Duning Films about con artists Films based on American novels Films directed by Henry Koster Films set in Paris Films set in San Francisco Films with screenplays by Nunnally Johnson CinemaScope films 1960s American films