“From proposal to disposal he’s a ladykiller to reckon with.” Tony Curtis is a charming rogue in this pitch black comedy, a man with a roving eye for rich European women in the market for a husband. Once he spots a likely prospect, he goes to work – zeroing in on the dollar signs – romances them, then does away with them, making a fortune with each inheritance. But when he meets a lovely young Italian widow (Rosanna Schiaffino) with the same M.O., he may have met his match. Fennella Fielding and Zsa Zsa Gabor are two of Tony’s unlucky conquests, and Nancy Kwan is Curtis’ mistress and confidante.
“A good comedy… In this free-wheeling frolic… the actor skips across Europe as a bland fortune hunter marrying beautiful money, briskly dispatching his wives and calmly baiting the next trap for the richest belle around the bend. No, it’s not new – just funny!” – Howard Thompson, The New York Times
