In an odd premise, the two romantic leads in That Lucky Touch are an arms dealer and a liberal journalist. Who would think to put that combination in a comedy? Roger Moore, in a very un-Bond-like role, plays the arms dealer who has no qualms about arming bad guys for potential WWIII. Susannah York is his neighbor who accidentally get locked out one night after a party. Of course, he's very accommodating, offering her to spend the night in his place. He disconnects his phone and pretends it's out of order, but his seduction fails when Susannah finds out his occupation. The rest of the film has a little bickering, a few jokes, and a bit of a quirky feel to it. I stuck in there for the supporting cast.
Shelley Winters steals the show early on in the movie, as she talks Susannah into binge-eating with her. "You're far too skinny to sleep alone," she says with both envy and a twinkle in her eye. It's because of little moments like that why I'll watch any movie with Shelley Winters. In another hilarious scene, Shelley calls her husband, big military general Lee J. Cobb, while he's busy planning important war strategies. She accidentally uses the presidential emergency line and excuses her faux pas by insisting her reason for calling is an emergency: she needs an extra officer attending her party that evening. And finally, when Lee goes on a quail hunting outing, she waves him off with a cheerful, "Tally ho! I'll be rooting for the birds." She and Lee make a cute couple, probably helped by their friendship from their early New York stage days.
If you love the cast, check this obscure 1970s romance out. It's not really that great unless you're invested in the actors. And I'll admit, if some other character actress was cast instead of Shelley, I might have picked another movie to watch instead.
