Don't Go Near the Water

Lt. J. G. Max Siegel (Glenn Ford) works under Lt. Cmdr. Clinton T. Nash (Fred Clark) in a Navy PR office on a South Pacific island far from the war. New local teacher Melora Alba (Gia Scala) attracts the attention of every men.

Scala is an absolute beauty with the slightest of exotic flavor although nowhere near a South Pacific islander. I understand everyman's need to fall head over heels for her. The romance needs to be written better. The romance between Garrett and the nurse is far more compelling and they spend more time on it. There is some fine slapstick with some nice stunts in the clueless construction scene. Glenn Ford is a little too cool for school. The others are throwing their bodies around. The one big laugh is Farragut Jones. That's a great way to do that during this era. It doesn't get much funnier than Hot and Cold. Glenn Ford does a good straight man opposite all that. It's a good light comedy. They should have made this movie all about Glenn Ford dealing with Farragut Jones.