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The scriptwriters went overboard with this complicated comedy involving the completion of a novel by a ghost writer because the original author is off with a newfound lover. The story involves a kidnapping which only complicates the storyline and unfortunately brings no laughs. Robert Wagner is his adorable self and Mary Tyler Moore is beautiful but not quite at her best. She was great in the Dick Van Dyck sitcom but her comedic timing is a bit off here. Probably due to a difficult assignment. Harvey Korman is wasted as the literary agent trying to pull this caper together. There is far too little of Glynis Johns as the absent author. Keeping track of all the characters and events in the movie becomes exhausting and detracts from the fun. The movie is worth a look because of the popular cast who all had better success in future endeavors.