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To me, this movie is perfection.

So much average

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

After his new job requires him to move to London, "Mike Harper" (Rod Taylor) and his wife "Janet" (Doris Day) end up in a large home out in the country. This causes some problems for Mike due to his heavy workload and as a result he also rents a small apartment in London. This causes even further problems when Janet begins to suspect that Mike is having an affair with his assistant, "Claire Hackett" (Maura McGiveney). To rectify this her landlady, "Vanessa Courtwright" (Hermione Baddeley) recommends that she engage in an affair of her own—or at least an imaginary affair in order to make Mike jealous. Although Janet refuses to do this things take on a life of their own when she decides to go to Paris with an interior decorator named "Paul" (Sergio Fantoni) to pick out some badly needed furniture. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that I didn't think this was one of Doris Day's better comedies as it lagged for pretty much the first hour or so. Fortunately, it picked up after that and became somewhat interesting from there. Slightly below average.

Do Not Disturb is the first of two screen comedies that Doris Day made with Rod Taylor as her leading man. Sad to say it is the weaker of the two, the other being The Glass Bottom Boat.Although shooting was confined to the back lot of 20th Century Fox the film is set in Great Britain with a trip to Paris as part of the plot. Doris and Rod play an American couple who have relocated across the pond because of Rod's job, he's a textile buyer.Job requirements keep Rod at the office and pretty soon Doris begins suspecting that it isn't all work that's keeping him away from home. Maura McGivney is one pretty secretary, plus the fact that Reginald Gardiner says that on this side of the pond, infidelity is just expected.To which Doris responds by pretending to start something with antique dealer Sergio Fantoni who responds quite naturally like Doris's interest is for real.Since this is a Doris Day film of course it's only going to end in a certain way, certain parameters are as inviolate as Doris's cinematic virtue. Still there are some funny moments in a comedy that is mostly quite contrived such as Doris getting plastered and later on waking up in bad with a panting Leon Askin who is one of the people Taylor is doing business. Askin by the way is definitely the funniest one in the film, an unapologetic hedonist who mistakes Doris for being a party girl. Doris Day and General Burkhalter, the vision of them sweating under the sheets is there's something to turn over in your mind.Do Not Disturb was the first in a series of films that Doris was forced to do because husband Marty Melcher had blown all their money with bad investments. They were not up to the standard she had set and probably forced her from big screen stardom. Still this one does have its moments and her fans will approve. And I do love her recording of the title song. to

Doris Day is a ray of sunshine in most of her films, and Do Not Disturb is no exception. She is perfectly cast as the neglected wife, isolated and bored in Kent, England. Day's character (Janet Harper)has a husband who is not playing his part in the marriage, and takes her for granted. What she needs is an interest which takes her outside of the marriage and the idea of the good, dutiful wife.Day's comic timing is so masterful that it reinvigorates the otherwise tired clichéd, and stereotyped gags. Ironically Day deconstructs our stereotypical perspective of Hollywood glamour by not taking herself too seriously and as such taking a swipe at the movie star image. Very clever and well accomplished albeit in an inadvertent way.If you are a fan of Day, then this film is a must see, but it's also great if you just want a carefree chuckle.

I taped this movie off of American Movie Classics and its certainly one of her top movies. She is certainly not the virgin goddess we are used to seeing. It tells a truth about marriage in the early sixties before womens liberation. Rod Taylor is excellent as the no nonsense businessman who also knows how to charm but forgets that he has to balance his business life with his married life to the very charming and sexy Doris Day. She is as charming here as in the Glass Bottom Boat which has been released on DVD. This one has it all jealousy, sensuality, an excellent script and good casting. Doris Day needs to fend off the boredom that comes with being the lady of the house. She charms the men and she charms the children and she charms the animals. These Americans in London are the exact opposite of the ugly Americans. You will like this one if you can get your hands on it.