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Quick, Before It Melts

1964, Movie, NR, 97 mins

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Morse plays a shy journalist who has to cover "Little America" in Antarctica for his magazine. There he becomes embroiled in a series of mishaps involving the military, a rival journalist (Fell), and a penguin named Milton Fox. The comedy culminates around the planned shipping to the base of some women from New Zealand and around defections by Russian scientists. Craig is Morse's hapless fiancee, the daughter of his editor (St. John). A mildly amusing comedy that sometimes gets a little carried away with itself but is otherwise enjoyable. The script by Wasserman (who adapted "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" for Broadway) has some amusing dialog. Morse is good in the lead and carries the film well with some excellent comic support. The direction shows a good sense of comic timing. leave a comment
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