60th anniversary of The Glass Bottom Boat

In the 1960s, the spy craze attracted stars to all sorts of projects.

So it was with Doris Day in 1966's "The Glass Bottom Boat." The actress and singer was busy throughout the '60s.

A decade earlier, Day and James Stewart starred in "The Man Who Knew Too Much," a serious Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller.

By contrast, "Glass Bottom Boat" was a frothy comedy.

Day gets involved with a Tony Stark-like playboy inventor played by Rod Taylor.

Taylor has devised an artificial gravity system for space flights.

The system is called Gravity Inertial Stabilized Manned Observatory, or GISMO.

Given the story occurs in the middle of the Cold War and the Space Race, GISMO is of interest to spies.

The director over this was Frank Tashlin, born 1913, died 1972.

Earlier in his career, Tashlin, Tashlin worked on cartoons.

After switching over to live action, Tashlin retained his fondness for visual gags.

In "The Glass Bottom Boat," Paul Lynde dons a dress and a wig.

Robert Vaughn appears as Napoleon Solo for a quick cameo.

Both this movie and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." were made at MGM.

If you go to YouTube, "The Glass Bottom Boat" is currently available free with ads, at least in the United States.

In the 1960s, the spy craze attracted stars to all sorts of projects.

So it was with Doris Day in 1966's "The Glass Bottom Boat." The actress and singer was busy throughout the '60s.

A decade earlier, Day and James Stewart starred in "The Man Who Knew Too Much," a serious Alfred Hitchcock-directed spy thriller.

By contrast, "Glass Bottom Boat" was a frothy comedy.

Day gets involved with a Tony Stark-like playboy inventor played by Rod Taylor.

Taylor has devised an artificial gravity system for space flights.

The system is called Gravity Inertial Stabilized Manned Observatory, or GISMO.

Given the story occurs in the middle of the Cold War and the Space Race, GISMO is of interest to spies.

The director over this was Frank Tashlin, born 1913, died 1972.

Earlier in his career, Tashlin, Tashlin worked on cartoons.

After switching over to live action, Tashlin retained his fondness for visual gags.

In "The Glass Bottom Boat," Paul Lynde dons a dress and a wig.

Robert Vaughn appears as Napoleon Solo for a quick cameo.

Both this movie and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." were made at MGM.

If you go to YouTube, "The Glass Bottom Boat" is currently available free with ads, at least in the United States.