Unfortunately I'm in the minority when it comes to "The Gazebo," a 1959 comedy starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds and directed by George Marshall. As I correctly guessed, this film is based on a play. The premise is that a TV writer (Ford) is being blackmailed over "art" photos of his now Broadway-star wife (Reynolds) and is growing desperate as the financial demands of the blackmailer grow bigger. He lures the man to his house, kills him, and buries him at the site of the couple's new gazebo. Problems ensue, such as rain.
I'm a big fan of Glenn Ford's, and I thought he and Debbie Reynolds made a wonderful couple. At the time the film was made, I think both were at the height of their popularity -- Ford was the #1 box office star in 1958, and Debbie graced the cover of every fan magazine. Then there was all the Eddie-Liz stuff. I mostly thought that Ford was too heavy-handed with the comedy and that he was too forced. I would have liked to have seen an actor with a true comic flare do the role like Jack Lemmon.
For me, a misfire. Loved Herman the pigeon, though.
I'm a big fan of Glenn Ford's, and I thought he and Debbie Reynolds made a wonderful couple. At the time the film was made, I think both were at the height of their popularity -- Ford was the #1 box office star in 1958, and Debbie graced the cover of every fan magazine. Then there was all the Eddie-Liz stuff. I mostly thought that Ford was too heavy-handed with the comedy and that he was too forced. I would have liked to have seen an actor with a true comic flare do the role like Jack Lemmon.
For me, a misfire. Loved Herman the pigeon, though.