Taglines: It all happens at the Tokyo Olympics… you’ll never guess the winning event!
Walk, Don’t Run movie storyline. British industrialist Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant), “Bill” to his friends, is in Tokyo, Japan on a business trip during the time of the Summer Olympic Games there in 1964. Having arrived in Tokyo two days before his original planned arrival, he has problems finding a hotel room because of the Olympics. Spotting an ad posted on a British Embassy message board of a room available to sublet, Bill is able to wrangle his way into the apartment of Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who is renting out the sitting room of her one-bedroom apartment as a bedroom for the duration of the Olympics.
Bill’s short-term living situation in Christine’s sitting room is despite her solely wanting a female roommate. Soon thereafter, Bill meets Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), an athlete with the American Olympic team who seems to be reluctant to disclose in which event he is competing. Like Bill, Steve has arrived in Tokyo two days early of his scheduled arrival, has nowhere to stay for those two days, and without Christine’s knowledge also wrangles his way into Christine’s flat to share her sitting room with Bill as Bill sublets half of the sitting room to Steve. Christine is reluctant to tell anyone of her new roommates because of the perceived impropriety.
Those not in the know include her fiancé of twenty-two months, Julius D. Haversack (Sir John Standing), the Second Secretary to the Minister of Protocol at the British Embassy. Bill, who has met Mr. Haversack, considers him to be officious and obnoxious. Despite Christine being in a relationship with Mr. Haversack, she and Steve gradually fall for each other. Seeing what is happening between Christine and Steve, Bill does whatever he can to push the two together and to get Mr. Haversack out of the way. When the truth comes out about the roommate situation, Bill sees a different opportunity for Christine and Steve’s joint happiness.
Walk, Don’t Run is a 1966 Technicolor comedy film directed by Charles Walters, and starring Cary Grant in his final film role, Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton. Supporting cast are John Standing, Miiko Taka, Ben Astar, George Takei, Teru Shimada, Lola Kiuchi, Isabel Boniface, Vickey Cason, David Draper, Sonja Haney, Sonya Harrison and Susan Ikeda. The film is a remake of the 1943 film The More the Merrier and is set during the Olympic Games.
Walk, Don’t Run (1966)
Directed by: Charles Walters
Starring: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing, Miiko Taka, Ben Astar, George Takei, Teru Shimada, Lola Kiuchi, Isabel Boniface, Vickey Cason, David Draper, Sonja Haney, Sonya Harrison, Susan Ikeda
Screenplay by: Robert Russell, Frank Ross
Production Design by: Joseph C. Wright
Cinematography by: Harry Stradling
Film Editing by: Walter Thompson, James D. Wells
Costume Design by: Morton Haack
Set Decoration by: George R. Nelson, Robert Priestley
Music by: Quincy Jones
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: June 29, 1966
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