A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of his two married friends, he actually tries dating again, with less than satisfactory results, until he relaxes.

Director Cameo: ['Herbert Ross'] behind Allan and Linda as the cable car heads up the hill.

[Trying to be like Bogart]


Allan:
Sorry I had to slap you around, but you got hysterical when I said, "No more."

Continuity: In his struggle with the hair-dryer in the bathroom, Allan knocks out half the contents of the medicine cabinet. In the next shot, the bottles he knocked out are back in the cabinet.

Composed and Performed by Oscar Peterson