Surprise Package (1960, U.K.)

Legendary director Stanley Donen (Singin’ In The Rain) serves up this delightful souffle, starring Yul Brynner (The Ten Commandments) in a rare comedy role.  He plays a big-time gambler Nico March, who’s been deported to the Greek island where he was born. He runs into dethroned King Pavel II (Noel Coward) who offers to sell his bejewelled crown for $1,000,000. Nico asks his former associates to send him the cash. But instead they send his ex-girl friend (Mitzi Gaynor, South Pacific). So now Nico finds himself on the run with an unwanted dame in tow! Hilariously scripted by Harry Kurnitz (A Shot in the Dark), this is colourful, sophisticated comedy at its very best!