bkoganbing Boy Did I Get A Wrong Number has Bob Hope, real estate salesman up in rural Oregon accidentally connected by a space cadet switchboard operator to Elke Sommer's room. Sommer is a film star who has pulled a diva act on her husband director Cesare Danova and she's fled her latest movie set for parts unknown. Danova and her studio gave out with that she was kidnapped by persons unknown for publicity.Hope sees a business opportunity if he can get Sommer to stay at a lakeside cottage he's been trying to unload. She just wants some privacy, but can Hope keep his mind on business?One of the saddest things about this film is that it was directed by George Marshall who did many great comedy films including five with Bob Hope in his best years. Such films like Off Limits and The Ghostbreakers are two of their collaborations. This one isn't close to being as good as those were.It is however a good showcase for Phyllis Diller. She plays Hope's maid and both of them spend a lot of the film keeping Sommer away from Mrs. Hope played by Marjorie Lord. Of course in the end it fails as you knew it would.This will never be rated among Hope's best.

Robert J. Maxwell I can't imagine why Bob Hope, a superb comedian in the 1940s, continued to grind out these rude lumps of deformity through the 1960s. It must have been the money.There were a couple of weaknesses consistent across this string of duds. One is that Bob Hope was simply not Bob Hope, and this one is a good demonstration of that proposal. He's an utterly bourgeois head of a relatively normal household -- sitcom standard, including the freakish cook and housekeeper Phyllis Diller in a fright wig. That's simply not the Bob Hope that everyone loved. Bob Hope is not your average family guy in a suit and tie. He's a sniveling coward, greedy and libidinous, and openly so.The second problem is that the gags stink. What happened to his writers? Did they snore while grinding out this pap? "Don't lose your head -- you might need it later on." His wisecracks no longer fit his established persona. They're generic. Any comic could sling them around. (They would still fall with a thud.) Hope himself is older and has slowed down. Of course that's not his fault. "Fleeting time, thou hast left me old." Still, it's painful to watch someone who was a fine physical actor reduced to showing that he could still walk with a bounce, but no more than that. He doesn't even move his head in a way that suggests suppleness. His facial expressions are limited; his eyes don't bulge with fear. He's stiff all over.The plot is all fluff. Hope get mixed up with a fleeing international movie star, Elke Sommer, and tries to keep his wife, Marjorie Lord, from finding out. This involves hiding Didi in closets when the wife enters the room, dumping her into the cellar to hide her, and so forth. At least this running around might titillate the kids, but that's about it.Or -- no. Wait. Want a reason to watch this? Elke Sommer runs around half naked through the entire movie and has a fine figure.

Brian Washington I remember seeing this one for the first time when I was a kid and didn't get it. However, as I got older I thought this was one of Bob Hope's best latter day efforts. Probably the best part of the film is the climatic chase scene. That to me was probably one of the funniest in the movie. Phyllis Diller also did a great job playing Tom's maid/sparring partner. Her portrayal of that character helped to really make this film fun to watch. Elke Sommer is also good as D.D., the temperamental sex symbol who wants to do more than take bubble baths. Also, check out the interrogation scene. That one is priceless as Hope does his best imitation of a mad killer.

patrickdc202 This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. What strikes me about this flick is that I watched it with not only my parents (early 60s) but also my three sisters and two brothers, whose ages range from late 30s to early 40s, and we were all howling with laughter over it.It is one of those campy movies that it so chock full of clever innuendos and suggestive 'adult material' but is so witty in its presentation.In my opinion, Bob Hope & Phyllis Diller were destined to work together. Phyllis Diller's witty and barbed remarks traded with her "boss" Bob Hope were just too outrageous: ...Doorbell rings: Bob Hope: Wasn't that the doorbell? Phyllis: Could be...it had a familiar ring to it. Bob Hope: Aren't you going to answer it? Phyllis: Me?Bob Hope berates her for her laziness as a Maid and Phyllis answers the bell and rejoins him in the kitchen, where she resumes sipping her coffee.Phyllis: Two boys to see you, Master. Bob Hope: Didn't they say who they were? Phyllis: Look, I answered the door didn't I? Bob Hope: Yes, but you didn't keep on GOING!Loved this sweet film!!!