"What the Italians do with a bed... the Americans do with a beach!"

1967

1h 37m

5.3(33 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside romances.

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70 members

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Tony Curtis

Carlo Cofield

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Claudia Cardinale

Laura

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Joanna Barnes

Diane Prescott

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Sharon Tate

Malibu

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David Draper

Harry Hollard

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Robert Webber

Rod Prescott

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Mort Sahl

Sam Lingonberry

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Dub Taylor

Electrician

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Ann Elder

Millie Gunder

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Chester Yorton

Ted Gunder

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Reg Lewis

Monster

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Marc London

Fred Barker

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Douglas Henderson

Henderson

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Sarah Selby

Ethyl

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Mary Grace Canfield

Seamstress

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Gilbert Green

Newspaperman

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Julie Payne

Helen

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Breena Howard

Myrna

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Edgar Bergen

Madame Lavinia

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Paul Barselou

Pilot

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George Tyne

Newspaperman

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David Fresco

Newspaperman

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Eduardo Tirella

Decorator

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Paula Angelos

Waitress (uncredited)

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Henny Backus

Self (uncredited)

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Jim Backus

Self (uncredited)

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Sharon Barker

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Alvenia Bentley

Dancer (uncredited)

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Mel Berger

Reporter (uncredited)

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Richard Betts

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Robert Bolger

Surfer (uncredited)

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John Boyer

Surfer (uncredited)

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Norma Lee Browning

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Condylis

Reporter (uncredited)

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Tom Curtis

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paula Dell

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Don DeMieri

Sundowner (uncredited)

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Anthony DeZago

Sundowner (uncredited)

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Michael Dougherty

Sundowner (uncredited)

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Johnny Fain

Surfer (uncredited)

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Carol Ferges

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Darryl Ferges

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Bunny Fuchs

Surfer (uncredited)

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Eddie Garrett

Sheriff (uncredited)

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Barney Glazer

Reporter (uncredited)

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Abe Greenberg

Reporter (uncredited)

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Joanne Hashimoto

Gymnast/Flower Girl (uncredited)

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Charlie Hickman

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Dolores Hoff

Gymnast (uncredited)

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Bob Hoffman

Reporter (uncredited)

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Bill Kennedy

Reporter (uncredited)

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Duant King

Surfer (uncredited)

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Haji LaMee

Waitress (uncredited)

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China Lee

Waitress (uncredited)

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Ellen London

Dancer (uncredited)

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Dorothy Manners

Reporter (uncredited)

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Michael Nader

Surfer (uncredited)

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William O'Hallaren

Reporter (uncredited)

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Marlene Pacheco

Acrobat (uncredited)

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Ed Placidi

Sundowner (uncredited)

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Anthony Redondo

Reporter (uncredited)

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Ann Reece

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Reporter (uncredited)

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Vernon Scott

Reporter (uncredited)

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Sidney Skolsky

Reporter (uncredited)

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Mabel Smaney

Woman Eating Burger (uncredited)

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Arthur Tovey

Reporter (uncredited)

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Mike Townsend

Surfer (uncredited)

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Candy Ward

Waitress (uncredited)

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Louis Wolfe

Reporter (uncredited)

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