The plot twisting, witty, and suspenseful film (similar to Hitchcock""sThe 39 Steps (1935),To Catch a Thief (1955),North by Northwest (1959), and the entries in theJames Bondseries), shot on sets and on-location in Paris, is a sophisticated, yet off-balanced combination of thrills and comedy from screenwriter Peter Stone""s first film screenplay.The Local Dance (""Shindig"") - Competing Marriage Proposals:At the town""s dance, while Cora was attending to the young infants and other younger town children, Lige and Sourdough vied for her attention when across the room, she spotted the familiar and welcoming face of Roddy.All aboard!!!!!" As the plane moved oward the runway, homage was played to two separate, classic war-time goodbye scenes inThe Big Parade (1925)andSince You Went Away (1944).It was a risky reversal and breakout role from his ""clean-cut"" Benjamin Braddock role inThe Graduate (1967), yet he earned a second Academy Award nomination.When asked about the second glove (a crucial part of the plot), she responds:I never knew what happened to the other glove.