I saw this in its initial release and was entertained. There was a certain safe, cozy feeling to the movie, perhaps attributable to the aforementioned "Patty Duke/Gidget" vibe. I was already a John Ireland fan so I enjoyed him.

The creepiest part of the double feature was Joan Crawford putting the moves on John Ireland. Yikes! She looked like his older sister...

Though I have never read of a liaison between them I wouldn't be surprised if Joan and John had trysted in real life earlier in their careers. A lot of Hollywood's top female talent liked their men big and Ireland was reputedly one of, if not the, biggest.