Stanley Shapiro

"Dirty rotten scoundrels [are] absolutely ruining the Riviera. Freddy Benson [is] a small-time con man sleazing his way through Europe on whatever handouts he can scam. Lawrence Jamieson, an impeccably dressed and high-minded artiste thinks Freddy is giving him -- and all con men -- a bad name. At first, Lawrence agrees to help reddy spruce up his talents and his wardrobe. But when it becomes apparent that the Riviera isn't big enough for the both...

The U.S.S. Sea Tiger is on its last legs until the handsome skipper and his ingenious, if slightly unethical, junior officer scavenge the parts and supplies needed to put the sub back into action. Forced out to sea prematurely by an enemy air attack, the sub leaks and limps along until five stranded Army nurses come aboard and initiate their own renovations. From one mishap to another, the sub ends up a blushing pink, making it a target for both Japanese...

Tells the story of an uptight interior decorator who must share a party line with a laid-back playboy. But the real connection is made when the two meet and he starts wooing her with late-night calls while pretending to be someone else.

Love arrives with a splash when a handsome, eligible tycoon and a beautiful working woman meet over a rain puddle. He's enchanted by her small town ways, and she's captivated by his romantic, debonair manner. But when it comes to marriage they have decidedly different views, she wants it and he doesn't! It's a game of cat-and-mouse as each tries to win the other, with hilarious and heartwarming results.

When an uptight executive discovers he has a long-lost black son, his tidy world goes hopelessly and hilariously awry in this wickedly funny comedy.

Pillow talk: Two single professionals find themselves sharing a party line - and a whole lot more - when they get their lines crossed. Lover come back: Business gets mixed with pleasure when two advertising executives go after the same account. Send me no flowers: A hypochrondriac gets the wrong diagnosis and decides to arrange for a 'future' husband for his very confused wife.

A woman borrows money from a loan shark after receiving a hot stock tip. When the stock tumbles, she has to resort to more and more outlandish means to pay the debt off before her husband finds out.

Pillow talk: A romantic comedy in which a carefree bachelor and carefree career girl share a telephone party line. Mutual hostility develops without their ever having met. When they finally become acquainted attitudes begin to change. Lover come back: An adman and adwomen battle over a fake account and wind up in bed together. Send me no flowers: When he overhears a doctor discussing the imminent death of a patient, hypocondriac George bealieves...