Review of Who's Minding the Mint?

Washington D.C. late 60's, No rallies , no protest just a flock of losers riding the D.C. sewer system fishing for cash. Harry Lucas played by Jim Elery Queen Hutton US Mint examiner accidentally mistakes wannabe girlfriend Verna's home made fudge for a bag of unchecked cash. Harry clocks out at the U.S. mint meets old co-worker/presser Pop Gillis played by veteran actor Walter Brennan and takes off in a limousine to his swanky penthouse. While making out with neighboring vixen, Harry drops the contents into his state of the art garbage disposal. Even the drain couldn't handle the richness of the loot as Harry looks in horror as the shredded bills spit out. Harry goes back to the mint and see's the amount lost and has to replenish the difference in a couple of days or it's off to Leavenworth prison for him. Harry notices that an adjacent storage room has a trapped door leading to the D.C. sewer system and a light bulb goes off in his brain. Pop Gillis and Harry would come inside the mint via the sewer door and print the destroyed money during the wee hours. His over zealous irascible boss is some how convinced Harry is secretly absconding funds from the mint as he follows Harry during his off-hours to his lavish apartments and limo rides around town. In truth Harry uses the free leases/trial periods from each establishment or car. Moreover the boss has Harry audited and the examiner claims that all his records are perfectly sound and he loves the way Harry makes his 4's. This time Harry has his back to the wall. Meanwhile recently retired Pop Gillis feels he was let out to pasture way to soon and claims if I could only get my hands on those presses.Pop Gillis gets his wish. Harry in hot water from the destroyed greenbacks suggests to Pops to help him reprint fresh bills during the evening hours when the security guards take a break from the assembly area. Pop tells Harry that he can't print a single bill without the plates because there locked in safe. Enter deaf safe cracker Jack Gilford. Since the safe cracker is deaf enter tight wad pawn broker Milton Berle who will provide the hearing aid but must print him extra money in return. The problem is that the sewer has water and they need a boat. Enter Victor Buono Master ship builder, they also realize they need a sewer expert, Enter Joey Bishop, you see where I'm going here ANOTHER PARTNER!!! Finally Pop Needs a cutter enter Verna. Harry lies to her telling her that he mistook the money for her fudge but what he didn't mention was all those partners are promised a Million a piece. Verna thinks there just helping Harry out of the kindness of their hearts.Ice cream man Bob Denver and Jamie Farr round out the rest of the potential millionaires. Watching our troupe pull off this ridiculous, improbable next to impossible task is something to behold with many waves in the sewer. So grab your Popcorn and favorite beverage for a late shift of printing and mayhem. Howard Morris's direction is superb as he must of had a time directs all those egos as the chemistry between the character"s shine. Good clean comedy. Just wipe off the excess ink from your fingernails.