Imagine Walter Matthau, with his signature gruffness (and maybe a hint of a smirk), gliding down a sun-drenched California road in his sleek 1970 Silver Shadow. The Silver Shadow was all about ...

only to find inside Abraham Lincoln’s famous aphorism about fooling all/some people all/some of the time. 1966: Best Supp. Actor (Walter Matthau).

It's due to sloppy direction by Gene Saks and the miscasting of Walter Matthau opposite Ingrid Bergman. Cactus Flower drags, which is probably the worst thing that can be said of a light comedy.

Lancaster shines as the stable and regal frontiersman fending off the seductions of Walter Matthau and lewd desires.