
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disguise. After she confesses to her psychiatrist, Greg Mannix, he offers to return the money for her, as he is secretly in love with her. However, he abandons the money when the police approach. Penelope becomes determined to admit to the crime, but neither James nor the police believe her story.
Cast

Natalie Wood
Penelope

Ian Bannen
James B. Elcott

Dick Shawn
Dr. Gregory Mannix

Peter Falk
Lt. Horatio Bixbee

Jonathan Winters
Professor Klobb

Lila Kedrova
Princess Sadaba

Lou Jacobi
Ducky

Norma Crane
Mildred Halliday

Arthur Malet
Major Higgins

Jerome Cowan
Bank Manager

Arlene Golonka
Honeysuckle Rose

Amzie Strickland
Miss Serena

Bill Gunn
Sgt. Rothschild

Carl Ballantine
Boom Boom

Iggie Wolfington
Store Owner

Lewis Charles
Man Carrying Violin Case in Bank (uncredited)
Ron Charles
Truck Driver (uncredited)

John Daheim
Bank Guard (uncredited)

Edith Evanson
Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited)

Joey Faye
Spectator (uncredited)

Fritz Feld
Penelope's Dance Partner (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Executive (uncredited)

Lloyd Kino
Toshi (uncredited)

Philo McCullough
Banker (uncredited)

George N. Neise
Mr. Halliday (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Bank Customer (uncredited)
Robert Perry
Party Goer (uncredited)

Noam Pitlik
Bank Guard (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Party Guest (uncredited)

Bill Quinn
Bank Executive (uncredited)

Christopher Riordan
Bank Customer (uncredited)
Jerry Rush
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Party Guest (uncredited)

Hope Summers
Shop Lady (uncredited)
Joan Swift
Picasso Girl at Party (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Executive (uncredited)
John Zimeas
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew

Arthur Hiller
Director

George Wells
Screenplay

Howard Fast
Novel
Rita Roland
Editor
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Terence Nelson
Assistant Director

Joe Pasternak
Executive Producer
Arthur M. Loew Jr.
Producer

Edith Head
Costume Design, Costumer
Sugar Blymyer
Hairstylist

Sydney Guilaroff
Hairstylist

William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Franklin Milton
Sound Recordist

John Williams
Original Music Composer, Songs
F. Keogh Gleason
Set Decoration
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
George W. Davis
Art Direction
E. Preston Ames
Art Direction
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