He who does not take risks does not drink champagne. Cash McCall is a legend, a man of mystery, he is called a shark and a pirate, businessmen are afraid and envious of him, women dream of his favor. Who is he? A millionaire who buys up businesses on the verge of collapse makes them more stable and resells if possible, if not, sells in pieces. He is young, energetic, risky, his life is full of ups and downs and it would seem that there are no weaknesses in it, if not for one summer evening in Maine, where he met her. A year ago, a beautiful stranger quickly flew into his business life and just as quickly flew out of it.
And now. Now he decides to buy a plastic company that at first glance does not have any problems, the owner is a great businessman and an experienced worker. Mr. Austin, just tired of routine work man, having a daughter who owns 10 percent of all shares of the company, and who for a year as a dream millionaire and a man of mystery Cash McCall.
He wants Miss Austin not to disappear from his life again. And the risky businessman who lives in it is already planning a clever combination regarding her father’s company, and even if at first glance it looks a little illegal, but who does not take risks does not drink champagne.
A beautiful melodrama shot in the sixties with the magnificent James Garner in the title role. Natalie Wood as the girl of the hero’s dreams is incredibly good, her youth and freshness turn her character into a girl’s vision.