When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Starts out pretty good, with a good storyline, but what a sudden, cut-off, abrupt crap ending. Star Dean Martin is mister rich american, who flies to It-lee to buy a hotel. He meets a young lady, then meets her sisters, and now he can't decide who he really loves more. The sisters are all played by AnnaMaria Alberghetti, Eva Bartok, Lisa Montell, and Lisa Gaye. There is something strange about Eva Bartok when she smiles, or attempts to smile... it looks like her tongue is trying to hold in false teeth or something; the smile always comes out crooked, or she starts to smile and immediately stops. Very distracting. Walter Slezak is the Dad, and he doesn't approve of anyone marrying the youngest daughter before the older ones are married.. (they are all beautiful.. .why AREN'T they married??) Paul Henreid is completely wasted in a little nothing role. He was so great in Casablanca and Now Voyager just a couple years back. Martin keeps singing.. was that HIS idea, or the director's? should have cut out a few of his numbers and spent more time on the script; the end of the story feels like they left a scene on the cutting room floor or something. It's already 114 minutes, but i think they cut the wrong scenes. Skip it.

Copyright 1956 by Loew's Inc. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. New York opening at Loew's State: 3 April 1957. U.S. release: 29 March 1957. U.K. release: 13 May 1957. Australian release: 11 May 1957. Sydney opening at the St James. 10,269 feet. 114 minutes.SYNOPSIS: An American hotel magnate journeys to Rome to survey his new purchase.NOTES: Dean Martin's first film without his former partner, Jerry Lewis.COMMENT: A harmless, blandly innocuous little musical batted out by M-G-M's quickie director, Dick "Print It" Thorpe. The title may mean one thing to the innocent man-in-the-street. To the seasoned movie- goer, however, it signifies nothing more spicy than that Dean Martin owns a chain of luxury hotels. He's not a modern-day Casanova at all.Still, the film was lensed in Rome, and we do see all the sights in CinemaScope. Even a reprise of "Three Coins in the Fountain". For all that location filming, production values are very moderate. Lots of process screen work, for instance.Some of the songs are medium bright, but the staging is strictly minor. The best is Munshin's one number, "Money Is a Problem", which he shares with Dino virtually right at the end.Anna Maria looks absolutely smashing, but for all the efforts of the players, "Ten Thousand Bedrooms" tends to outstay its welcome. Trimming would definitely help. Lisa Gaye's songs — "We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock" by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight; and "No-One But You" by Jack Lawrence and Nicholas Brodszky — could go for a start. (And go they did. Reports suggest they're missing from the current TV print — not that anyone would be masochistic enough to watch this movie on TV — though they were definitely heard in the 117 first-release minutes). Martin and Alberghetti's "You I Love" and "Only Trust Your Heart" are strictly for rabid fans.I wasn't completely sold on Robert Bronner's lighting either. I thought it just a little too dark. Doubtless the lab has corrected present prints.Although it out-rated many far bigger theatrical hits when initially presented on American television — oddly it rated even more on its second network showing than on its first — "Ten Thousand Bedrooms" promises much but actually delivers precious little.

Just watched this, Dean Martin's first movie without Jerry Lewis, on YouTube. He plays hotel magnate Ray Hunter who's buying a long popular Italian inn in Rome. While there, he meets the Martelli family of which the head is Papa Vittorio (Walter Slezak) who has four daughters of which the oldest is Maria (Eva Bartok) and the youngest is Nina (Anna Maria Alberghetti). For a while he seems interested in the former but when he meets sculptor Anton (Paul Henreid) and finds out about their relationship he allows himself to be charmed by the latter (who's just turned 18 or 19 depending on whose statement is right). Nina is also pursued by Mike Clark (Dewey Martin) who's a pilot for Hunter. I'll just say that while not much happens for the first 15 or 30 minutes, once the plot I mentioned kicks in, it becomes an intriguing premise to see how it all ends up. And Dean not only warbles some good romantic tunes, with one of them a duet with the also compellingly musically talented Ms. Alberghetti, he also gets a nice comic tune with Jules Munshin as his servant Arthur. Whatever laughs come gradually builds until the climatic scene with Slezak having to deal with all the potential son-in-laws. No great shakes, but as Dean's first film he has to carry on his own, not a bad one to start with. So on that note, Ten Thousand Bedrooms is worth a look. P.S. The gorgeous lady in the opening credits is played by one Monique van Vooren.

This is Dean Martin's first film following his split with partner Jerry Lewis. MGM signed him for this romantic comedy. However, there is nothing funny here. Dean Martin was one of the funniest comedians of the 20th Century. His persona was that of a drunk, sex crazed ne'er-do-well who could not get through a song without either slipping up or telling a joke. Even when he was the low-keyed partner of manic Jerry Lewis, there was something silly about him. He can tell the oldest and cheapest jokes and charm the audience into laughing with him. None of this is seen in this film. This is just another example of how MGM had no idea what to do with comedians. Buster Keaton, the Marx Brothers, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, and Donald O'Connor were also poorly handled by MGM. Martin is in good company there! Dino plays the straight role of an airline pilot who romances Anna Maria Alberghetti and sings some very poor songs by Nicholas Brodzsky. If Dean's role would have been played by someone like Howard Keel or Vic Damone, maybe I would not be complaining so much about the lack of comedy. But even reliable character actors like Walter Slezak and Jules Munshin are wasted in this bore. Thank goodness Martin was given the chance to play a showy role in "The Young Lions". Another film like this and Dino's movie career would have been over.