Published slightly in advance of the film's release (as was the usual custom of the era), a paperback screenplay novelization by the ubiquitous and gifted tie-in scribe William Johnston was issued by Popular Library.

The best things in the movie, however, are the extraordinarily good supporting performances by Peter Lawford (Miss Deneuve's husband), Jack Weston, Harvey Korman, Sally Kellerman, and by two stars who invented movie elegance almost 30 years ago, Charles Boyer and Myrna Loy.' Paperback novelization The New York Times review said, ' The April Fools, written by Hal Dresner and directed by Stuart Rosenberg, manipulates its stereotypes with elegance and style. The female lead was originally going to be played by Shirley MacLaine but she was not available due to commitments on Sweet Charity and campaigning for Robert F.

But Ted doesn't realize the other man is Howard until Howard and Catherine are about to board the plane to Paris. The two find their marriages are loveless as they discover more about each other that night and decide to run away together the next evening.

Ted is oblivious, as he is concentrating on other women at the party. The two leave the party and go out for a little adventure on the town. Howard reluctantly tries it on Catherine, who instantly accepts. The evening of the day Ted promotes Howard, Howard attends Ted's house party where Ted urges him to pick up an available woman there and proceeds to show him how.

Catherine (Deneuve) is the stunning wife of an equally uncaring husband, Howard's philandering boss, Ted Gunther ( Peter Lawford). Howard Brubaker (Lemmon) is married to Phyllis ( Sally Kellerman), who doesn't love him.

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