Twentieth Century-Fox's stand-by plot was the one involving three assorted girls in any location, and here they're in Rome, throwing money for wishes into the Trevi Fountain. Their wishes are granted, of course, by Clifton Webb, Louis Jourdan and Rossano Brazzi - after all, what more could any girl of the 1950s want? Milton Krasner's cinematography won an Oscar, as did the (uncredited) Frank Sinatra title song, even though lyricist Sammy Cahn resorted to the meaningless coda "Make it mine, make it mine, make it mine" when he was unable to rhyme "fountain" with anything sensible. It sold a million! In its day, the movie's dialogue was considered quite risqué, and the clothes and performances were the very epitome of sophisticated chic. And it's all filmed in glorious early CinemaScope.

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a secretary at a government agency, sets out to win the heart of her smooth-talking novelist employer; Anita, her coworker, defies office regulations by romancing an Italian who works at the agency; and office newcomer Maria meets a real Italian Prince Charming and falls madly in love. The only thing the three hopeful ladies need to do is seal their fate.