Walter Shenson

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River -- A man, threatened with divorce by his wife, retreats into daydreams of adventure and excitement. With the aid of a con man, he plots to steal the plans for a valuable new invention, a high-speed oil drill, and peddle the plans to oil-rich Arabs. This spoofing of spy-thrillers continues with the inevitable hidden microfilm, high-speed chases through Lisbon, a sinister double-crossing dentist.

The Mouse That Roared -- In this clever satire featuring Peter Sellers in many roles, a tiny country declares war on the United States and wins.

A man, threatened with divorce by his wife, retreats into daydreams of adventure and excitement. With the aid of a con man, he plots to steal the plans for a valuable new invention, a high-speed oil drill, and peddle the plans to oil-rich Arabs. This spoofing of spy-thrillers continues with the inevitable hidden microfilm, high-speed chases through Lisbon, a sinister double-crossing dentist.

In this outlandish, sidesplitting tale of the fortunes of the Duchy of Grand Fenwick, a mythical land on the verge of bankruptcy because its one export, a fine wine, has been undercut by a US company. Grand Fenwick's prime minister (Peter Sellers) and female monarch (Sellers again) cook up a scheme to solve the problem: they will declare war on the States.