This unusual take on mid-60s culture features Roddy McDowall and Tuesday Weld. Released in 1966 and directed by George Axelrod, "Lord Love a Duck" is an oddball comedy/drama that follows a detached student genius (Roddy McDowall) who becomes captivated by a classmate (Tuesday Weld), using his extraordinary abilities to fulfill her questionable requests. Lola Albright portrays the girl’s cocktail waitress mother, w…

The nineteen sixties marked a high point for satirical films dealing with serious subjects, and titles like *Doctor Strangelove*, *The Nutty Professor*, *Lolita*, *One Two Three*, and *The Loved One* immediately come to mind. This film feels like the ultimate expression of that era’s sensibilities. While Axelrod may not have possessed the same level of brilliance as directors such as Kubrick or Wilder, this movie is …