Lover Come Back (1961)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Delbert Mann

Writers:

Stanley Shapiro (written by) &
Paul Henning (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 1962 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A riotous new twist in the art of gentle persuasion!

Plot:

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are both in the advertising business, but for different agencies....

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Cabin | Impersonation | Aquarium | Invention

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	Jerry Webster
Doris Day	...	Carol Templeton
Tony Randall	...	Peter 'Pete' Ramsey
Edie Adams	...	Rebel Davis
Jack Oakie	...	J. Paxton Miller
Jack Kruschen	...	Doctor Linus Tyler
Ann B. Davis	...	Millie, Carol's Secretary
Joe Flynn	...	Hadley
Howard St. John	...	Mr. John Brackett
Karen Norris	...	Kelly, Jerry's Secretary
Jack Albertson	...	Fred
Charles Watts	...	Charlie
Donna Douglas	...	Deborah, Peter's Secretary

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | USA:Approved (certificate #19927) | UK:PG | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:Btl | West Germany:16 (nf) (w)

Company:

7 Pictures

Trivia:

Jack Oakie's final movie appearance.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At one point in the film, Jerry and Carol talk with an aquarium behind them, which holds a fish that is eaten by another as the scene ends. The "aquarium" is clearly just a short loop of film being played forwards and backwards in succession--the fish repeats the same two motions over and over until it is eaten.

Quotes:

Jerry Webster: No, I find him very intriguing... in a man-to-man sort of way.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)

Soundtrack:

Should I Surrender

A Vip Movie! ****

Both Rock and Doris are caught up in the VIP madness. Trouble is that no one knows what VIP actually is. You see that Rock made it all up to get Edie Adams off his back. Unfortunately, his "crazy" boss, Tony Randall, doesn't know this and as a result the hilarity begins.

Rock Hudson excelled in comedy roles when he would be imitating others so as to fool Doris Day. Remember Rex Stetson in another Rock and Doris film? As Jerry Webster, the advertising Casanova in this film, Rock gave a totally memorable performance. Doris plays Carol Templeton, a devoted advertising executive who can no longer stand losing accounts to Jerry, since he knows how to wine, dine and bed prospective clients.

The dialogue is crisp and riotous at best. Edie Adams as Rebel will make you laugh out loud with a darling southern accent. Jack Kruschen has his moments as the embittered chemist who can be bought. Interesting to note that both Adams and Kruschen appeared together the year before in "The Apartment." As is the case with this film as well, they weren't in any scenes together.

A romp in every sense of the word.