Lover Come Back

December. 20,1961      NR
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.

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

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Reviews

Hellen
1961/12/20

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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AshUnow
1961/12/21

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Ginger
1961/12/22

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Billy Ollie
1961/12/23

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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weezeralfalfa
1961/12/24

Clearly, Universal was hoping this romantic comedy would ride the coattails of their previous very popular Hudson-Day comedy: "Pillow Talk". And, it did turn a handsome profit. It easily shows that the same director(Delbert Mann) and writer(Stanley Shapiro) were involved in both films. The same plot device was used in both films, just the details differ. Rock, Doris's nemesis, assumes the identity of a nice guy, whom she might be interested in marrying. This is made possible by the fact that Doris has never seen her nemesis, thus can be duped by an expert performance(which she gets). In the present film, halfway through, Rock serendipitously assumes the identity of local Nobel Lauriat chemist Linus Tyler.(It's clear to me that the name Linus is derived from famous physical chemist Linus Pauling, who was more in the news in the '50s and '60s for his 'ban the bomb' campaigns.) ....The idea that an advertising agency could push on TV a product that only existed in Rock's mind, is absurd. Who would pay for the advertisements? We have to rely on the charisma of the principals and the interest of their interactions to counter this absurdity. Tony Randall's character, who owns the agency Rock works for, jumps the gun in airing various commercials for Rock's supposed Vip product, using Edie Adams to fill the screen with fluff. Requests to ship the product, whatever it is, start pouring in. This is a satire on the advertisement industry, as well as the gullibility of many of the public. Actually, Rock made up this fabrication to satisfy Edie, whose role in advertising another product had been cancelled.....Jack Oakie has a role early in the film as head of a business Rock and Doris are competing for.. Rock sets up a wild party which he figured Oakie would like , and he got the contract. This miffed Doris, who decides she has to resort to some similar tactics in the future......I didn't like the last part, where some mints supposedly containing a substance that turned into alcohol in the stomach were manufactured by the real chemist Tyler, after many explosive failures. The subsequent antics of the samplers suggests something more potent than alcohol was involved. But, the censors presumably wouldn't allow mention of such illegal substances. Rock wakes up to find himself in bed with Doris, and a marriage license on the table. Neither remembers anything about that, and Doris seeks an immediate annulment. Later, she discovers she's pregnant, presumably by Rock. As she's being rushed into the maternity ward on a stretcher, Rock and a minister convince her to marry him again, right there, despite the fact that she still hasn't forgiven him for his deception and impregnation.

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SimonJack
1961/12/25

This was the second of three huge successes Universal had with Doris Day, Rock Hudson and Tony Randall. All three romantic comedies had fresh scripts. But, besides the romance, "Lover Come Back" has some very good satire. It spoofs the advertising industry in the U.S.; and, the buying public – for its gullibility. It also pokes fun at the rich, the field of psychoanalysis, the single male lifestyle of Madison Avenue, and the naiveté of clean-cut young women who come to New York to compete 'in a man's world.' And, this film uses another comedy vehicle. Two sober and well-behaved out-of-towner men are in New York for some sort of professional or business convention. They are on the spot various times when Jerry Webster, played by Rock Hudson, happens to be with or leaving a different woman. Their scenes are thrice funny. They comment as though they are seeing a super ladies' man in action. The sight gag itself is funny, and a deeper humor is in their false assumptions of what led up to that moment. The sight gags and lines are evenly and deliciously interspersed throughout the film. Here are some favorites that are sure to bring a laugh to anyone who watches this film. Peter Ramsey (Tony Randall) pulls up to a building entrance in a limo and gets out. A cabbie pulls in behind, honks and yells at him to move out of the cab parking spot. Ramsey says, "How would you like a fat lip?" The cabbie figures he can take on the fancy dressed dandy. He says, "Fine!" and gets out of his cab. Ramsey says to his chauffeur, "Harrison, give him a fat lip." The huge hulk of a chauffeur gets out of the limo, and the cabbie says, "OK, so park there."Ramsey is in Webster's apartment, and is telling him about his psychoanalyst. Ramsey says, "That man has worked miracles for me. Miracles! You know, everyone should go through analysis." Webster replies, "Not everyone can afford it." Looking out the window, Ramsey says, "Mmmm. That's the tragedy of it. Look at those poor people. They go through life contented, happy, laughing … never knowing how sick they are."Randall and Hudson are in their ad agency office. Ramsey says, "Dad will kill me." Webster replies, "Your dad's dead and gone." Ramsey says, "No he's not. He's around some place. He wouldn't go away and leave this business with someone like me."Doctor Linus Tyler, played by Jack Krukschen, says to Webster, "Here in the comfort and security of my laboratory, I'm very happy and content. And I have the companionship of the one person worthy of my company – myself." Later, Webster is mistaken by Carol Templeton, played by Doris Day, to be Linus Tyler. He continues the ruse, and the two are at dinner. Webster says, "Miss Templeton, as my uncle the missionary used to say, 'If though canst not speak well of a man, speak not at all." Templeton says, "You make me feel ashamed of myself." Then later, Webster says, "As my father, the philosopher, used to say, 'Knock at my door, and I shall let you in.'" Templeton replies, "Doctor Tyler, I'm knocking." Webster says, "Miss Templeton, I'm taking you in."Still later, Hudson and Day are walking outside and talking. Webster says, "But then, one night I remembered the words of my grandfather, the philanthropist, 'The joy of living is the joy of giving.'" Templeton says, "Oh, my, what a magnificent family. Missionary, philanthropist …" Webster interrupts, "Yes!" Templeton continues, "…philosopher, doctor." Webster asks, "Doctor?" Templeton replies, "You!" Webster says, "Oh yes, me. When you said doctor, I could only think of my brother, the jungle surgeon. He was the real doctor." Templeton asks, "Was?" Webster says, "Yes! He went into the interior to treat this tribe of sick natives, got them back on their feet, restored their health and appetites, discovered too late they were cannibals." The look of disbelief on Day's face will give the grumpiest movie buff a side-splitting laugh. "Oh, how awful," she says. Webster replies, "Yes. His last words were, 'Better me than Schweitzer.'" Many more great lines are peppered throughout the film. The ending is a real hoot. And, there's one subtle scene that is one of the most clever visual analogies ever caught on film. It is in the backdrop for a scene with the two leads. They are visiting an aquarium, and as they talk, they move from one viewing window to another. We see a fish being attracted by something fluttering in the water. Templeton says to Webster; "A woman instinctively senses when a man can be trusted. And you, doctor, can be trusted." In the background, a camouflage fish in a split second chomps the fish that had been attracted by its fluttering tassel. The camouflage fish gulps a couple times to swallow its prey; and Webster chokes a little and touches his throat. "Excuse me," he says, as they walk away.There is considerable adult innuendo in this film, but no visual raciness. It's clean enough for families, but kids aren't likely to understand or appreciate much of the dialog. "Lover Come Back" is a very funny, entertaining, mature and adult spoof and romantic comedy. It's still as funny today as it was in the mid-twentieth century.

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jfarms1956
1961/12/26

Lover Come Back is a movie that baby boomers will enjoy as well as a good movie for the family with children 7 and up. This movie is best enjoyed in the afternoon or possibly early evening for some light hearted fun. Doris Day and Rock Hudson work magic. Tony Randall, Joe Flynn, and Ann B. Davis all are good actors and comedians. I love seeing them all. I've seen this movie so many ties that I watch now the first 5 minutes and then the last seven. I still get a kick out of the movie. In a day or two, it is easily forgotten but the feeling that the movie gives me still lingers a bit longer. Grab you popcorn bowls and enjoy this movie with friends or by yourself.

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Claudio Carvalho
1961/12/27

In New York, Madison Avenue is the center of advertising world and like in a beehive, divided in workers and drones. Carol Templeton (Doris Day) is a professional that has just arrived from Omaha, Nebraska, to work in the Bracket, McGalpin & Gaines Advertising expecting to be a winner through hard work. The unethical Jerry Webster (Rock Hudson) works in the Ramsey & Son and entertains his clients with sexy women, bribe and booze to ensure contracts for his agency.When the Southern J. Paxton Miller (Jack Oakie) comes to New York to close the contract of the Cera Miller account, Carol prepares a presentation to the old man. However, Jerry wins the account bringing Miller to a nightclub with strippers, booze and a party later in his penthouse with the strippers led by Rebel Davis (Edie Adams).Carol is upset and goes to the advertising council to throw Jerry out of the advertising business. However, Jerry lures Rebel, who is going to testify against him, offering the position of VIP girl in TV commercials for the new product VIP. Then he asks the team to not broadcast but only file the footages since VIP that does not exist. However, the insecure Peter 'Pete' Ramsey (Tony Randall), who has inherited the Ramsey & Son, orders a massive advertising campaign broadcasting the commercials to show himself off to his employees. In order to save his job and the agency, Jerry hires Doctor Linus Tyler (Jack Kruschen), who is a lonely man, to develop VIP. Meanwhile, Carol decides to take the VIP account for her agency and she visits Dr. Tyler. However, she meets Jerry instead and believes that he is the famous scientist awarded with the Nobel Prize. Now Carol wants to convince Dr. Tyler to come to her agency and the cynical Jerry uses the situation to seduce Carol."Lover Come Back" is really a delightful and witty romantic comedy, with a funny story and a great screenplay that was awarded with the 1962 Oscar. Tony Randall is hilarious and his insecure character is among the funniest I have ever seen. Rock Hudson and Doris Day are excellent, showing magnificent chemistry. The two guys that stumble with Jerry Webster everywhere are also very funny. My only remark is to the disappointing rushed ending that gives the sensation that something is missing and makes Carol Templeton a stereotype of the women in the 50's and 60's. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Volta Meu Amor" ("Come Back My Love")

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