Lover Come Back (1961)

Lover Come Back (1961) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Delbert Mann and produced by Martin Melcher, Stanley Shapiro and Robert Arthur.

Academy Awards 1961 --- Ceremony Number 34 (source: AMPAS)

Lover Come Back (1961)

Lover Come Back Directed by Delbert Mann Written by Stanley Shapiro and Saul Henning 1961/USA 7 Pictures Inc/Nob Hill Productions/Arwin Productions First viewing/Netflix rental This is the middle film of the three early 60’s “sex comedies” that Rock Hudson and Doris Day made to... Read full article

Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk (1959) and Lover Come Back (1961)

As much as I wanted to be scholarly while writing this piece, I soon discovered that it was pretty hard to do, strictly on a personal level. You see, talking about Rock Hudson is something I love to do, but it can be difficult to leave his personal life out of the discussion. Because I adore Hudson,... Read full article

Mixed bag: Cain and Mabel (1936), Tempest (1982), Send Me No Flowers (1964), Pillow Talk (1959), Tenth Avenue Angel (1948), Love Story (1970), Lover Come Back (1961)

Originally published on recollective.tumblr.com, January 7, 2012 Watched January 5, 2012 Cain and Mabel (1936): 3/5; This movie as a whole didn’t grab me. Clark Gable and Marion Davies are captivating as usual, but I could tell how the film was going to play out the minute I started watching ... Read full article