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"Those were both playable roles. The advertising man in Lover Come Back, like the composer in Pillow Talk, was a ne'er-do-well. And playing a ne'er-do-well is terrific. I mean, you automatically like a ne'er-do-well, don't you? I guess it's because it's what we all wish we were, but don't have the guts to be. The advertising executive who played around all the time, and who was bored with it until he met Miss Day and said to himself, 'That would be rather interesting to toss in the hay. But I think I'll see if I can get her to go on the make for me" - now that's fun. And it's very playable." - Rock Hudson from Rock Hudson: His Story

"Sometimes we went ten or twelve takes because Rock and Doris would keep breaking up." - Delbert Mann from Rock Hudson: His Story


"IF you thought 'Pillow Talk' was a 'sleeper' when it popped up in 1959 as a comedy hit uniting Rock Hudson and Doris Day, wait till you see their latest, 'Lover Come Back', which came like a freshet of fluent fun and fancy into the Music Hall yesterday. 'Pillow Talk' was but a warm-up for this springy and spirited surprise, which is one of the brightest, most delightful satiric comedies since 'It Happened One Night'." - Bosley Crowther, New York Times Published: February 9, 1962

"... we made 3 movies together. I think of them always with good humor. They're always pleasant, always professional, always fun. Always laughing. We were laughing every minute of the time." - Tony Randall on Doris Day and Rock Hudson




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Directed by  

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Written by


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Music by




Cinematography

Editing

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Running time

Country

Language

Box-Office Gross (USA)
Delbert Mann

Robert Arthur
Stanley Shapiro
Martin Melcher

Stanley Shapiro
Paul Henning

Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Tony Randall
Edie Adams
Jack Oakie
Jack Kruschen
Ann B. Davis
Howard St. John
Joe Flynn
Jack Albertson
Charles Watts
Ward Ramsey
Karen Norris
Donna Douglas


Frank DeVol
William Watson
Joe Lapis
Joseph Gershenson

Arthur E. Arling

Marjorie Fowler 

Universal International

Dec 20, 1961

107 Minutes

USA

English

$16,937,969.00




The sequel to Pillow Talk, with Rock Hudson and Tony Randall back again, for another great comedy.  Once again, the title tune was a hit. Some say this story was better than Pillow Talk.

Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are both in the advertising business,  but for different agencies. Annoyed by Jerry's methods of using alcohol and  women to ensure contracts for his agency, Carol tries to get him thrown out of  his profession. To avoid this Jerry bribes the girl who'd testify against him, by starring her in a TV commercial for a product named VIP that he's just made up.
 
By accident these commercials are released prematurely. In order to keep his job, Jerry has to come up with a real product named VIP.  He enlists the aid of scientist Dr. Linus Tyler who has a brilliant idea: a candy that can produce a cheap drunk.  One individual piece would be equivalent to a triple drink.  The more you eat, the worse you get.

Carol decides to try to win the VIP account and goes to see Dr. Tyler.  When she arrives, Jerry is there, and she mistakes him for the scientist. Of course, he takes advantage of this in every way imaginable. When Carol discovers there is no VIP as yet and thus it was falsely advertised, she reports Jerry Webster to the ad council for a second time. When he arrives with a box of candy, everyone takes more than just one piece remarking at how refreshing it is. What happens to each person is one of the funniest things about the film. What happens to Jerry and Carol is a one night stand that includes a marriage certificate.

Although not as well known as Pillow Talk , this  romantic-comedy earned an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay.




Movie Quotes

Carol Templeton: I don't use sex to land an account.
Jerry Webster: When do you use sex.
Carol Templeton: I don't!
Jerry Webster: My condolences to your husband.
Carol Templeton: I'm not married.
Jerry Webster: That figures.
Carol Templeton: What do you mean?
Jerry Webster: A husband would be competitive. There's only room for one man in the family.
Carol Templeton: Oooh, I wish I were a man right now!
Jerry Webster: Keep trying.  I think you'll make it.



Jerry Webster: Okay, so I've sewn a few wild oats.
Carol Templeton: A few? You could qualify for a farm loan!


Carol Templeton: You kissed me and I was thrilled!
Jerry Webster: A kiss? What does that prove? It's like finding out you can light a stove. It doesn't make you a cook.



Jerry Webster: You're going up there to have my baby. My son. And I'm...
Carol Templeton: It's my baby and I'll have what I like. And I've decided I'm having a girl.
Jerry Webster: Have whatever you like. I love you both. Now will you marry me?


Doctor Linus Tyler: At last, I've given the world what it needs! A good 10-cent drunk!



Songs

"Lover Come Back" - Sung by Doris Day during the opening credits

"Gwine to Rune All Night" aka "De Camptown Races"
- Played as part of the score

 "(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land" - Played in a nightclub and as part of the score

"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" - Strummed on a bass violin and sung by Jack Oakie

"Should I Surrender" - Sung in the background by Doris Day


Trivia

From IMDB:

"This was Jack Oakie's final movie appearance."

"The original ending had Carol and Jerry getting drunk on VIP and checking into a hotel. Doris Day insisted the concluding events be rewritten, having Carol and Jerry get married in their drunken state before going to bed. "

"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."


This movie is also referenced in the following:


Dallas: Lover, Come Back (1981) (TV Episode)
title reference

Down with Love (2003)

At the Movies: Episode #10.21
 (2013) (TV Episode)
Mentioned by Margaret Pomeranz in a review of the classic movie Pillow Talk as another movie in which Doris Day and Rock Hudson appeared together.


From TCM:

"Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Films by the 1962 New York Times Film Critics."




 

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  • Magic Blog
  • Remembering Doris
    • Sentimental Journey Personal Tributes to the Magic of Doris Day
    • Doris Day was more complicated, and more forward-thinking, than she ever got credit for
    • Lifelong friend, business partner remembers Hollywood legend Doris Day
    • Doris Day, America's box-office sweetheart of the '50s and '60s, is dead at 97
    • Legendary actress and singer Doris Day has died
    • How Doris Day’s Movie Roles Challenged Stereotypes
    • Doris Day 'Died Peacefully' Surrounded by Her 'Loved Ones,' Says Manager
    • Secret love’s no secret anymore
    • The Matchless Presence of Doris Day
    • Doris Day's death mourned in Carmel, where icon lived
    • Remembering Doris Day
    • Dream a little dream of Doris Day
    • Inside Doris Day's Final Birthday Party at Her Home Near Carmel-by-the-Sea: 'It Was Idyllic'
    • Hollywood Pays Tribute to Doris Day
    • Doris Day, Cincinnati's girl next door, dead at 97
    • RIP Doris Day
    • R.I.P. Doris Day Decades
    • TCM Remembers Doris Day
    • Doris Day mourned by celebrities following her death: 'She was the world’s sweetheart'
    • Pine Cone Tribute
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
    • Hollywood Remembers Doris Day: Paul McCartney, Tony Bennett, Goldie Hawn Sing Icon’s PraisesPage
    • Paul McCartney Remembers Doris Day: ‘She Was a True Star’
    • Doris Day Appreciation: Why Did Oscar Elude A Shining Star Of So Many Talents?Link Page
    • Paul Batura: Doris Day’s life was more than ‘Que Sera, Sera’ -- Because our ultimate future is ours to see
    • A Hip Sex Goddess Disguised as the Girl Next Doore
    • In Memoriam
  • Happy Birthday Doris!
    • 2020 Doris Tribute
    • Doris Day's 97th Birthday Celebration
    • Doris Day's 96th Birthday
    • Doris Day 95th Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 92nd Birthday in Carmel
    • Doris Day 91st Birthday in Carmel
    • 90th Birthday Celebration
  • Tributes to an American Icon
    • A Tribute
    • Beneath wholesome image, Doris Day was an actor of depth
    • Doris Day Changed Us Forever
    • Why Doris Day reigns as one of the great jazz singers
    • Lucky Me
    • 60th Anniversary of “It Happened to Jane”
    • A Letter to an American Icon
    • What Singers Can Learn from Doris Day
    • Meeting My Idol
    • Doris Paved the Way for Women through Her Roles
    • Uptown Pluck
    • Reel Revival Doris Day
    • Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered
    • Blonde and Blameless: Why I Love Doris Day Movies
    • A Tribute to Alma Sophia Welz Kappelhoff Day
    • Celebrity Memories
    • No More Que Será Será: Give Day Her Due
    • Doris Day Photo Gallery
  • Doris and Pets (It's Her Passion)
  • Magic Store
  • Music - Early Years
    • The Peak Years for Doris Music and Hits
    • 1957 and Beyond
    • The Studio Albums
    • Top 100 Hit Single Records
    • Doris Day Jukebox
    • Some Rare Recordings >
      • Rare Recordings, Part Two
    • Doris and Les "Those Were the Good Old Days"
    • Sheet Music Covers
  • Movies
    • Doris Day Co-Stars
    • Romance on the High Seas
    • My Dream Is Yours
    • It's a Great Feeling
    • Young Man with a Horn
    • Tea for Two
    • The West Point Story
    • Storm Warning
    • Lullaby of Broadway
    • On Moonlight Bay
    • I'll See You in My Dreams
    • Starlift
    • The Winning Team
    • April in Paris
    • By the Light of the Silvery Moon
    • Calamity Jane
    • Lucky Me
    • Young at Heart
    • Love Me or Leave Me
    • The Man Who Knew Too Much
    • Julie
    • The Pajama Game
    • Teacher's Pet
    • The Tunnel of Love
    • It Happened to Jane
    • Pillow Talk
    • Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    • Midnight Lace
    • Lover Come Back
    • That Touch of Mink
    • Billy Rose's Jumbo
    • The Thrill of It All
    • Move Over Darling
    • Send Me No Flowers
    • Do Not Disturb
    • The Glass Bottom Boat
    • The Ballad of Josie
    • Caprice
    • Where Were You When the Lights Went Out
    • With Six You Get Eggroll
    • Top 20 Girls Next Door in Movies
    • Press Books
    • Movie Memorabilia
  • Radio
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    • Doris Day's Best Friends
  • Interviews, Appearances on TV and Radio
    • 40's & 50's
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    • 70's
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    • 90's
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    • Radio Calls on Doris' Birthday
  • Latest News
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  • Awards
    • Doris Day rejected Lifetime Achievement Award about six times
  • Doris Day Fashion
    • Doris Day in Pillow Talk: Couture Allure
  • Doris in Carmel
    • DayDreamers
  • Doris through the Years
    • Cover Girl (Magazine Covers)
  • Quotes by and about Doris
  • Doris Talks to Her Fans (Fan Club Tapes)
    • Fans Talk To Doris
  • Who Knows What Might Have Been
    • Who Knows What Might Have Been, PART 2
  • Creative Video Collection
  • Doris Day Collector
  • And a few rounds of applause...
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