Lover Come Back (1961)

Name: Lover Come Back (1961)
Duration: 1 h 47 min

1hr 47m

1hr 47m
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A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the… More Details »

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Director:

Delbert Mann

Producer:

Robert Arthur, Martin Melcher, Stanley Shapiro

Writer:

Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning

Release Date:

Jan 1, 1961

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.

Cast

Rock Hudson
Doris Day
Tony Randall
Edie Adams
Jack Oakie
Jack Kruschen
Ann B. Davis
Howard St. John
Joe Flynn
Jack Albertson

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.4

Jul 22, 2021

oh damn this is wacky romcom Mad Men

239 Likes

Patrick Willems

May 13, 2019

The biggest flaw in this is that everyone seems to think that Rock Hudson isn’t attractive with a full beard.

232 Likes

Eric Eidelstein

Aug 28, 2021

This is the sixth time I've logged this and, every time, it's even better than I remembered. There are many movies that mean a lot to me, but I can't think of another one that literally makes me giddy with joy when I watch it — that power belongs only to Lover Come…

164 Likes

sakana1
Jun 16, 2019

Rock Hudson looks like Hollywood felt that Cary Grant was getting too old so they made another one

143 Likes

Robin

Apr 27, 2021

Doris Day's reaction when her gay assistant tells her he has a lilac kitchen floor should have gotten her a second Oscar nom.

106 Likes

Kevin Daly

Apr 2, 2020

This world is such a scary, uncertain place right now, but one certainty is that Rock Hudson and Doris Day in vibrant technicolor will never fail to make me smile and laugh.

101 Likes

Bre
Jan 12, 2024

The film that reunited Rock Hudson and Doris Day after their smash hit Pillow Talk puts them into the advertising world, adding some extra corporate satire along with the usual mistaken identity hijinx. Having it all revolve around the battle for a product that doesn’t even…

76 Likes

Josh Gillam

Oct 23, 2025

rock hudson’s such a drama queen

55 Likes

theo

Mar 14, 2023

“Hey why would you kiss me like that? We’re not married!” What a delight! Classic opposites attract, classic unstoppable force meets immovable object. No doubt inspiration for the charming Down with Love rom-com I’ve always considered criminally underseen. Bold…

55 Likes

Amy Hensarling

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One of the queasier Rock Hudson-Doris Day comedies.

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

One of the brightest, most delightful satiric comedies since It Happened One Night.

Bosley Crowther

The New York Times

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