Film

Lover Come Back

1961 · 1h 47m · Comedy · Romance

A riotous new twist in the art of gentle persuasion!

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

58

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

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

Ward Ramsey

Hodges

June Wilkinson

Sigrid Freud - Stripper on Standee

Ted Bessell

Elevator Operator

• Delbert MannDirector
• Paul HenningScreenplay
• Stanley ShapiroScreenplay · Producer
• Martin MelcherProducer
• Robert ArthurExecutive Producer
• Arthur E. ArlingDirector of Photography
• Frank De VolOriginal Music Composer
• Marjorie FowlerEditor

Lover Come Back Trailer

Release date

December 20, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$16,937,969

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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