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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 58/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 73% of the 437 1960s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic58/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
175 audience votes
Key crew
- Delbert MannDirector
- Paul HenningScreenplay
- Stanley ShapiroScreenplay
- Frank De VolOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rock HudsonJerry Webster
- Doris DayCarol Templeton
- Tony RandallPeter 'Pete' Ramsey
- Edie AdamsRebel Davis
- Jack OakieJ. Paxton Miller
- Jack KruschenDoctor Linus Tyler
- Ann B. DavisMillie, Carol's Secretary
- Joe FlynnHadley
- Howard St. JohnMr. John Brackett
- Karen NorrisKelly, Jerry's Secretary
- Jack AlbertsonFred
- Charles WattsCharlie
Stills
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Themes
romcomdeceptionadvertisingsex comedywhite collarmadison avenueworkplace comedyworkplace romanceenemies to loversfarcedating deception
The Best Movies of 1961
Lover Come Back is #36 of 49
