Send Me No Flowers
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| Directed by | Norman Jewison |
| Produced by | Harry Keller |
| Written by | (play) Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore (screenplay) Julius J. Epstein |
| Starring | Rock Hudson Doris Day |
| Music by | Frank De Vol |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Editing by | J. Terry Williams |
| Studio | Martin Melcher Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release date(s) | October 14, 1964 (USA) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Send Me No Flowers is a 1964 American comedy film, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. After Pillow Talk and Lover Come Back, it is the third and final film in which Hudson, Day and Randall starred together.
The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein is based on the play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore, which had a brief run on Broadway in 1960.[1] The title tune was written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach.
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[edit] Synopsis
When he experiences chest pains, chronic hypochondriac George checks into the hospital for a checkup and overhears his doctor discussing the diagnosis of a terminally ill patient with an associate. Assuming he is the one scheduled to die, he asks his friend Arnold to help him find a new husband for his wife Judy so he'll know she won't be alone once he's gone. He locates Judy's old college beau Bert, now a Texas oil baron. Meanwhile, Judy mistakes her husband's machinations for an attempt to cover up an extramarital affair and throws him out. Can George straighten out his problems and get his wife back?
[edit] Performance
The film grossed $ 9,129,247 in the U.S. (Per Nash Information Services, LLC)
[edit] Principal cast
- Rock Hudson ..... George
- Doris Day ..... Judy
- Tony Randall ..... Arnold
- Paul Lynde ..... Mr. Akins
- Clint Walker ..... Bert
- Hal March ..... Winston Burr
- Edward Andrews ..... Dr. Morrissey
[edit] Principal production credits
- Producer ..... Martin Melcher
- Original Music ..... Frank De Vol
- Cinematography ..... Daniel L. Fapp
- Art Direction ..... Robert Clatworthy, Alexander Golitzen
- Set Decoration ..... John McCarthy, Jr.
- Costume Design ..... Jean Louis
[edit] Reception
[edit] Critical response
The film was the last comedy for Doris Day and Rock Hudson and received mixed reviews. In his review in the New York Times, Bosley Crowther called it "a beautiful farce situation" and added, "Julius Epstein has written it . . . with nimble inventiveness and style. And Norman Jewison has directed so that it stays within bounds of good taste, is never cruel or insensitive, and makes something good of every gag." [2]
Variety felt "[it] doesn't carry the same voltage, either in laughs or originality, as Doris Day and Rock Hudson's two previous entries." [3]
Time Out London calls it "probably the best of the Doris Day/Rock Hudson vehicles . . . nicely set in a pastel-coloured suburban dreamworld, but the ineradicable blandness gets you down in the end." [4]
Channel 4 says, "it would be churlish to complain that it is a little bland, fairly predictable and has an unsurprising happy ending. There's enough humour in the ensuing misunderstandings and enough skill in the playing and direction to stifle not just criticism but even the odd yawn." [5]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Send Me No Flowers at the Internet Movie Database
- Send Me No Flowers at the TCM Movie Database
- Send Me No Flowers feature article at Turner Classic Movies
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