''Come Blow Your Horn'' is a 1963 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Bud Yorkin Alan David "Bud" Yorkin (February 22, 1926 – August 18, 2015) was an American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Yorkin was born in Washington, Pennsylvania, to Jewish parents. He earned a deg ...

from a screenplay by

Norman Lear Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American producer and screenwriter, who has produced, written, created, or developed over 100 shows. Lear is known for many popular 1970s sitcoms, including the multi-award winning '' All in the Fami ...

, based on the 1961 play of the same name by

Neil Simon Marvin Neil Simon (July 4, 1927 – August 26, 2018) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He has received mo ...

. The film stars

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the " Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular entertainers of the 1940s, 1950s, and ...

, Lee J. Cobb, Molly Picon,

Barbara Rush Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927) is an American actress. In 1954, Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film ''It Came from Outer Space''.Warren 1982, pp. 151–63 ...

, and

Jill St. John Jill St. John (born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim; August 19, 1940) is a retired American actress. She may be best known for playing Tiffany Case, the first American Bond girl of the 007 franchise, in '' Diamonds Are Forever''. Additional performances i ...

Plot

Buddy Baker is bored living with his parents. He goes to the big-city apartment of older brother Alan, who works for their father's artificial-fruit company but never lets business interfere with a good time. A confirmed bachelor, Alan is all too willing to teach his younger brother a few tricks, improve his wardrobe, even introduce him to Peggy, a girl with an apartment upstairs. Alan's steadiest companion is Connie, but even she's running out of patience with his lack of interest in settling down. A jealous husband accuses Alan of running around with his wife and beats him up. Alan begins rethinking his life. He proposes marriage to Connie and then intervenes when he hears that his own parents are contemplating a divorce. Giving up his own ways for good, Alan even turns over his swinging bachelor pad to Buddy.

Cast

as Alan Baker * Lee J. Cobb as Harry R. Baker * Molly Picon as Mrs. Sophie Baker *

as Connie *

as Peggy John * Dan Blocker as Mr. Eckman * Phyllis McGuire as Mrs. Eckman (buyer for Neiman-Marcus) *

Tony Bill Gerard Anthony Bill (born August 23, 1940) is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie '' The Sting'', for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, ...

as Buddy Baker

and

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

both make cameo appearances in this film.

Reception

Box office performance

''Come Blow Your Horn'' was the 15th highest-grossing film of 1963, grossing $12,705,882 in the United States, earning $6 million in domestic rentals."All-Time Top Grossers", ''

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'', January 8, 1964 p 69

Awards

The film was nominated for an

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for Best Art Direction ( Hal Pereira, Roland Anderson, Samuel M. Comer, James W. Payne).

References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Come Blow Your Horn 1963 films 1963 directorial debut films 1963 comedy films 1960s English-language films American comedy films American films based on plays Films based on works by Neil Simon Films directed by Bud Yorkin Films scored by Nelson Riddle Films set in New York City Films with screenplays by Norman Lear Paramount Pictures films Films produced by Norman Lear 1960s American films