Good Neighbour Sam (1964)
3.6 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
Sam Bissel (Jack Lemmon) is a wholesome family man with a loving wife, Min (Dorothy Provine), and two loving daughters. They lead a happy suburban life. The only part of Sam's life that he is not happy about is his job as a lowly cog in the art department of the advertising firm of Burke and Hare. Sam's professional life takes a major turn when he is made executive of the Nurdlinger Dairy account. Simon Nurdlinger is a wholesome family man who wants a wholesome family man with wholesome family ideals heading his account, Sam the only one in Burke and Hare that fits the bill. Sam's home life also takes a major turn when Min's college friend, Janet Lagerlof (Romy Schneider), moves in next door. Janet stands to inherit $15 million from her grandfather's estate, but the will has a clause that she must be happily married to inherit the money. Janet is technically divorced from Howard Ebbets (Mike Connors), and states that getting back with Howard is not worth $15 million. But when Jack Bailey (Charles Lane) and Irene Krump (Anne Seymour) - two of Janet's relatives who would like to... - Actors:
- Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine, Mike Connors, Edward Andrews, Louis Nye, Robert Q. Lewis, Joyce Jameson, Anne Seymour, Charles Lane, Linda Watkins, Peter Hobbs, Tristram Coffin, Neil Hamilton, Riza Royce
- Directors:
- David Swift
- Writers:
- James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy