Good Neighbor Sam
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1964 Theatrical Poster
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| Directed by | David Swift |
| Produced by | David Swift |
| Written by | Screenplay by James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum & David Swift |
| Based on |
Good Neighbor Sam 1963 novel by Jack Finney |
| Starring |
Jack Lemmon Romy Schneider Dorothy Provine Michael Connors Edward G. Robinson |
| Music by | DeVol |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey, A.S.C. |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson, A.C.E. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $9,072,726 |
Good Neighbor Sam is a 1964 American Eastman Color comedy film co-written and directed by David Swift and starring Jack Lemmon, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine and Michael Connors.
It was based on the novel by Jack Finney. The screenplay was the motion picture debut of James Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum, who had written many American television situation comedies including Mister Peepers (created by David Swift). Greenbaum also created the mobile sculpture featured in the film.
Lemmon plays Sam Bissel, a hard-working San Francisco advertising executive, with two young daughters and a loving wife, Min (Dorothy Provine).
An extremely important client, Simon Nurdlinger (Edward G. Robinson), is considering taking his business elsewhere when he believes there are no "family men" working at Sam's company. Sam's boss, Mr. Burke (Edward Andrews), introduces the client to Sam. The client is delighted by Sam and agrees to do business with him and the company. Sam feels his career is now on the way up and he goes home to celebrate with his wife. There, he meets his wife's longtime friend and their new next-door neighbor, Janet (Romy Schneider), and they all have dinner together to celebrate his promotion and Janet's new home. Sam gets drunk and tumbles down the grand carpeted staircase of the Fairmont Hotel, knocking down a waiter carrying trays of meals.
Janet, a beautiful woman, is recently divorced from her husband Howard (Michael Connors) and is happier than ever. She has also come into a large inheritance from her grandfather, which carries the stipulation that she must still be married to Howard in order to receive the inheritance. State law dictates that a divorce is not final until a year from final settlement. Since only six months have passed, Janet decides to hide the divorce from her cousins Irene (Anne Seymour) and Jack (Charles Lane) who stand to inherit if Janet is disqualified.
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