Good Neighbor Sam (Columbia Pictures) (1964)

(Mat I-C; Still No. 279) JACK LEMMON (Mat I-D; Still No. R850) ROMY SCHNEIDER (Mat 1-E; Still No. 6) DOROTHY PROVINE These three star heads are also available in half-column size, on a single mat Order Mat I-X Put together an old_ bed spring, a sprinkling can, a clothes wringer, a trombone, a stuffed hawk, a phonograph horn, a steamboat whistle, a weathervane and half a dummy dressed as a World War I soldier and what have you got? Ordinarily, a pile of junk worth maybe six bucks. But, in Hollywood, it’s probably the most spectacular prop ever to be used in a comedy, and “Good Neighbor Sam” is one of the most spectacular comedies around. Now at the ...... Theatre, in color, the David Swift production for Columbia Pictures release stars Jack Lemmon in the title role, Romy Schneider, Dorothy Provine and guest star Edward G. Robinson. Lemmon is the young advertising man whose wife lets him build junk-mobiles . . . when he isn’t busy posing as the husband of the girl next door! Thanks to the inventive genius of Hollywood special effects man Geza Gaspar, Lemmon’s collection of $6.00 worth of junk is a creative work of art, a “Junkmobile,” or, to the art world, an Jack Lemmon’s ‘Junk Mobile’ Jack Lemmon Jack Lemmon probably is the only clown in Hollywood who could play Hamlet, successfully. Equally at home in comic and dramatic roles, he currently is starred at, the 3.2... Theatre as “Good Neighbor Sam,” an allout marital romp with Romy Schneider and Dorothy Provine co-starred, and Edward G. Robinson as guest star. The comedy is a David Swift production, in color, for Columbia Pictures. “Good Neighbor Sam” is Lemmon’s third straight comedy, hot on the heels of his “Under the Yum Yum Tree,” which also was directed by David Swift, and “Irma La Douce.” In “Good Neighbor Sam,” Lemmon plays an advertising man_ suddenly facing a major career opportunity, at a time when his domestic life has taken on a strange new twist. The girl next door, who has quarreled with her husband, will inherit some $15,000,000 if she is happily married. Lemmon, as her “good neighbor,” gladly steps in to pose as the husband, thereby messing up not only his job and his marriage, but hers. Of course, it’s all in fun, and Romy Schneider does inherit the money and Dorothy Provine does get her own true husband back from next door and audiences do have themselves a ball. Like the good Harvard graduate that he is, the Boston-born star has always given each of his roles the old college try. As a result, he won the Academy Award for “best supporting actor” in “Mr. Roberts.” He was nominated for “best actor” three times—in 1959, 1960 and 1962— for his performances in “Some Like It Hot” (a comedy), “The Apartment” (a comedy-drama) and “Days of Wine and Roses” (a drama), respectively. “Good Neighbor Sam” is based on a screenplay by James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum and David Swift. They Want Lemmon Two more contrasting types of feminine beauty could hardly be found than those represented by Romy Schneider and Dorothy Provine in “Good Neighbor Sam,” the new comedy at the wae: Theatre with Jack Lemmon in the title role. The color comedy, a David Swift production for Columbia Pictures release, has Lemmon helping Romy to win a $15,000,000 inheritance by posing as her husband while Dorothy, as his wife, lives right next door! A native of Vienna now living in Paris, Miss Schneider exemplifies the chic, sophisticated European woman. Miss Provine, a native of the state of Washington, symbolizes the buoyant, uninhibited, all-American girl. And Lemmon, to the delight of audiences, represents the goodnatured American male who is always in trouble! exercise in free expression. The materials simply don’t matter, and the life of the object comes from the fact that its component parts move independently. The trombone plays, the victrola squeaks, the hawk flaps, the wringer twirls—catching a hand in its rollers—the whistle whistles and the soldier salutes, sharply. The masterpiece is a monster creation, which stands nine feet high, twelve feet wide and weighs close to three tons. Gaspar, who built it piece by piece from his head instead of from a blueprint, is inclined to regard it as his masterpiece as well. Starting with an old avtomobile drive shaft, Gasper created the thing by trial and error. He scoured the studio prop shop for incongruous items and then canvassed Los Angeles junk yards for likely articles. Whenever he came upon an acceptable piece, he’d connect it to the main shaft by either a belt or a reduction gear. By the time it was finished, he had soldered three miles of chains and belts into place and installed nine motors. The Cast Sam Bissell ..........4:...... Jack Lemmon Bei ae en Linda Watkins Janet Lagerlof... Romy Schneider Phil Reisner 0... Peter Hobbs Minerva Bissell... Dorothy Provine Sonny Blatchford ......... Tris Coffin Howard Ebbets .... Michael Connors Larry Bolg 200500... Neil Hamilton Ries BIKE 5s xs Edward Andrews Miss Halverson ............. Riza Royce Reinhold Shiffner ........... Louis Nye Millard Meliner William Forrest TOA Ua Robert Q. Lewis Werte t. The Hi-Lo's eS, Joyce Jameson and OE oe ies ain Anne Seymour Simon Nurdlinger wack Baney ok Charles Lane Edward G. Robinson The Credits Screenplay by James Fritzell, Everett Greenbaum and David Swift; Based on the novel by Jack Finney; Associate Producer, Marvin Miller; Production Designed by Dale Hennesy; Music by DeVol; Director of Photography, Burnett Guffey, A.S.C.; Costumes Designed by Micheline and Jacqueline; Film Editor, Charles Nelson, A.C.E.; Set Decorator, Ray Moyer; Make-up Supervision, Ben Lane, S.M.A.; Assistant Director, R. Robert Rosenbaum; Sound Supervisor, Charles J. Rice; Sound, James Z. Fiaster. A David Swift Production; Produced and Directed by David Swift. Eastrman Color by Pathe. A Columbia Pictures release. The Story (Not for Publication) Advertising man Sam Bissell is put in charge of his agency's most important account, Nurdlinger's dairy company. Sam and his wife, Min, celebrate the promotion with her friend and neighbor, Janet, who will inherit $15,000,000—if she is living happily with her husband Howard. Janet has just separated from Howard; to win the inheritance, she offers her good neighbor Sam a million dollars if he will pose as her husband. Two cousins who will inherit if Janet is not living with her husband, employ a private investigator to snoop around. Howard, when he comes home, continues the masquerade by moving into Sam's house for the night. Mr. Nurdlinger, meanwhile, has come to believe Sam and Janet not only are husband and wife, but that they also are the perfect couple to endorse his products. He puts their pictures up on billboards around the city. Sam and Janet spend a hectic night defacing the posters. And, next day, Janet and Howard are back together again, and fighting. And Sam and Min are back together again, still in love. Running Time: 2 Hours, 10 Minutes Official Billing COLUMBIA PICTURES 25% JACK LEMMONeROMY SCHNEIDER GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM ~~ co-starring DOROTHY PROVINE 100% MICHAEL CONNORS 75% Edward Andrews Louis Nye Robert Q. Lewis 50% and guest star EDWARD G. ROBINSON © Screenplay by JAMES FRITZELL, EVERETT GREENBAUM and DAVID SWIFT 25% Based on the novel by JACK FINNEY 10% Gorgeous Gowns by MICHELINE and JACQUELINE 25% Produced and Directed by DAVID SWIFT 25% A DAVID SWIFT PRODUCTION 25% COLOR 25% PRINTED IN U. S. A.