Come Blow Your Horn

1963
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1h 52m

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Frank Sinatra in Come Blow Your Horn (1963)

After leaving his parents' home, young Buddy Baker goes to live with his womanizing older brother in a posh Manhattan apartment where he learns how to be a partying playboy.After leaving his parents' home, young Buddy Baker goes to live with his womanizing older brother in a posh Manhattan apartment where he learns how to be a partying playboy.After leaving his parents' home, young Buddy Baker goes to live with his womanizing older brother in a posh Manhattan apartment where he learns how to be a partying playboy.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 nominations total

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Frank Sinatra

Alan Baker

Lee J. Cobb

Harry Baker

Molly Picon

Sophie Baker

Barbara Rush

Connie

Jill St. John

Peggy Dawn

Dan Blocker

Mr. Eckman

Phyllis McGuire

Mrs. Eckman

Tony Bill

Buddy Baker

Phil Arnold

Clothing Store Tailor
(uncredited)

R.G. Brown

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Mary Grace Canfield

Mildred
(uncredited)

Warren Cathcart

Willie
(uncredited)

James Cavanaugh

Shoe Salesman
(uncredited)

George Davis

Hansom Cab Driver
(uncredited)

Vinnie De Carlo

Maxie
(uncredited)

June Erickson

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Carole Evern

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Herbie Faye

Waiter
(uncredited)

Director
- Bud Yorkin
Writers
- Neil Simon
- Norman Lear
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Trivia
Lee J. Cobb (born 1911), who played Frank Sinatra's father, was actually only four years older than Sinatra (born 1915). Tony Bill, who played Sinatra's younger brother, was 25 years younger than Sinatra. Molly Picon, who played Cobb's wife, was 13 years older than Cobb.

Goofs
In the vicinity of the main room in Alan's apartment, there are at least three telephone extensions on the same line: the red, the blue and the antique telephones. Whenever someone telephones to the apartment, sometimes only one telephone ring can be heard, sometimes two, but never all three.

Quotes
Harry R. Baker: [when his wife complains about his habit of entering and tossing the evening newspaper on the dining room table] It's clean, I had it boiled.

Connections
Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

Soundtracks
Come Blow Your Horn
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
Performed by Frank Sinatra (uncredited)
[Alan sings the song during his and Buddy's clothes shopping excursion]

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7/10

My review of Come Blow Your Horn is in tribute to the late Neil Simon

With the recent announcement that Neil Simon has died at 91, I decided to watch this-the first movie adapted from his first play. He didn't adapt it himself as he would most of his subsequent plays to film, no, Norman Lear would do that in this instance. Lear also produced with Bud Yorkin who directed. Tony Bill is the 21-year-old son of Lee J. Cobb and Molly Picon, parents who he loves but wants to now live with his older bachelor brother Frank Sinatra who's involved in three women-Jill St. John, Phyllis McGuire, and Barbara Rush. Dan Blocker, who played Hoss on the No. 1 TV show at the time "Bonanza" also appears as does a familiar singer in cameo who's a frequent co-star of Sinatra's. Besides Simon's original lines and Lear's additions, there's also a title song by James Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn-Sinatra's usual songwriters. Frank warbles it while teaching his younger brother to dress and taking him out to town in New York City. I don't know how true this was to Neil Simon's original play but I'm guessing enough of it was to seem not too different from his subsequent work. I highly laughed most of the time so on that note, I highly recommend Come Blow Your Horn. P.S. This review is indeed dedicated in memory of Mr. Simon.