Send Me No Flowers (1964)

Director:

Norman Jewison

Writers:

Norman Barasch (play) and
Carroll Moore (play) ...
(more)

Release Date:

14 October 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Rock is ready to make love yesterday, tomorrow, and especially to Day (Doris that is!)

Plot:

A hypochondriac thinks he's dying this time, and makes plans for his wife which she discovers and misunderstands.

Plot Keywords:

Hypochondriac | Love | Undertaker | Male Female Relationship | Based On Play

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Rock Hudson	...	George
Doris Day	...	Judy
Tony Randall	...	Arnold
Paul Lynde	...	Mr. Akins
Hal March	...	Winston Burr
Edward Andrews	...	Dr. Morrissey
Patricia Barry	...	Linda
Clint Walker	...	Bert
Clive Clerk	...	Vito
Dave Willock	...	Milkman Ernie
Aline Towne	...	Cora
Helene Winston	...	Woman Commuter
Christine Nelson	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lou Byrne	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Tommy Cook	...	Paul Pendergrass, the Tennis Player (uncredited)
Forrest Draper	...	Harry Hanson, the Cheating Golfer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton	...	Sam Scheffing (uncredited)
Maureen Janzen	...	Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Jean Paul King	...	Waiter (uncredited)
John Melfi	...	Caddy (uncredited)
Herb Vigran	...	TV Announcer (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman Jewison

Writing credits
Norman Barasch		(play "Send Me No Flowers: A Comedy in Three Acts") and
Carroll Moore		(play "Send Me No Flowers: A Comedy in Three Acts")
Julius J. Epstein		(screenplay) (as Julius Epstein)

Produced by
Harry Keller	....	producer
Martin Melcher	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Frank De Vol		(as De Vol)

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp		(as Daniel Fapp)

Film Editing by
J. Terry Williams

Art Direction by
Robert Clatworthy
Alexander Golitzen

Set Decoration by
John P. Austin		(as John Austin)
Oliver Emert
John McCarthy Jr.		(as John McCarthy)

Costume Design by
Jean Louis		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Larry Germain	....	hair stylist
Barbara Lampson	....	hair stylist
Bud Westmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Norman Deming	....	unit production manager
Edward Muhl	....	in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Green	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Joe Lapis	....	sound
Waldon O. Watson	....	sound

Stunts
May Boss	....	stunt double: Doris Day (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Carson	....	stunt double: Clint Walker (uncredited)
Russ McCubbin	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Joseph Gershenson	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Frank Khoury	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Norman Stuart	....	dialogue coach
David Winters	....	choreographer
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Martin Melcher Productions
• Universal Pictures (present) (as Universal)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1964) (USA) (theatrical) (as A Universal Picture)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1967) (USA) (TV)
• MCA Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal (1964) (France) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Pacific Title  titles

Also Known As:

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:U | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Martin Melcher Productions

Trivia:

Although many people think Doris Day and Rock Hudson co-starred as often as Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, this was only their third - and final - appearance as a screen team. Tony Randall also appeared with them in all three films: Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and this.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Morrissey is delivering fish to Judy, she mentions that George is dying. Dr. Morrissey starts laughing and sits down, taking his glasses off. In the next shot the glasses are back on.

Quotes:

Judy:George, your hypochondria's showing.

Movie Connections:

Featured in What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Send Me No Flowers

Mr.&Mrs. Suburbia

For the last film of Rock Hudson-Doris Day-Tony Randall, Rock and Doris are already married so it's not like Rock is in hot pursuit of our all American virginal goddess. Instead they seem like a typical suburban couple of the early sixties except for one problem, Rock is an obsessive compulsive hypochondriac.

Another visit to Edward Andrews the doctor and a big misunderstanding convince Rock he's a terminal case and he starts making preparations both to meet his Maker and make sure about Doris who he leaves behind. That causes all kinds of funny situations that Rock and Doris muddle through with the fumbling help of a lot of people.

Hudson and Day did three films together and by rights they should be listed as a trio with Tony Randall because he was in all three of the films and added so much to them as Hudson's comic foil. Of course this was in the day much before he became TV's most famous fuss budget, Felix Unger. Still you can see traces of Felix in all three of Randall's roles with Rock and Doris.

Send Me No Flowers is the weakest of the three comedies I feel because the Hudson-Day team works so much better with Rock trying to grab a little nookie from Doris and getting hooked for his troubles. Still the film has some really nice moments. All three of their films were well cast with some of the best supporting players around.

My favorite in Send Me No Flowers is Paul Lynde as the cemetery director who just loves his job. He has two scenes, one with Rock buying a cemetery plot and a second with Doris where he inadvertently solves the problems Rock's hypochondria works them into.

Rock and Doris surely made one wonderful movie screen team.