Comedy starring Frank Sinatra and Lee J Cobb. When Buddy Baker finally decides to leave his parents' home, he finds an enthusiastic welcome at his elder brother's bachelor apartment. Alan is delighted to initiate Buddy into his carefree way of life and even introduces him to one of his girlfriends. Soon, however, Alan begins to have second thoughts - young Buddy is becoming a bit too debonair.
This movie is the first in a long line of playwright Neil Simon's Broadway comedy successes to be filmed, but it's not quite as funny on screen as it thinks it is. There's sterling work from Frank Sinatra as an unrepentant Jewish bachelor, but the problem lies in the over-acting of Lee J Cobb and the great Yiddish comedian Molly Picon as Sinatra's parents. It was Oscar-nominated for colour art direction, but all the dressing in Hollywood can't hide the lightweight, moralistic trifle that lies underneath. Tony Bill, better known as the Oscar-winning producer of The Sting, makes a competent debut as Sinatra's kid brother, and Ol' Blue Eyes himself sings the title song.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Alan Baker | Frank Sinatra |
| Mr Baker | Lee J Cobb |
| Mrs Baker | Molly Picon |
| Connie | Barbara Rush |
| Peggy | Jill St John |
| Buddy Baker | Tony Bill |
| Mr Eckman | Dan Blocker |
| Mrs Eckman | Phyllis McGuire |
| Bum | Dean Martin |
| Snow | Joyce Nizzari |
| Eunice | Carole Wells |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Bud Yorkin |
