"Come Blow Your Horn" is an interesting artifact from the early 1960s. While some aspects of the film strain for credibility, there also have been worse films produced.
OK, Frank Sinatra was 47, and was only four years younger than Lee J. Cobb, who played his father. But he is fun to watch, and we get to see how time is catching up with this swinging single. And we can accept him playing the older of two sons in a Jewish family.
One major plus for the movie is having Molly Picon and Mr. Cobb playing the parents; their own backgrounds add credibility to their roles. As for their surname being Baker, it was and is not unheard of Jewish families to change such names to something more "American." That happened not just in the entertainment industry, but across the board. And given that the older Mr. Baker was a businessman, it would stand to reason.
I tuned into this because I am a fan of Jill St. John; she is not served terribly well in this production. Phyllis McGuire, Barbara Rush and Dan Blocker fare better here.
It's entertaining fare, and a cool curio from an era 50 years ago, but hardly Oscar material. You could do worse.
OK, Frank Sinatra was 47, and was only four years younger than Lee J. Cobb, who played his father. But he is fun to watch, and we get to see how time is catching up with this swinging single. And we can accept him playing the older of two sons in a Jewish family.
One major plus for the movie is having Molly Picon and Mr. Cobb playing the parents; their own backgrounds add credibility to their roles. As for their surname being Baker, it was and is not unheard of Jewish families to change such names to something more "American." That happened not just in the entertainment industry, but across the board. And given that the older Mr. Baker was a businessman, it would stand to reason.
I tuned into this because I am a fan of Jill St. John; she is not served terribly well in this production. Phyllis McGuire, Barbara Rush and Dan Blocker fare better here.
It's entertaining fare, and a cool curio from an era 50 years ago, but hardly Oscar material. You could do worse.