Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam (1964) — watch online on iFILM, a Jack Lemmon comedy directed by David Swift for Columbia Pictures. Sam Bissel is the model suburban husband: faithful, wholesome, just promoted at his ad agency. His neighbor Janet is divorced and about to lose a substantial inheritance — her grandfather's will requires her to be married. Sam agrees to play the part.

The deception immediately doubles. His boss ties every promotion to impeccable family values, and when the boss spots Sam with Janet, he draws the obvious conclusion. Sam now has to maintain two separate lies at once while both come apart at the seams.

Romy Schneider holds her own against Lemmon's precision comedic timing, and the script keeps tightening the screws until everything collapses at once. Smart, fleet-footed farce from the golden era of Hollywood comedy. Stream Good Neighbor Sam online on iFILM.