Send Me No Flowers

George Kimball is a hypochondriac who becomes convinced, after a mix-up at his doctor's office, that he has only a short time to live. Rather than tell his wife Judy the truth, he sets out to find her a suitable new husband so that she will be provided for after he is gone. He enlists the help of Arnold Nash, his neighbor and best friend, in the search, but Arnold's own troubles and his drinking make him a questionable ally. Judy, puzzled by her husband's increasingly odd behavior, draws her own conclusions about what is behind it.

Norman Jewison directed the film, the second of the nineteen features he made in chronological order, following 40 Pounds of Trouble and preceding The Cincinnati Kid. Julius J. Epstein wrote the screenplay, and Martin Melcher and Harry Keller produced it for Universal Pictures. Rock Hudson and Doris Day star as George and Judy, with Tony Randall as Arnold, Paul Lynde as Mr. Akins, Hal March as Winston Burr and Edward Andrews as Dr. Ralph Morrissey. The credited cast runs to forty names.

Released in October 1964, the film is a romantic comedy running one hundred minutes. It drew a worldwide box office of about 9 million dollars. On IMDb it holds a rating of 7 out of 10 from around 8,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.8 out of 10 from roughly 148 votes. A critics' rating of 6.3 out of 10 from fifteen reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores.