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6.4/10   481 votes
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Director:
Frank Tashlin
Writers:
Preston Sturges (screenplay)
Frank Tashlin (screenplay)
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Release Date:
23 July 1958 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
A Movie star has triplets, but does not want her beloved public to find out. Has she made a mistake in hiring Jerry Lewis as the babysitter ? full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Classic, touching, hilarious more (12 total)

Cast

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Jerry Lewis ... Clayton Poole
Marilyn Maxwell ... Carla Naples
Connie Stevens ... Sandra Naples
Salvatore Baccaloni ... Gigi 'Papa' Naples (as Baccaloni)
Reginald Gardiner ... Harold Hermann
Hans Conried ... Mr. Wright
Isobel Elsom ... Mrs. Van Cleeve
James Gleason ... Doc Simpkins
Ida Moore ... Miss Bessie Polk
Hope Emerson ... Mrs. Rogers, the instructor at child care clinic
Alex Gerry ... Judge Jenkins
Mary Treen ... Nurse
Judy Franklin ... Young Clara Naples
Gary Lewis ... Young Clayton
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #18859) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Remake of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) more
Soundtrack:
Dormi-Dormi-Dormi (Sleep-Sleep-Sleep) more

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1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Classic, touching, hilarious, 28 April 1999
Author: M Koch from Wisconsin

A touching yet hilarious tale of many mistakes and mistaken impressions and a great last minute rush to straighten things out. Best line in the show may be "White Virgin of the Nile?"

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