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Director:
Jerry Lewis
Writers:
Jerry Lewis (writer)
Bill Richmond (writer)
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Release Date:
28 November 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
Fractures Hollywood with a Million Howls!
Plot:
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr... more | add synopsis
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One Of Jerry's Finest more (15 total)

Cast

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Jerry Lewis ... Morty S. Tashman

Brian Donlevy ... Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
Howard McNear ... Dexter Sneak

Dick Wesson ... The A. D.
Robert Ivers ... Young NY director who argues with T.P.
Pat Dahl ... Miss Carson
Renée Taylor ... Miss Giles
Rita Hayes ... Singer who dubs Davitt
Stanley Adams ... Grumpy
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Helen Paramutual / Mrs. T.P.
Isobel Elsom ... Irma Paramutual
Sig Ruman ... Baron Elston Carteblanche
Felicia Atkins ... Serina
Doodles Weaver ... Weaver
Fritz Feld ... Roaring 20's Director
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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Jerry Lewis Productions more

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Final film of Roscoe Ates. more
Movie Connections:
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One Of Jerry's Finest, 12 May 2004
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

This is probably one of the finest films Jerry Lewis did in the post Martin and Lewis era. In fact, this film is a pretty much a great parody of Hollywood and it manages to poke fun at what really goes on behind the scenes with many of its stars and how a lot of films are really produced. One scene that is particularly funny is the one in the recording studio. This pretty much reminded me of how a lot of actresses who couldn't sing had their voices dubbed by a professional singer (of course this could have been inspired by noted singer Marni Nixon who dubbed many of Hollywood's leading ladies including Audrey Hepburn and Natalie Wood). But the funniest scene was the one in the candy store in which Morty is constantly going up and down the ladder getting jelly beans for the three kids and finally explodes when the last kid asks for them. This film is definitely one of Jerry Lewis's best.

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