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Rock-a-Bye Baby

  • 19581958
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 43m
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6.6/10
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Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.
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A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
    • Preston Sturges(screenplay "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek")
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Marilyn Maxwell
    • Connie Stevens
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
    • Preston Sturges(screenplay "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek")
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Marilyn Maxwell
    • Connie Stevens
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Jerry Lewis in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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    Jerry Lewis, Hans Conried, and Marilyn Maxwell in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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    Jerry Lewis in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
    Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
    Jerry Lewis in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
    Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
    Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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    Jerry Lewis and Dina Merrill in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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    Top cast

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    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Clayton Poole
    Marilyn Maxwell
    Marilyn Maxwell
    • Carla Naples
    Connie Stevens
    Connie Stevens
    • Sandra Naples
    Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner
    • Harold Hermann
    Salvatore Baccaloni
    • Gigi 'Papa' Naples
    • (as Baccaloni)
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Mr. Wright
    Isobel Elsom
    Isobel Elsom
    • Mrs. Van Cleeve
    James Gleason
    James Gleason
    • Doc Simpkins
    Ida Moore
    Ida Moore
    • Miss Bessie Polk
    Gary Lewis
    • Young Clayton
    Hope Emerson
    Hope Emerson
    • Mrs. Rogers
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Judge Jenkins
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Nurse
    Judy Franklin
    • Young Carla Naples
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Danny Poole
    • (scenes deleted)
    Dorothy Abbott
    Dorothy Abbott
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Ted Allan
    Ted Allan
    • Still Photographer
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Benny
    Jack Benny
    • Carlos, the matador
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Tashlin
    • Writers
      • Frank Tashlin(screen story and screenplay)
      • Preston Sturges(screenplay "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek")
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When young Clayton is singing to the girl, the actor who plays young Clayton is Gary Lewis, Jerry Lewis' real-life son.
    • Goofs
      Just before Carla's litter is set down during the "White Virgin of the Nile" scene, the right rear servant's right hand is holding onto the littler pole over the top of the pole, with the pole clearly on his shoulder. Immediately, the shot goes to the servant lowering the pole, which is now off of his shoulder, with his right hand holding on underneath the litter.
    • Quotes

      Clayton Poole: Could you remind me to call Doc Simpkins for their distemper shots?

      Sandra Naples: That's for puppies.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Night Court: Rock-a-Bye Baby (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Dormi-Dormi-Dormi (Sleep-Sleep-Sleep)
      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Sung by Salvatore Baccaloni and Jerry Lewis

    User reviews22

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Lewis and Tashlin Open Up Their Cartoon Book.
    A loose remake of Preston Sturges' wonderful The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Rock-a-Bye Baby is safe entertainment for the Jerry Lewis fans. Here he plays Clayton Poole, a small town guy whose childhood sweetheart, Carla Naples (Marilyn Maxwell) is now a big film star. When she finds she is pregnant, the problems it will cause her career prompts her to coerce Clayton into looking after what turns out to be triplets! Much prat-falling and high energy chaos ensues.

    As befitting the Tashlin/Lewis combination, it's all very cartoonish in visual presentation. Narratively outside of Lewis' mad-cap rearing of the babies, there's a running thread of Carla's sister, Sandra (Connie Stevens), being hopelessly in love with Clayton - who of course has no idea, while the sentimental strings are pulled as Clayton fights to not lose the kids to a shifty legal guardian.

    The musical numbers start to grate on the nerves after a bit, with them feeling like attempts to show off something that isn't there, and the running time is too long to sustain this type of comedy. But once a Lewis fan then always a Lewis fan, with that in mind Rock-a- Bye Baby still has enough fun and frothery to make it above average entertainment. 6.5/10
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 23, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 5 auf einen Streich
    • Filming locations
      • Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • York Pictures Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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