Jerry, Enfermeiro sem Diploma (1964)

When he flunks out of med school, Jerome Littlefield goes to work as an orderly in a private rest home where he wreaks havoc for everyone concerned. Dr. Jean Howard is the exasperated head ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Writers:

Frank Tashlin (screenplay), Norm Liebmann (story)

Stars:

Jerry Lewis, Glenda Farrell, Susan Oliver

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jerry Lewis	...	Jerome Littlefield
Glenda Farrell	...	Dr. Jean Howard
Susan Oliver	...	Susan Andrews
Karen Sharpe	...	Julie Blair
Kathleen Freeman	...	Nurse Maggie Higgins
Everett Sloane	...	Mr. Tuffington
Del Moore	...	Dr. Davenport
Alice Pearce	...	Mrs. Fuzzibee
Milton Frome	...	Board Member
John Macchia	...	Orderly
Jack E. Leonard	...	Fat Jack
Barbara Nichols	...	Miss Marlowe
Muriel Landers	...	Millicent
Frank J. Scannell	...	Milton M. Mealy (as Frank Scannell)

Storyline

When he flunks out of med school, Jerome Littlefield goes to work as an orderly in a private rest home where he wreaks havoc for everyone concerned. Dr. Jean Howard is the exasperated head of the sanitarium who almost becomes a patient after the antics of the frantic employee. When talkative patient Mrs. Fuzzibee happily and continuously relates her maladies to Jerome, he hilariously has psychosomatic symptoms that mirror those of the nutty woman. He discovers that his high school girl of his dreams, Susan Andrews has been brought to the sanitarium after a suicide attempt. He secretly pays for the destitute young woman's stay while helping to restore her confidence and self respect, much to the jealousy of his girlfriend, Julie Blair, a young and pretty nurse who has high hopes of becoming the future Mrs. Littlefield.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | battlefield | climbing a mountain | starts with narration | bandaged foot | 

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Taglines:

Jerry's a mad medicine man on the ward-path in a hospital that should have known better!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The hospital and grounds for the film were shot at the famous Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles, a site used in many films. From 2000 to 2003 both exteriors and interiors were used as the Chilton Preparatory School in the "Gilmore Girls" television series.

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Goofs

When Jerome is loading the laundry onto the cart, he throws a bag and it goes over the cart and hits the wall on the other side. When the laundry hits the wall and door, the door and the entire wall shake revealing that it is obviously fake.

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Quotes

Julie Blair: Can you drive an ambulance?
Nurse Higgins: Well, in the Army I drove a tank...

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Connections

References O Homem Que Sabia Demais (1956)

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Soundtracks

The Disorderly Orderly
by Earl Shuman and Leon Carr
Sung by Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis thru the courtesy of Reprise Records

User Reviews

Poor Laughs

Disorderly Orderly, The (1964)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Totally unfunny Jerry Lewis film finds him playing (gasp) a dumb orderly who wishes to become a doctor. Lewis falls in love with a suicidal patient and she could hold the key to him getting his wish. I really love Jerry Lewis and find him quite funny in interviews but man have I been disappointed in his solo work. One of the characters tells the dumb orderly that his problem is that he tries too hard and I think that's the problem with Lewis. The jokes are so forced that they are more annoying than anything else. A few laughs but after thirty minutes I started looking at my carpet.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1965 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Jerry, Enfermeiro sem Diploma

Filming Locations:

2700 Laurel Pass Ave./8300 Carmar Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jerry Lewis Productions, York Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1