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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jerry Lewis | ... | Willard Woodward / James Peyton / Everett Peyton / Julius Peyton / Capt. Eddie Peyton / Skylock Peyton / 'Bugs' Peyton | |
| Sebastian Cabot | ... | Dr. Matson | |
| Neil Hamilton | ... | Attorney | |
| Jay Adler | ... | Mr. Lyman, Attorney | |
| Robert Strauss | ... | Pool Hall Owner | |
| Jesslyn Fax | ... | Airline Passenger | |
| Renie Riano | ... | Airline Passenger | |
| Ellen Corby | ... | Airline Passenger | |
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Frances Weintraub Lax | ... | Airline Passenger (as Frances Lax) |
| Marjorie Bennett | ... | Airline Passenger | |
| Herbie Faye | ... | Joe | |
| Milton Frome | ... | Pilot | |
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Gene Baylos | ... | Clown |
| Donna Butterworth | ... | Donna Peyton (as Miss Donna Butterworth) | |
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John Lawrence | ... | Chief Petty Officer |
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Nine-year-old Donna Peyton is orphaned when her father dies and leaves her with a $30 million fortune. Her late father's attorney, John Wyman, explains that she must visit each of her six uncles (all played by Jerry Lewis) and decide which of them will become her new "father." Written by Ray Hamel <hamel@primate.wisc.edu>
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cigarette smoking | man wears eyeglasses | apology | kidnapping a child | kidnapping a girl |Taglines:
Jerry is seven times nuttier in seven gems of character portrayal!Genres:
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4 October 1965 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
Das Familienjuwel See more »Filming Locations:
Ontario International Airport - 2900 E. Airport Drive, Ontario, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Willard Woodward: What?
Donna Peyton: It says here, right in the paper, in this paper, right here.
Willard Woodward: Let me see.
Donna Peyton: It says all about how you fought a bunch of robbers in Halloween masks who were trying to rob a bank truck.
Willard Woodward: Yeah, I see. Some hero, I didn't even know it. And it's a good thing, if I did, I would have been scared.
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Written by Leon Russell (as Russell), Lou Brown (as Brown) and Snuff Garrett (as Leslie)
Sung by Gary Lewis & The Playboys
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Uncle Julius, the photographer, was based off Jerry Lewis' role of Professor Kelp in "Nutty Professor." Same voice, same glasses, same mannerisms. See more »Quotes
Donna Peyton: Willard, you're a hero!Willard Woodward: What?
Donna Peyton: It says here, right in the paper, in this paper, right here.
Willard Woodward: Let me see.
Donna Peyton: It says all about how you fought a bunch of robbers in Halloween masks who were trying to rob a bank truck.
Willard Woodward: Yeah, I see. Some hero, I didn't even know it. And it's a good thing, if I did, I would have been scared.
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Little Miss Go-GoWritten by Leon Russell (as Russell), Lou Brown (as Brown) and Snuff Garrett (as Leslie)
Sung by Gary Lewis & The Playboys
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I wanted to like "The Family Jewels" but found there was more to it to dislike than like. It's really a shame, as some aspects of the film were quite good--but too much of it suffered from extreme overacting.
The film begins with a very rich little girl being told by lawyers that her father's will stipulates that she must move in with one of her five uncles. So, the plan is for her to visit each uncle and spend a couple weeks with each of them--and then she gets to choose the one she'll live with for the rest of her life. The uncles, it turns out, are all played by Jerry Lewis. And, oddly, their unrelated chauffeur also is played by Jerry. So, in many ways the film is reminiscent of such comedies as "Kind Hearts and Coronets", "The Mouse That Roared" and "The Klumps".
There were some parts of the film I liked. A few of the jokes (a distinct minority) were funny and I caught myself laughing a couple times. Additionally, I liked watching the relationship between the chauffeur and the child--showing what I've thought for a long time--that Lewis was EXCELLENT at drama and I wish the film had more of that. But, too often the characters were done with no subtlety and although many reviewers love him, I found much of the antics overbearing and overdone. Subtle, it ain't! It's a shame, as I do like some of Lewis' films--but others just needed less--a lot less.