Except its dubbed in english, which is a shame, because all the french slang jokes are lost in translation. Sep 07, 2015 another passion of mine vintage old movies. Lewis shuffling and stumbling in full view, as if he and the movie were merely improvising. The rubberlegged, rubberfaced lewis plays herbert, a man who is despondent over the breakup of his romance.
Jerry lewis celebrity profile check out the latest jerry lewis photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Jerry lewis scene from the ladies man 1961 youtube. Except for the opening sequences, the film is entirely shot in the fourstoryhigh, cutaway set of the boarding house, one of the most elaborate indoor sets ever made in hollywood up to that time. Find movie and film cast and crew information for the ladies man 1961 jerry lewis on allmovie. The ladies man directed by jerry lewis, written by jerry lewis and bill richmond. Released 1961, the ladies man stars jerry lewis, helen traubel, kathleen freeman, hope holiday the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jan 15, 2011 one of jerry lewis more mystical creations from his film ladies man with jerry lewis, sylvia lewis and harry james and his band. But lewiss signal contribution is in showing how fabulous delirium survives.
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer. Released 1961, the ladies man stars jerry lewis, helen traubel, kathleen freeman, hope holiday the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min. A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girls beloved bodyguard who practically raised her. The film opens in technicolour, set in a small town reminiscent of pleasantville. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration.
This town in new jersey, we are told, is full of nervous people. Aug 21, 2017 the movie is sometimes remembered for the feat of the house itself, which, as biographer shawn levy describes it in king of comedy. Lewis actually speaks, for one, here playing brokenhearted doofus herbert h. Dec 31, 2017 a studio executive jack kruschen in an uncredited role introduces the movie, explaining that it has no plot, but simply shows stanley the hotel bellboy played by lewis getting in one ridiculous situation after another, and that the movie is so funny before breaking out into hysterical laughter. With jerry lewis, sebastian cabot, neil hamilton, jay adler. The ladies man 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The ladies man comedy 1961 part 22 jerry lewis, helen traubel. Turn jerry lewis loose inside the gates of a movie studio as the errand boy and the result is unrestrained pandemonium. The life and art of jerry lewis, was something entirely new. Jerry lewis was always the king of comedy the ringer.
Theres not a single indifferent shot in the film, wrote john beifuss of the commercial appeal memphis, tenn. Lemmy caution ladies man, not the jerry lewis comedy as described. After his girl leaves him for someone else, herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. The ladies man puts lovescarred jerry who has sworn off women in an allgirl boarding house, infuriated by the constant temptation. We miss the charm and humor of an american lead actor speaking french with an american accent. With jerry lewis, brian donlevy, howard mcnear, dick wesson. Ive heard jerry lewis called the orson welles of comedy, and the statement bears out in the ladies man, a meticulously crafted film in which every element of the mise en scene is under lewis complete control, and the production design itself becomes a transparent showcase of his cinematic prowess. The ladies man jerry lewis, usa 1961, 95min, colour director. This is a funny sequence from a clip of the actual dvd. Jerry lewis best films by tomatometer movie and tv news. Perhaps no popular film artist in history inspired quite so many conflicting opinions and emotions as actorcomedian jerry lewis. Jan 08, 2015 rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. Comedian jerry lewis began directing movies in 1960, and this often unkind satire on the nature of american womanhood is one of his early efforts in that regard. Heebert jerry lewis, is devastated after being dumped by his college sweetheart on their graduation day and swears to avoid heartbreak again by staying away from women at all costs.
Aug 22, 2017 whereas that movie was something of a lowbudget quickie, heavily improvised and shot in a hurry so that paramount would have a jerry lewis film for the summer of 1960, the ladies man is a much more ambitious outing. And make way for laugh upon laugh, too, because starring as hubert h. The ladies man 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Great comedy only he could come up with and family friendly to boot. Delicate delinquent 1957 full movie video dailymotion. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Herbert is a confined bachelor and antic bumbler whod make coffee nervous. Great restoration work from paramount on a lewis classic from 1961.
The ladies man 1961 stream and watch online moviefone. Like the bellboy, the ladies man plural, no apostrophe is a largely episodic film. Ladies man, the 1961 dvd step aside, all you fabled romeos. Comedian jerry lewis began directing movies in 1960, and this often unkind satire on the nature of american womanhood is one of his early efforts.
Starring and written and directed by lewis, this jekyll and hyde tale about a bumbling inventor who creates a formula that turns him into a suave ladies man demonstrates that jerry lewis is the absolute master of screen space. A clueless, recently single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women. Heebert jerry lewis is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes a job at a genteel, womenonly boarding house, run by helen wellenmellen. Upon losing his lover, herbert jerry lewis gives up women for good and seeks a fresh start by taking a maintenance position at what appears to be. The delicate delinquent trailer 1957 movie with jerry lewis. The ladies man is a 1961 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. The ladies man comedy 1961 part 12 jerry lewis, helen traubel. It was released on june 28, 1961 by paramount pictures. Jerry lewis, icon, comedian, philanthropist, nutty professor, and crying clown died today. I had never seen a jerry lewis film before and all i knew about it was that brad really liked it. May 15, 2014 watch delicate delinquent 1957 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Best jerry lewis dean martin movies 2,537,651 views. The ladies man 1961 jerry lewis cast and crew allmovie. One of jerry lewis more mystical creations from his film ladies man with jerry lewis, sylvia lewis and harry james and his band. With jerry lewis, marilyn maxwell, connie stevens, reginald gardiner. Jerry lewis appeared in movies and television from 1949 to 2017. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. Dec 15, 2015 1947 musical starring cass daley and eddie bracken. Harry james in the ladies man 1961 jerry lewis in the ladies man 1961 doodles weaver in the ladies man 1961 jerry lewis in the. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
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