You can hear jerry lewis laughing through the whole thing. Whether youre a fan of lewis s eccentric comedy or not, this film is worth watching for its legendary dollhouse set alone, supposedly the largest built by. The ladies man directed by jerry lewis, written by jerry lewis and bill richmond. Jerry lewis scene from the ladies man 1961 youtube. Read the the ladies man movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on.
Today i rewatched the ladies man, lewis comedy from 1961 and the second feature he directed following the bellboy. The ladies man was one of jerrys all time best movies. After his girl leaves him for someone else, herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. Youre never too young 1955 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. But lewiss signal contribution is in showing how fabulous delirium survives. The film opens in technicolour, set in a small town reminiscent of pleasantville.
October 12th, 2004 not yet rated 1 hr 46 min plot summary. 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. Dec 15, 2015 1947 musical starring cass daley and eddie bracken. The ladies man comedy 1961 part 22 jerry lewis, helen. 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. The ladies man 1961 jerry lewis cast and crew allmovie. Also starring the beautiful virginia welles and the sultry vixen virginia field. The nutty professor, the ladies man, the delicate delinquent, cinderfella, the bell boy, the errand boy, the patsy, the disorderly orderly, the family jewels, and the stooge. As far as his performance, lewis gives the audience what it wants. Heebert jerry lewis works at a hollywood boardinghouse for women the ladies man 1961. The delicate delinquent trailer 1957 movie with jerry lewis. We miss the charm and humor of an american lead actor speaking french with an american accent. The ladies man puts lovescarred jerry who has sworn off women in an allgirl boarding house, infuriated by the constant temptation. Except its dubbed in english, which is a shame, because all the french slang jokes are lost in translation.
Jerry lewis was always the king of comedy the ringer. Jerry lewis, icon, comedian, philanthropist, nutty professor, and crying clown died today. With jerry lewis, helen traubel, pat stanley, kathleen freeman. The ladies man joins the growing list of mediocre movies based on snl skits. The rubberlegged, rubberfaced lewis plays herbert, a man who is despondent over the breakup of his romance. A clueless, recently single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women. The ladies man comedy 1961 part 12 jerry lewis, helen traubel. 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. May 15, 2014 watch delicate delinquent 1957 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. This town in new jersey, we are told, is full of nervous people. 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. Herbert is a confined bachelor and antic bumbler whod make coffee nervous.
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. It was released on june 28, 1961 by paramount pictures. Rent the ladies man 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Hes become a punchline here in the us, but that doesnt make jerry lewis any less of a cinematic genius. A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a. The saturday night live character gets a big screen treatment. Sep 07, 2015 another passion of mine vintage old movies. The ladies man 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Lemmy caution ladies man, not the jerry lewis comedy as described. Jerry lewis as the ladies man widescreen collection ebay. The ladies man the 1961 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The ladies man jerry lewis, usa 1961, 95min, colour director. The ladies man 2000 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Delicate delinquent 1957 full movie video dailymotion.
The ladies man 1961 jerry lewis, helen traubel, pat stanley, comedy november 3, 2015 after his girl leaves him for someone else, herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. Like the bellboy, the ladies man plural, no apostrophe is a largely episodic film. Jun 03, 2014 isobel yeap before watching ladies man 1961, i had no idea what to expect. His body is barely cold, yes, but he was a frosty individual for much of. Jerry lewis in the ladies man 1961 jerry lewis and kathleen freeman in the.
Rent the ladies man 1961 starring jerry lewis and helen traubel on dvd and bluray. With jerry lewis, marilyn maxwell, connie stevens, reginald gardiner. 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. Isobel yeap before watching ladies man 1961, i had no idea what to expect. Often, lewis s films coast by thanks to a couple of sharp set pieces or an amazing background gag, but here theres a full bodied plot with an emotional payoff.
The ladies man 1961 stream and watch online moviefone. Lewis shuffling and stumbling in full view, as if he and the movie were merely improvising. Lewis actually speaks, for one, here playing brokenhearted doofus herbert h. Visit to a small planet 1960 jerry lewis full length comedy movie duration. With jerry lewis, brian donlevy, howard mcnear, dick wesson. The man behind the clown full film online watch jerry lewis. Stanley does not speak, except at the very end of the movie. The ladies man 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This is a funny sequence from a clip of the actual dvd.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for the ladies man 1961 jerry lewis on allmovie. 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. 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. While looking for a job, he comes across an impressive mansion built as. Jerry lewis not only starred in this very popular movie, but also cowrote and coproduced it. With tim meadows, karyn parsons, billy dee williams, john witherspoon. 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 man behind the clown full english full movie online jerry lewis. 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. The ladies man 1961 jerry lewis, helen traubel, pat. Ladies man, the 1961 dvd step aside, all you fabled romeos.
He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. And make way for laugh upon laugh, too, because starring as hubert h. Best jerry lewis movies a list of 49 titles created 23 apr 2019 martin and lewis, and lewis movies. I had never seen a jerry lewis film before and all i knew about it was that brad really liked it. The ladies man comedy 1961 part 22 jerry lewis, helen traubel. The ladies man is a 1961 american comedy film directed by and starring jerry lewis. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. But lewis s signal contribution is in showing how fabulous delirium survives. It just doesnt have enough material to last the length of the movie. Upon losing his lover, herbert jerry lewis gives up women for good and seeks a fresh start by. A goofy paperhanger is hired to root out a financial inefficiency on a hollywood studio lot, wreaking havoc as he goes.
Jan 08, 2015 the ladies man i dont eat no breakfast. Perhaps no popular film artist in history inspired quite so many conflicting opinions and emotions as actorcomedian jerry lewis. Overview of the ladies man, 1961, directed by jerry lewis, with jerry lewis, helen traubel, pat stanley, at turner classic movies. This 10dvd boxed set is a delight for anyone afflicted with a susceptibility to the fractured antics of jerry lewis, or le roi du crazy to the french. The movie is sometimes remembered for the feat of the house itself, which, as biographer shawn levy describes it in king of comedy. Great restoration work from paramount on a lewis classic from 1961.
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