The Ladies Man
| The Ladies Man | |
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| Directed by | Jerry Lewis |
| Produced by | Jerry Lewis |
| Written by |
Jerry Lewis Bill Richmond |
| Starring |
Jerry Lewis Lillian Briggs Helen Traubel Kathleen Freeman Buddy Lester George Raft |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.1 million[1] |
| Box office | 926,423 admissions (France)[2] |
The Ladies Man is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 by Paramount.[3]
Plot
Herbert H. Heebert (Jerry Lewis) is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes a job at a genteel, women-only boarding house, run by Helen Wellenmellen (Helen Traubel). Although most of the women treat him like a servant, Fay (Pat Stanley) helps him with his fear of women.
Cast
- Jerry Lewis as Herbert H Heebert/Marna Heebert
- Helen Traubel as Helen N, Wellenmellon
- Pat Stanley as Fay
- Kathleen Freeman as Katie
- George Raft as Himself
- Harry James as Harry
- Marty Ingels as Himself
- Buddy Lester as Willard C. Gainsborough
- Gloria Jean as Gloria
- Mary LaRoche as Miss Society
Production
The main set is a four-story doll house-like interior of a mansion turned boarding house with a central courtyard allowing crane shots spanning floors.[4] At $350,000, it was the most expensive set for a family comedy to date.[5]
Lillian Briggs, the blonde bombshell "Queen of Rock & Roll," made her Hollywood acting debut in this film. Ann McCrea was cast as "Miss Sexy Pot".
Reception
Accolades
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:
- 2005: AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- Herbert H. Heebert: "Hey, lady!" – Nominated[6]
Home media
The film was released on DVD on October 14, 2004.
References
- ↑ COMIC CONSTRUCTS EDIFICE FOR FILM: JERRY LEWIS CONCOCTS A 40-ROOM BUILDING FOR 'THE LADIES' MAN' By GLADWIN HILL,Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 02 Dec 1960: 33.
- ↑ Box office information for film at Box office story
- ↑ Howard Thompson (July 13, 1961). "'Ladies' Man' Heads New Double Bill". The New York Times.
- ↑ http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ladiesman1961.php
- ↑ Thompson, Howard. The New York Times https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/28028/The-Ladies-Man/overview. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-30.
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