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Who's Minding the Store?|Jerry Lewis

Who's Minding the Store?

Jerry Lewis and Jill St. John
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Overview

In this classic Jerry Lewis comedy, Lewis plays Norman Phiffier, a rather awkward young man who doesn't have much money, but has inspired love in a beautiful young girl named Barbara (St. John). The two fall in love quickly, and Barbara hesitates to tell Norman that she is from a very rich family, not wanting to make him uncomfortable. When Barbara tells her mother (Moorehead) that she intends to marry Norman, her mother instantly conceives a plan to stop the marriage; she offers Norman a job in the family department store and gives him difficult and degrading tasks, hoping to humiliate him in front of Barbara. This setup gives Lewis room to perform some truly amazing physical comedy, as he unwittingly frustrates the mother's attempt to sabotage the couple's marriage plans. One of Lewis's best.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Frank Tashlin - Director
Jerry Lewis
Jill St. John
Agnes Moorehead
John McGiver
Ray Walston
Richard Wessel
Dick Wessel
Mary Wickes
Michael Ross
Francesca Bellini

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Remastered, Widescreen)
  • Run Time: 90
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 887090036108
  • Genre: DRAMA
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Release Date: March 2012

Movie Reviews

Reviews:
"...[With] clever gags....A loose blueprint to allow Lewis and director Frank Tashlin to indulge in slapstick set pieces..." - 09/08/2000 USA Today, p.6E

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