The Ladies Man (1961)

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1h 46min
Comedy
Aug 1961 (UK)
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A clueless, recently-single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women.

Director:

Jerry Lewis

Writers:

Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond, Mel Brooks

Stars:

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Still of Jerry Lewis (I), Kathleen Freeman (I) and Pat Stanley (I) in The Ladies Man (1961)

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	Jerry Lewis	...	Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
	Helen Traubel	...	Miss Helen N. Wellenmellon
	Pat Stanley	...	Fay
	Kathleen Freeman	...	Katie
	George Raft	...	George Raft
	Harry James	...	Harry James
	Marty Ingels	...	Marty Ingels
	Buddy Lester	...	Willard C. Gainsborough
	Gloria Jean	...	Gloria
	Hope Holiday	...	Miss Anxious
	Jack LaLanne	...	Jack LaLanne
	Westbrook Van Voorhis	...	TV Person to Person
	Sylvia Lewis	...	Miss Cartilage
	Eddie Quillan	...	Wolf Man (scenesDeleted)
	Dee Arlen	...	Miss Liar
	Roscoe Ates	...	Pet Shop Owner
	Francesca Bellini	...	Dancer
	Jack Kruschen	...	Graduation Emcee Professor
	Vicki Benet	...	Frenchie
	Alex Gerry	...	Mr. Zoussman - TV Show Producer
	Patricia Blair	...	Working Girl
	Doodles Weaver	...	Soundman
	Lillian Briggs	...	Lillian
	Bonnie Evans	...	Dancer
	Jacqueline Fontaine	...	Working Girl
	Marianne Gaba	...	Working Girl
	Gretchen Houser	...	Dancer
	Karyn Kupcinet	...	Working Girl
	Paula Lane	...	Working Girl
	Mary LaRoche	...	Miss Society (as Mary La Roche)
	Shary Marshall	...	Faith (as Shary Layne)
	Mary LeBow	...	French Maid
	Ann McCrea	...	Miss Sexy Pot
	Daria Massey	...	Working Girl
	Madlyn Rhue	...	Miss Intellect
	Caroline Richter	...	Miss Southern Accent
	Sheila Rogers	...	Miss Reed, Secretary
	Nancy Root	...	Script Girl
	Lynn Ross	...	Miss Vitality
	Joan Staley	...	Working Girl
	Kay Tapscott	...	Working Girl
	Patty Thomas	...	Working Girl
	Gloria Tennes	...	Gloria Glands (as Gloria Tracy)
	Meri Welles	...	Working Girl
	Beverly Wills	...	Miss Hypochondriac
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Art Aragon	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Roger Bacon	...	TV Cableman (uncredited)
	John Barton	...	TV Technician (uncredited)
	Dick Bernie	...	Second Floor Man (uncredited)
	James Bradley	...	TV Cableman (uncredited)
	Don Brodie	...	Makeup Man (uncredited)
	Sue Casey	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Charles Cirillo	...	TV Cableman (uncredited)
	Ira Cook	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	Dolores Erickson	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Fritz Feld	...	Mrs. Wellenmellon's Hairdresser (uncredited)
	Mickey Finn	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	Jack Fisher	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	Jerry Gordet	...	Speedy Armature (uncredited)
	Bob Harvey	...	Bob Harvey (uncredited)
	Bob Hopkins	...	Announcer (uncredited)
	John Indrisano	...	TV Technician (uncredited)
	Maurice Kelly	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Graduation Attendee (uncredited)
	June Kenney	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Avram Lax	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	David Lipp	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Kenneth MacDonald	...	Papa Heebert (uncredited)
	Victor Masi	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Light Man (uncredited)
	Del Moore	...	Del Moore - TV Announcer (uncredited)
	Faye Michael Nuell	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Patricia Olson	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Kathy Potter	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Peter Potter	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	Anthony Redondo	...	Faculty Member (uncredited)
	Tony Regan	...	TV Technician (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Faculty Member (uncredited)
	Deon Robb	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Cecile Rogers	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	Michael Ross	...	The Grocer (uncredited)
	Michael Tomack	...	Man on Date (uncredited)
	Darlene Tompkins	...	Working Girl (uncredited)
	William Wellman Jr.	...	Soda Jerk / Rod Reason (uncredited)
	Dave Willock	...	Assistant TV Program Director (uncredited)
	Zamba	...	Baby / Lion (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jerry Lewis

Written by

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Jerry Lewis	...	(written by) and
Bill Richmond	...	(written by)

Mel Brooks	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Ernest D. Glucksman	...	associate producer
Jerry Lewis	...	producer

Music by

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Walter Scharf

Cinematography by

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W. Wallace Kelley

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director of photography

Editing by

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Stanley E. Johnson

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(as Stanley Johnson)

Editorial Department

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Richard Mueller

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Art Direction by

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Ross Bellah
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
James W. Payne	...	(as James Payne)

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Nellie Manley	...	hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore	...	makeup supervisor

Production Management

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William Davidson

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production manager (as Bill Davidson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ralph Axness	...	assistant director
Charles C. Coleman	...	assistant director (as C.C. Coleman Jr.)

Sound Department

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Charles Grenzbach	...	sound recordist
Bill Wistrom	...	sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton

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special photographic effects

Stunts

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Jesse Wayne

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Carl Manoogian

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crane operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sy Devore	...	wardrobe: Jerry Lewis
Nat Wise	...	wardrobe: Jerry Lewis

Music Department

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Phil Boutelje	...	music coordinator
Jack Hayes	...	orchestrator
Walter Scharf	...	conductor
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator
Bobby Van	...	stager: musical numbers

Additional Crew

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Arthur P. Schmidt	...	assistant to producer
Marvin Weldon	...	dialogue coach
Ralph Helfer	...	animal supervisor: Nature's Haven Wild Animal Rental Co. (uncredited)
Martha Manor	...	stand-in (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures
York Pictures Corporation (copyright)

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (A Paramount Picture)
Filmes Lusomundo (1961) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1961) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Films of India (1961) (India) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1962) (Sweden) (theatrical)
CBS (1966) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
La Cinq (1987) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD) (widescreen)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (France) (DVD)
Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2011) (United States) (tv) (syndicated print)
ARTE (2013) (France) (tv)
ARTE (2014) (France) (tv)
Paramount Channel (2020) (France) (tv)
Umbrella Entertainment (2020) (Australia) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2020) (New Zealand) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
Nature's Haven Wild Animal Rental Co. (animals supplied by)
Unites States Armed Forces (we wish to thank)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	After his girlfriend leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts to search for a job. When he finally finds one, it happens to be in a large house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females? Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	slapstick-comedy absurd-comedy grammatical-error-in-title young job See All (8) »
Taglines	IT'S JERRY'S BIGGEST, FUNNIEST YET! (original ad - all caps) See more »
Genres	Comedy
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Australia:G Brazil:Livre Finland:S France:Tous publics Hong Kong:I India:U Italy:T Japan:G Malaysia:U New Zealand:G Norway:7 South Africa:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Not Rated United States:Approved Ukraine:ZA West Germany:6 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Le Tombeur de ces dames (France) Zu heiß gebadet (Germany) El terror de las chicas (Spain) Huller om buller (Sweden) Jerry i kvinnepensjonatet (Norway) See more »
Runtime	106 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget

$3,100,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	During this production Jerry Lewis attached a small video camera to the side of his 35mm camera, in effect, pioneering the "video assist" system that is standard on just about every feature film today. See more »
Goofs	During many of the scenes, Herbert is wearing a wedding ring. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997). See more »
Soundtracks	Don't Go To Paris See more »
Crazy Credits	We wish to Thank the United States Armed Forces (But only if they came to see the picture) See more »
Quotes	Herbert H. Heebert: Hey, lady! See more »

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