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6.1/10   555 votes
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Director:
Jerry Lewis
Writers:
Jerry Lewis (writer)
Bill Richmond (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 November 1961 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family more
Tagline:
Fractures Hollywood with a Million Howls!
Plot:
Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jerry Lewis ... Morty S. Tashman

Brian Donlevy ... Tom Paramutual / T.P.
Howard McNear ... Dexter Sneak

Dick Wesson ... The A. D.
Robert Ivers ... Young NY director who argues with T.P.
Pat Dahl ... Miss Carson
Renée Taylor ... Miss Giles
Rita Hayes ... Singer who dubs Davitt
Stanley Adams ... Grumpy
Kathleen Freeman ... Mrs. Helen Paramutual / Mrs. T.P.
Isobel Elsom ... Irma Paramutual
Sig Ruman ... Baron Elston Carteblanche
Felicia Atkins ... Serina
Doodles Weaver ... Weaver
Fritz Feld ... Roaring 20's Director
Kenneth MacDonald ... Mr. Fumble
Joey Forman ... Jedson
Iris Adrian ... Anastasia Anastasia, Actress
Paul Ritts ... Paul Ritts
Mary Ritts ... Mary Ritts
David Landfield ... Lance
Del Moore ... M.C. at Premiere
Bellfontevro ... Bit Part
Richard Bakalyan ... Jason, Anastasia's Director

Joe Besser ... Man watching rushes
Theodora Davitt ... Bit Part
Milton Frome ... Mr. Greenbag
Hank Ladd ... Bit Part
Mary LeBow ... Bit part
Mike Mahoney
Mickey Manners ... Bit Part
Sally Mansfield ... Bit Part
Mike Mazurki ... Blonde 'Movie Siren'
Richard Morrow
Bill Richmond ... Bespectacled Man in Elevator
Caroline Richter ... Bit Part
Michael Ross ... Big Man in Elevator (as Mike Ross)
Benny Rubin ... Mr. Wabenlotnee
Regis Toomey ... Studio Exec with the Baron
Mary Treen ... Commissary Cashier
Herb Vigran ... Cigar Smoker in Elevator
Jerry Wayne
William Wellman Jr. ... Bit Part
The Dover Basketeers ... Themselves
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold ... Babe Rosenwald (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates ... Ralph, Prop Man (uncredited)
Jim Backus ... Mr. Arbutt (uncredited) (voice)
Dan Blocker ... Himself (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire ... Ulysses Paramutual (uncredited)
Leo Durocher ... Himself (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Narrator (uncredited) (voice)

Joe Gray ... (uncredited)
Lorne Greene ... Himself (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Albert Paramutual (uncredited)

Michael Landon ... Himself (uncredited)
'Snub' Pollard ... 'Snub' (uncredited)
Pernell Roberts ... Himself (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jerry Lewis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jerry Lewis  writer
Bill Richmond  writer

Produced by
Ernest D. Glucksman .... producer
Arthur P. Schmidt .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Louis Y. Brown 
Jerry Lewis 
Bill Richmond 
Walter Scharf 
 
Cinematography by
W. Wallace Kelley 
 
Film Editing by
Stanley E. Johnson 
 
Art Direction by
Arthur Lonergan 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
James W. Payne 
 
Costume Design by
Sy Devore (costumes: men)
Edith Head 
Nat Wise 
 
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley .... hair stylist
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
William Davidson .... production manager (as Bill Davidson)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ralph Axness .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach .... sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach .... sound recordist
 
Music Department
Phil Boutelje .... music coordinator
Frank Foster .... composer: cue "Blues in Frankie's Flat"
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator
Walter Scharf .... conductor
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Nick Castle .... choreographer
Eleanor H. Donahoe .... script supervisor
Marshall Katz .... assistant to producer
Frank Somper .... furrier
Marvin Weldon .... dialogue coach
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Jerry Lewis Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Final film of Roscoe Ates. more
Movie Connections:
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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
errand, not errant, 22 June 2006
6/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

"The Errand Boy" is mostly an excuse for a series of silly gags, but it's good for a few laughs. Jerry Lewis plays a man who gets hired to spy for a movie company. Sure enough, in the process of spying, he just makes a mess everywhere he goes. Whether it's the armor suits or the champagne bottle, this guy is a walking disaster area. A precursor to Insp. Clouseau and Gilligan, if you will.

Low humor, you say? Maybe it is, but like I said, good for a few laughs; simply a way to pass time. The movie doesn't pretend to be a masterpiece. Also starring Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear, Kathleen Freeman, Stanley Adams and Doodles Weaver.

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