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Director:
Frank Tashlin
Writers:
Ed Haas (story)
Norm Liebmann (story)
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Release Date:
16 December 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
When he flunks out of med school, Jerome Littlefield goes to work as an orderly in a private rest home where he wreaks havoc for everyone concerned... more | add synopsis
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Jerry Lewis to Receive Honorary Oscar
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User Comments:
Jerry Lewis at his silliest best more (14 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jerry Lewis ... Jerome Littlefield
Glenda Farrell ... Dr. Jean Howard
Everett Sloane ... Mr. Tuffington

Karen Sharpe ... Julie Blair
Kathleen Freeman ... Nurse Higgins
Del Moore ... Dr. Davenport
Alice Pearce ... Miss Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient
Milton Frome ... Board Member
John Macchia
Jack E. Leonard ... Fat Jack
Barbara Nichols ... Miss Marlowe, Actress patient
Susan Oliver ... Susan Andrews
Danny Costello ... 1st Ambulance Driver
Michael Ross ... 1st Ambulance Intern
Benny Rubin ... Waiter
Frank J. Scannell ... Milton M. Mealy, Patient (as Frank Scannell)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper ... Patient (uncredited)
Allyson Ames ... (uncredited)
Frankie Darro ... (uncredited)
Herbie Faye ... Mr. Welles, Patient (uncredited)
Paul Frees ... Opening Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Muriel Landers ... (uncredited)
Mike Mazurki ... Moving Van Passenger (uncredited)

Kent McCord ... Pre- opening credit hospital Intern (uncredited)
Glen Walters ... Tall blonde masseuse (uncredited)

Cissy Wellman ... (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr. ... Driver (uncredited)
Dave Willock ... Policeman (uncredited)
Francine York ... Nurse (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Tashlin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ed Haas  story
Norm Liebmann  story
Frank Tashlin  writer

Produced by
Paul Jones .... producer
Jerry Lewis .... executive producer
Arthur P. Schmidt .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Joseph J. Lilley 
 
Cinematography by
W. Wallace Kelley 
 
Film Editing by
John Woodcock 
 
Art Direction by
Tambi Larsen 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
Ray Moyer 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
Sy Devore (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley .... hair styles supervisor
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
 
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
Paul K. Lerpae .... special photographic effects
 
Stunts
Ron Burke .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sy Devore .... wardrobe: men
 
Editorial Department
Arthur P. Schmidt .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Irvin Talbot .... conductor
Gus Levene .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Richard Mueller .... technicolor color consultant
Marvin Weldon .... dialogue coach
Dorothy Yutzi .... script supervisor
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
Finland:89 min | USA:90 min | UK:89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:U | Finland:S | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills, California, USA more
Company:
Jerry Lewis Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the travel agency's window is a sign that reads, "TWA movie-in-flight: Jerry Lewis in 'The Disorderly Orderly'". more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Jerome is loading the laundry onto the cart, he throws a bag and it goes over the cart and hits the wall on the other side. When the laundry hits the wall and door, the door and the entire wall shake revealing that it is obviously fake. more
Quotes:
Julie Blair: Can you drive an ambulance?
Nurse Higgins: Well, in the Army I drove a tank...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
The Disorderly Orderly more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Jerry Lewis at his silliest best, 25 November 2002
Author: Teenie-1 from Warwick, Pa.

I can watch Jerry Lewis films over and over again and still get the full laugh effect. This one finds him as an orderly in a mental hospital (!) where he manages to fumble everything from breakfast to scrubbing the floors. He meets a destitute patient (Susan Oliver) and then the fun begins. These sequences provide a little of the film's serious side but overall the slapstick and Jerry's mugging are hilarious. Even the kids will get a hoot out of this. Highly recommended for family viewing.

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