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About the Film

Year

1957

Rating

NR

Genre

Comedy

Running Time

104 MIN

Synopsis

In this comedy, an awkward TV repairman finds himself falling for an actress who doesn't even know he exists and instead marries a dashing Mexican bullfighter. Unfortunately, he dies the day after their wedding; fortunately, he managed to impregnate her. Unfortunately, she is soon supposed to be starring in a religious epic called The White Virgin on the Nile. To help her, the repairman offers to watch her baby after it is born. Unfortunately, she gives birth to triplets. Later he marries the sister of the actress who bears him quintuplets. Some guys have all the luck. Songs include: "In the Land of La La La", "Dormi, Dormi, Dormi", "The White Virgin of the Nile", "Love is a Lonely Thing" and ""Why Can't He Care for Me?""

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Jerry Lewis

Clayton Poole

Marilyn Maxwell

Carla Naples

Reginald Gardiner

Harold Hermann

Baccaloni

Gigi "Papa" Naples

Connie Stevens

Sandra Naples

Hans Conried

Mr. Wright

Jackie Gleason

Doc Simpkins

About the Crew

Director

Frank Tashlin

Producer

Jerry Lewis

Based on Short Story By

Preston Sturges

Writer

Frank Tashlin

Music Scoring

Walter Scharf