The Ladies Man

The Ladies Man
Directed by	Jerry Lewis
Produced by	Jerry Lewis
Written by	Jerry Lewis Bill Richmond
Starring	Jerry Lewis Lillian Briggs Helen Traubel Kathleen Freeman Buddy Lester George Raft
Music by	Walter Scharf
Cinematography	W. Wallace Kelley
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 28, 1961
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.1 million[1]
Box office	926,423 admissions (France)[2]

The Ladies Man is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961 by Paramount.^[3]

Plot

Herbert H. Heebert (Jerry Lewis) is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then takes a job at a genteel, women-only boarding house, run by Helen Wellenmellen (Helen Traubel). Although most of the women treat him like a servant, Fay (Pat Stanley) helps him with his fear of women.

Production notes

The main set is a four story doll house-like interior of a mansion turned boarding house with a central courtyard allowing crane shots spanning floors.^[4] At $350,000, it was the most expensive set for a family comedy to date.^[5]

Lillian Briggs, the blonde bombshell "Queen of Rock & Roll," made her Hollywood acting debut in this film. Ann McCrea was cast as "Miss Sexy Pot".

Home release

The film was released on DVD on October 14, 2004.

References

1. COMIC CONSTRUCTS EDIFICE FOR FILM: JERRY LEWIS CONCOCTS A 40-ROOM BUILDING FOR 'THE LADIES' MAN' By GLADWIN HILL,Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 02 Dec 1960: 33.
2. Box office information for film at Box office story
3. Howard Thompson (July 13, 1961). "'Ladies' Man' Heads New Double Bill". The New York Times.
4. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/ladiesman1961.php
5. Thompson, Howard. The New York Times http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/28028/The-Ladies-Man/overview. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• The Ladies Man at the Internet Movie Database
• The Ladies Man at the TCM Movie Database