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The Ladies Man (1961)

• Director
  • Jerry Lewis
• Writers
  • Jerry Lewis
  • Bill Richmond
  • Mel Brooks(uncredited)
• Stars
  • Jerry Lewis
  • Helen Traubel
  • Pat Stanley

  Comedian Jerry Lewis began directing movies in 1960, and this often unkind satire on the nature of American womanhood is one of his early efforts in that regard. The rubber-legged, rubber-faced Lewis plays Herbert, a man who is despondent over the break-up of his romance. While looking for a job, he comes across an impressive mansion (built as a set at the cost of $350,000) filled with women of all types -- and lo and behold -- they need a handyman. So Herbert gets to reside with a bevy of women of various types, all under the supervision of Mrs. Wellenmelon (Helen Traubel). In the end, the set itself outtrumps them all.