The Ladies' Man (1961)

The Ladies' Man (1961)




Synopsis

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.

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  • NEWSMAKERS: Jerry Lewis, 'Ladies' Man'

    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2000 -- He who laughs last ... is a she, it seems.

    After shocking the audience at last week's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival by saying he didn't like female comedians (and didn't love Lucy!), Jerry Lewis has done the remedial tail-tuck between the legs and issued a statement offering his "humble apology" for his comments at the Aspen, Colorado, event.

    Jerry Lewis "There are times when half-statements get misinterpreted, and that's what happened at the Aspen U.S. Comedy Festival [sic] last week," Lewis said in a statement Thursday.

    As proof he's every bit "The Ladies' Man" he played in the 1961 comedy of the same name, Lewis named Whoopi Goldberg, Elayne Boosler and Phyllis Diller as female comics he does like.

    The brouhaha started last Saturday when Lewis, who was being interviewed on stage at the festival by Martin Short, was aske



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