Directed by:
George MarshallScreenplay:
Rod AmateauCinematography:
W. Wallace KelleyCast:
Jerry Lewis, Anne Francis, Eleanor Audley, Peter Lawford, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Scatman Crothers, Frankie Darro, Kathleen Freeman, Henry Corden (more)Plots(1)
This comedy begins when Peter Ingersoll (Jerry Lewis) hears from Dr. Carter (Peter Lawford) that he has only a few months to live. Peter's wife Nancy (Anne Francis) suggests her husband spend his remaining days fishing, so Peter embarks on a world-wide expedition, fishing in the most exotic locales at every corner of the globe. After running up over $100,000 on his credit card, Peter is surprised to see Dr. Carter, who has followed him to Lisbon. The good doctor informs Peter that a mistake has been made; he is not going to die. However, the shock of his credit card debt almost does kill him. He and the good doctor agree he should feign his demise in order to collect on the life insurance. Peter goes along with the plan until he discovers his wife and doctor are in cahoots and plan to use the money for themselves. Lewis provides his legendary physical comedy that has made him an international star, most notably in France. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jerry Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Trumbo (2015) - a.f.
The King of Comedy (1982)
Arizona Dream (1993)
Anne Francis
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Funny Girl (1968)
Eleanor Audley
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella (1950)
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Peter Lawford
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Easter Parade (1948)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
USA
Best movies:
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Sheepman (1958)
Strange Lady in Town (1955)
Scatman Crothers
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
Roots (1977) (series)
Frankie Darro
USA
Best movies:
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Westward the Women (1951)
Kathleen Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Shrek (2001)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Henry Corden
Canada
Best movies:
Lust for Life (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Norman Leavitt
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Showdown (1963)
Jeffrey Sayre
USA
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest (1959)
Larry J. Blake
USA
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Band of Angels (1957)
High Noon (1952)
Alberto Morin
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Casablanca (1942)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
George DeNormand
USA
Best movies:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Citizen Kane (1941)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Leon Alton
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Paul Bradley
USA
Best movies:
Giant (1956)
Gilda (1946)
Pretty Woman (1990)
Benny Rubin
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Airport (1970)
Harlan Warde
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Caged (1950)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tina Menard
Mexico
Best movies:
Captain Blood (1935)
Caged (1950)
Giant (1956)