The Ladies Man
1961 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 6.3 · 95% critics
After a painful breakup, a down-on-his-luck man searches for work and ends up taking a job in a large house filled entirely with women. The setup turns into a lively comedy as he tries to adjust to a very unusual living situation.
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-06-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (138 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like broad, old-school comedies with awkward situations and a silly, upbeat tone, especially if titles like The Bellboy or The Errand Boy work for you; Not for you if you want realism or modern humor.
Pros: playful premise; lively comic energy; light, breezy mood | Cons: thin story; repetitive gags; dated gender humor
Themes
- slapstick comedy
- madcap comedy
Cast & crew
Jerry Lewis
as Herbert H. Heebert / Mama Heebert
Helen Traubel
as Miss Helen N. Wellenmellon
Pat Stanley
as Fay
Kathleen Freeman
as Katie
George Raft
as Himself
Harry James
as Harry James
Marty Ingels
as Himself
Buddy Lester
as Willard C. Gainsborough
Gloria Jean
as Gloria
- HH
Hope Holiday
as Miss Anxious
Directed by Jerry Lewis