Look who's minding the store!
Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?
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Comic, effortless, unpretentious and classical in form.
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- effortlessdemanding
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Jerry LewisNorman Phiffer
- Jill St. JohnBarbara Tuttle
- Ray WalstonMr. Quimby
- John McGiverJohn P. Tuttle
- Agnes MooreheadPhoebe Tuttle
- Francesca BelliniShirley Lott
- Fritz FeldIrving Catastrophe
- Nancy KulpEmily Rothgraber
- Milton FromeFrancois
- Peggy MondoLady Wrestler
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- Frank TashlinDirector
- Frank TashlinScreenplay
- Harry TugendScreenplay
- W. Wallace KelleyDirector of Photography
- Joseph J. LilleyOriginal Music Composer
- John WoodcockEditor
- Paul JonesProducer
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