Who's Minding the Store?

"Look who's minding the store..."

Dec 14 1963 Approved 1h 30m
Comedy

Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who 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?

Plot

Barbara is a very rich girl who falls in love with Norman Phiffier, a poor young man. She doesn't tell him who she really is and prepares to marry him. But, Mrs. Tuttle (Barbara's mother) doesn't want her daughter to mary such a poor man. So, she hires Norman at one of her big stores, and gives him the most difficult and disgusting works. She hopes that seeing Norman humiliated, Barbara will finally leave him. But things don't work exactly this way...

Written by

Frank Tashlin, Harry Tugend

Directed by

Frank Tashlin

Cast

Jerry Lewis, Jill St. John, Ray Walston

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
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Average Rating
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