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Who's Minding the Store?

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Barbara (Jill St. John) is in love with Norman (Jerry Lewis), the man who looks after her poodle. But she has a secret: She's the daughter of a wealthy society couple and worth more than Norman will ever make. When her mother, Phoebe (Agnes Moorehead), finds out about Barbara's relationship, she sends Norman to work a series of increasingly humiliating jobs at the family's department store. Norman tries to please his cruel boss, Mr. Quimby (Ray Walston), and win Barbara's hand in marriage.
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Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Frank Tashlin directs with full emphasis on the madcap nonsense and Jerry Lewis has a field day playing it all out in his uninhibited (meaning zany) style. It’s fun. Go to Full Review
Serge Daney Cahiers du Cinéma Oct 4, 2023
Exemplary in its subject, rigorous in its style, troublesome in what eludes it. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Mar 8, 2008
4/5
Frank Tashlin's live action cartoon, as usual w/his favorite star Jerry Lewis. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 16, 2005
3/5
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Dec 17, 2004
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Mar 11, 2004
2/5
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Kylo G Sep 26, 2017 misogynistic. duzn't hold up....good bits tho
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Tashlin

Director

Jerry Lewis

Norman Phiffier

Jill St. John

Barbara Tuttle

Agnes Moorehead

Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle

John McGiver

Mr. John P. Tuttle

Ray Walston

Mr. Quimby

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Who's Minding the Store?

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Synopsis Barbara (Jill St. John) is in love with Norman (Jerry Lewis), the man who looks after her poodle. But she has a secret: She's the daughter of a wealthy society couple and worth more than Norman will ever make. When her mother, Phoebe (Agnes Moorehead), finds out about Barbara's relationship, she sends Norman to work a series of increasingly humiliating jobs at the family's department store. Norman tries to please his cruel boss, Mr. Quimby (Ray Walston), and win Barbara's hand in marriage.
Director
Frank Tashlin
Producer
Paul Jones
Screenwriter
Frank Tashlin, Harry Tugend
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Jerry Lewis Productions, York Pictures Corporation
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 27, 1963, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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