Jerry Lewis

Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

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March 15, 2016February 13, 2022

Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) starring Jerry Lewis, Jacqueline Pearce, Terry-Thomas

Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River is a Jerry Lewis film, based on the book of the same name. Oddly, Jerry Lewis is cast playing the part of the straight man in the movie. He plays George Lester, an American who goes from one get-rich-quick scheme to another. Much to the distress of his suffering wife Pamela, played by the lovely Jacqueline Pearce. After three years of being dragged across the globe, she has had enough of his constant neglect of her. And she sues for divorce. While she leaves the country as part of dealing with her emotions, George decides to ‘renovate’ her ancestral home. It’s a stately English manor, that he turns into a 1960’s style discotheque and Chinese restaurant. When Pamela eventually returns home, she is aghast. And George thought to regain her affections by proving that he can make money by staying in England.

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March 14, 2016February 13, 2022

Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) starring Jerry Lewis, Anne Francis, Peter Lawford

Synopsis of Hook, Line and Sinker

In Hook, Line and Sinker, Jerry Lewis plays the part of Peter Ingersoll. He’s an unhappy insurance salesman who’s living the American Dream. Only to be so caught up in the rat race that he’s unable to enjoy any part of his life. His normal existence is interrupted, however, when his doctor (played by Peter Lawford) and best friend diagnoses him with a weak heart, and gives him the news that he only has a few months to live.

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March 13, 2016January 30, 2022

Three on a Couch (1966) starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, James Best

Three on a Couch is a Jerry Lewis comedy that’s both funny and charming. The basic plot is that Jerry Lewis’ character, Christopher Pride, is an artist who has won a prestigious French art contest, winning a large monetary prize, as well as the opportunity to live in Paris, France for a year. He intends to take his fiancee, Dr. Elizabeth Acord (played by Janet Leigh) along so that they can be married. But there’s a problem.

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March 13, 2016January 27, 2022

The Nutty Professor (1963) starring Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens

The Nutty Professor is Jerry Lewis‘ most famous film, and with good reason. Unlike many of his comedies, this is more than a thin plot for him to hang slapstick on. The character of Dr. Julius Kelp is well-rounded and sympathetic. He’s also the traditional klutz that Jerry Lewis portrays so well. The ultimate nerd, he’s physically humiliated in front of his class. So, he tries several (very funny) attempts at building himself up, only to fail miserably. Kelp then turns to his knowledge of science to create a formula to turn himself into the macho he-man that he dreams of being. All in hopes of earning the affections of Stella Purdy (played very well by Stella Stevens). The potion works all too well, releasing the suave, self-confident, arrogant and conceited Buddy Love.

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May 3, 2015May 2, 2022

End of the MDA Telethon – A scant 4 years after removing Jerry Lewis as the host of the MDA telethon, the telethon is now going off the air.

Quoting from the New York Daily News:

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April 8, 2015February 17, 2022

Movie review of Li’l Abner — the musical comedy movie, inspired by the Broadway play, that in turn was inspired by Al Capp’s famous comic strip about the inhabitants of Dogpatch

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January 2, 2012February 15, 2022

Jerry Lewis has been organizing and hosting a Labor Day telethon to help raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) since 1966. Over the years, Jerry has helped raise over 2 billion dollars. In fact, Jerry Lewis is one of the few fundraisers who actually brings in more money than pledged.

Over the years, Jerry Lewis has received numerous awards for his work with the MDA over the years. These include nominated for the Nobel Peace Price in 1977, a U.S. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service in 1985, and the Governor’s Award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2005 for his long-running telethon work.