Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches!
Acting
Jerry Lewis's physical comedy at peak elasticity.
Direction
Frank Tashlin's cartoonish visual gags in live action.
Production
Glossy studio sets that look edible.
Director
Frank Tashlin
Jerry Lewis
Jerome Littlefield
Glenda Farrell
Dr. Jean Howard
Karen Sharpe
Julie Blair
Susan Oliver
Susan Andrews
Everett Sloane
Mr. Tuffington
Kathleen Freeman
Nurse Higgins
Del Moore
Dr. Davenport
Alice Pearce
Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient
Milton Frome
Board Member
Jack E. Leonard
Fat Jack
Barbara Nichols
Miss Marlowe
Muriel Landers
Millicent
Frank J. Scannell
Milton M. Mealy (as Frank Scannell)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank Tashlin came from animation, and it shows—every frame looks like a Looney Tunes background.
This was Lewis's last film with Paramount before he moved to Columbia, ending his most commercially successful period.
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