The Ladies Man (1961)

1961 • 95 minutes

About this movie

Step aside, all you fabled Romeos! Make way for Herbert H. Herbert, The Ladies Man. And make way for laugh upon laugh, too, because starring as Hubert H. is His Knuckleheadedness himself-zany Jerry Lewis. Herbert is a confined bachelor and antic bumbler who'd make coffee nervous. And he's just found a new job that'll make you howl. He's a houseboy of an all-female boarding house. Look for George Raft and Big Band legend Harry James in small roles. There's an inanimate star, too: the film's acclaimed main set must be seen to be believed!

Ratings and reviews

Wacky original and charming with great surreal touches like the butterfly collection flying to and fro coming alive, and the eerie spider like surprise of Miss Cartilage. The premise is a spoof of the term "ladies man" as here the astonishingly talented and handsome Jerry Lewis is a "maid" for ladies who stay at a retired female opera singers mansion. He is hailed as a handsome genius in France, who know a thing or 60 about such matters. Excellent film as ever.