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Rock-A-Bye Baby

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Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)

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Reviews Counted:5

Fresh:3

Rotten:2

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Something of a remake of Sturges's THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN CREEK, except with Lewis's slapstick comedy subbing for Sturges's rapid-fire dialogue. Here, Lewis is called upon to baby sit a sexy movie... Something of a remake of Sturges's THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN CREEK, except with Lewis's slapstick comedy subbing for Sturges's rapid-fire dialogue. Here, Lewis is called upon to baby sit a sexy movie star's (Maxwell) triplets because she doesn't want the public to know that she's had children. Of course, Lewis not only engages in some hilarious pratfalls with the three tykes, but also has trouble figuring out how to lie about who the mother of the triplets is. Since the setup for the film allows Lewis so much room to, well, be Jerry Lewis, this ends up being one his funnier and more satisfying films. [More]

Starring: Jerry Lewis, Hans Conried, Isobel Elsom, Hope Emerson

Starring: Jerry Lewis, Hans Conried, Isobel Elsom, Hope Emerson, Reginald Gardiner, Alex Gerry, James Gleason, Marilyn Maxwell, Ida Moore, Connie Stevens, Mary Treen

Director: Frank Tashlin

Director: Frank Tashlin
Screenwriter: Frank Tashlin
Producer: Jerry Lewis
Composer: Walter Scharf

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The gear-change from manic slapstick (watch out for the berserk hosepipe) to cringing sentimentality about babies and nappies is hard to take.

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Lewis, a seriously under-rated comedian, is always worth watching.

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A very average farce.

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Lewis stars in this Frank Tashlin directed film as a gawky TV repairman who falls in love with actress Maxwell.

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Jerry Lewis plays baby sitter in this knockabout Frank Tashlin comedy.

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