- Release date: 1965
- Runtime: 99 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler ... See all
- Director: Jerry Lewis
- Plot: Nine-year-old Donna Peyton is orphaned when her father dies and leaves her with a $30 million fortune. Her late father's attorney, John Wyman, explains that she must visit each of... Read more
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awful
Feb 24, 2008
aharenan - imdb.com
Feb 24, 2008aharenan - imdb.com
I have been giving Jerry Lewis a chance recently. He was great with Dean Martin in the 1950's TV show; there are many great moments in those. The French, or some of them, revere him. His movies alone, in the late... Full review
Why not?
May 31, 2003
warlorde - imdb.com
May 31, 2003warlorde - imdb.com
I know this isn't the best movie to watch, but for some reason I found it campy, corny and enjoyable. Jerry Lewis did seem to try and have fun with this film, and showed off his mulit-character talents which some people... Full review
Watch the film.
Jul 05, 2000
allan davidson - imdb.com
Jul 05, 2000allan davidson - imdb.com
And now I would like to write an objective review of the movie for you--but I don't have time. Just watch it. I thought it was fascinating and funny. I hadn't seen it since 1965 when it was at the theaters,... Full review
All in the "Family"...
Nov 24, 1999
George Litman - imdb.com
Nov 24, 1999George Litman - imdb.com
I'll give Lewis credit: even though this one isn't on par with the uproarious stuff he and Dean Martin did or even with "The Disorderly Orderly" or "The Nutty Professor", "The Family Jewels" shows Lewis doing what he does best. Running... Full review
Goofy stuff
Apr 20, 1999
DrWorm - imdb.com
Apr 20, 1999DrWorm - imdb.com
Ah, Jerry Lewis. One of the most underappreciated comic actor/writer/directors. In "The Family Jewels" he attempts to play every single member of a family of brothers...and pulls it off successfully. All these Lewis characters are funny and quirky, and this movie... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Oct 12, 2004DVD Talk
Video & Audio Paramount's DVD of The Family Jewels looks great.
Although it offers fans a chance to see Lewis in no less than seven roles, the film is a major disappointment, easily the weakest of the six he directed at Paramount.
... Full Review
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Director(s): Jerry Lewis.Screenplay: Jerry Lewis and Bill Richmond.Cast: Jerry Lewis, Donna Butterworth, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler, Robert Strauss, Gene Baylos, Herbie Faye and Milton Frome. ... Full Article

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