Who's Minding the Store?

6.9
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 90 min
  • Premiere: 1963. November 28.

Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?

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Jerry Lewis

Norman Phiffer

Jill St. John

Barbara Tuttle

Ray Walston

Mr. Quimby

John McGiver

Mr. John P. Tuttle

Agnes Moorehead

Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle

Francesca Bellini

Shirley Lott

Nancy Kulp

Emily Rothgraber

Quinn O'Hara

Elevator Operator

John Abbott

Mr. Orlandos

Fritz Feld

Irving Catastrophe

Bess Flowers

Shopper, Gourmet Department (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

Traffic Cop

Richard Deacon

Tie Salesman

Kathleen Freeman

Mrs. Glucksman

Milton Frome

Francois

Mary Treen

Mattress Customer

Peggy Mondo

Lady Wrestler

Mary Jane Carey

Alice, the Maid (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Mr. Salzbury, Phoebe's Secretary (uncredited)

Richard Collier

Customer (uncredited)

Mickey Finn

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Joseph Forte

Butler (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Sale Department Manager (uncredited)

Joe Gray

Herman, the Shoplifter (uncredited)

Hallene Hill

Little Woman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

Bystander (uncredited)

Muriel Landers

Girdle Lady (uncredited)

Del Moore

Department Store Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Carmen Nisbet

Salesgirl (uncredited)

Quinn O'Hara

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Barbara Pepper

Customer at Bargain Sale (uncredited)

Felice Richmond

Woman in Bargain Basement (uncredited)

Sheila Rogers

Nurse (uncredited)

Michael Ross

Caretaker (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

Mary Statler (uncredited)

Harry Spear

Customer (uncredited)

Glen Walters

Tall Woman in Bargain Basement (uncredited)

Art

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

James W. Payne

Set Decoration

Camera

W. Wallace Kelley

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sy Devore

Wardrobe Designer

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Nellie Manley

Hair Supervisor

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Marvin Weldon

Dialogue Coach

Paul K. Lerpae

Special Effects

Directing

Frank Tashlin

Director

Ralph Axness

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Arthur P. Schmidt

Associate Producer

Paul Jones

Producer

William Davidson

Production Manager

Sound

Lyle Figland

Sound Recordist

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Joseph J. Lilley

Original Music Composer

Gus Levene

Orchestrator

Irvin Talbot

Conductor

Writing

Frank Tashlin

Screenplay

Harry Tugend

Screenplay

Art

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Roland Anderson

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

James W. Payne

Set Decoration

Camera

W. Wallace Kelley

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sy Devore

Wardrobe Designer

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Nellie Manley

Hair Supervisor

Edith Head

Costume Design

Crew

Marvin Weldon

Dialogue Coach

Paul K. Lerpae

Special Effects

Directing

Frank Tashlin

Director

Ralph Axness

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Arthur P. Schmidt

Associate Producer

Paul Jones

Producer

William Davidson

Production Manager

Sound

Lyle Figland

Sound Recordist

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Joseph J. Lilley

Original Music Composer

Gus Levene

Orchestrator

Irvin Talbot

Conductor

Writing

Frank Tashlin

Screenplay

Harry Tugend

Screenplay