Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958
Approved
1h 43m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

2.4K

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Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, and Connie Stevens in Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)

A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.

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A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.

Director
- Frank Tashlin
Writers
- Frank Tashlin
- Preston Sturges
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Frank Tashlin
Writers
- Frank Tashlin
- Preston Sturges
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Filmed on Colonial St. at Universal's backlot, Mrs Van Cleeve's house was cannibalized to build the front of the Bates house for "Psycho", and a house a couple of doors down will be tricked out to become the Munsters' home a few years later.

Goofs
Although the streets are always wet in the outdoor shots (a common Hollywood technique), the sidewalks are all dry and there are no clouds in the sky.

Quotes
Sandra Naples: Carla's first movie is coming on The Late Late Early Late Show.
Clayton Poole: The Creature From The Lower Tar-Pits? You're kidding! Oh boy, I saw that sixteen times remember? Doc Simpkins had to give me special massages.

Connections
Remake of The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)

Soundtracks
Dormi-Dormi-Dormi (Sleep-Sleep-Sleep)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung by Salvatore Baccaloni and Jerry Lewis

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Featured review

One of Jerry's more enjoyable romps.

I have to admit I've never been a rabid Jerry Lewis fan (even with a French last name, I can't join some of my relatives on the Continent in idolizing him), but, in looking back, I've seen more of his movies than I might have preferred. This one, though, was a lot of fun, possibly because it was a delightfully vulgar remake of a Preston Sturges classic.

The VistaVision/Technicolor production values are first-class; the supporting cast is able to withstand Jerry's frantic goofiness (especially Marilyn Maxwell, who gets to perform the wacked-out production number, "White Virgin of the Nile," and Ida Moore as Jerry's elderly landlady, avidly and simultaneously consuming every product being advertised on the TV she is constantly watching); and Frank Tashlin's direction pilots Jerry through the plot's crazy machinations with just the right touch of cartoon-like unreality.

If you're a Lewis fan, it's a must-see; if you aren't you may still find it an enjoyable way to spend a mindless 103 minutes.