Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

90 mins | Comedy, Romance | Nov. 28, 1963

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?

Who's Minding the Store?

90 mins | Comedy, Romance | Nov. 28, 1963

Who's Minding the Store?
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?
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Paramount
Original title Who's Minding the Store?
Directors Ralph Axness, Frank Tashlin
Writers Frank Tashlin, Harry Tugend

Cast

Jerry Lewis

as Norman Phiffer

Jill St. John

as Barbara Tuttle

Ray Walston

as Mr. Quimby

John McGiver

as Mr. John P. Tuttle

Agnes Moorehead

as Mrs. Phoebe Tuttle

Francesca Bellini

as Shirley Lott

Nancy Kulp

as Emily Rothgraber

Quinn O'Hara

as Elevator Operator / Elevator Operator (uncredited)

John Abbott

as Mr. Orlandos

Fritz Feld

as Irving Catastrophe

Bess Flowers

as Shopper, Gourmet Department (uncredited)

Dick Wessel

as Traffic Cop

Richard Deacon

as Tie Salesman

Kathleen Freeman

as Mrs. Glucksman

Milton Frome

as Francois

Isobel Elsom

as Hazel

Mary Treen

as Mattress Customer

Peggy Mondo

as Lady Wrestler

Mary Jane Carey

as Alice, the Maid (uncredited)

Robert Carson

as Mr. Salzbury, Phoebe's Secretary (uncredited)

Richard Collier

as Customer (uncredited)

Mickey Finn

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Joseph Forte

as Butler (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

as Sale Department Manager (uncredited)

Joe Gray

as Herman, the Shoplifter (uncredited)

Hallene Hill

as Little Woman (uncredited)

Kenner G. Kemp

as Bystander (uncredited)

Muriel Landers

as Girdle Lady (uncredited)

Del Moore

as Department Store Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Carmen Nisbet

as Salesgirl (uncredited)

Barbara Pepper

as Customer at Bargain Sale (uncredited)

Felice Richmond

as Woman in Bargain Basement (uncredited)

Sheila Rogers

as Nurse (uncredited)

Michael Ross

as Caretaker (uncredited)

Mabel Smaney

as Mary Statler (uncredited)

Harry Spear

as Customer (uncredited)

Glen Walters

as Tall Woman in Bargain Basement (uncredited)