Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

99 mins | Comedy | July 12, 1968

George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River

99 mins | Comedy | July 12, 1968

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.
IMDb rating 4.7
Producers
Original title Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Directors Douglas Hermes, Eileen Head, Jerry Paris
Writers Max Wilk

Cast

Jerry Lewis

as George Lester

Terry-Thomas

as H. William Homer

Jacqueline Pearce

as Pamela Lester

Bernard Cribbins

as Fred Davies

Patricia Routledge

as Lucille Beatty

Nicholas Parsons

as Dudley Heath

Michael Bates

as Dr. Spink

Marianne Stone

as Air Passenger