The Errand Boy
Fractures Hollywood with a Million Howls!
1961 | 92m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jerry Lewis |
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| Writer: | Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond |
| Staring: |
| Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 28, 1961 |
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| Director: | Jerry Lewis |
| Writer: | Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | mailroom |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Jerry Lewis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Morty S. Tashman |
| Brian Donlevy | Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual |
| Howard McNear | Dexter Sneak |
| Dick Wesson | The A.D. |
| Kathleen Freeman | Mrs. Helen Paramutual |
| Robert Ivers | Young NY Director Who Argues with T.P. |
| Pat Dahl | Miss Carson |
| Renée Taylor | Miss Giles |
| Rita Hayes | Singer Who Dubs Davitt |
| Stanley Adams | Grumpy |
| Isobel Elsom | Irma Paramutual |
| Sig Ruman | Baron Elston Carteblanche |
| Felicia Atkins | Serina |
| Doodles Weaver | Weaver |
| Fritz Feld | Busby - Roaring 20's Director |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Mr. Fumble |
| Joey Forman | Jedson |
| Iris Adrian | Anastasia Anastasia, Actress |
| Paul Ritts | Paul Ritts |
| Mary Ritts | Mary Ritts |
| David Landfield | Lance (as Dave Landfield) |
| Del Moore | M.C. at Premiere |
| Bellfontevro | Puppeteer |
| Richard Bakalyan | Jason, Anastasia's Director |
| Joe Besser | Man Watching Rushes |
| Theodora Davitt | Southern Belle in Film |
| Milton Frome | Mr. Greenback |
| Hank Ladd | Paramutual Family Member |
| Mary LeBow | Lover in Film |
| Mike Mahoney | Carl - Prop Man's Assistant |
| Mickey Manners | Larkin |
| Sally Mansfield | Miss Herok - Script Stenographer |
| Mike Mazurki | Blonde 'Movie Siren' |
| Richard Morrow | Minor Role |
| Bill Richmond | Bespectacled Man in Elevator |
| Caroline Richter | Bubblegum Blower in Elevator |
| Michael Ross | Big Man in Elevator (as Mike Ross) |
| Benny Rubin | Mr. Wabenlotnee |
| Regis Toomey | Studio Exec with the Baron |
| Mary Treen | Commissary Cashier |
| Herb Vigran | Cigar Smoker in Elevator |
| Jerry Wayne | Confederate Soldier in Movie |
| William Wellman Jr. | Actor / Lover in Film |
| Quinn O'Hara | Model (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stanley E. Johnson | Editor |
| Marvin Weldon | Dialogue Coach |
| Phil Boutelje | Music Coordinator |
| William Davidson | Production Manager |
| Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Marshall Katz | Producer's Assistant |
| Ralph Axness | Assistant Director |
| W. Wallace Kelley | Director of Photography |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Arthur Lonergan | Art Direction |
| James W. Payne | Set Decoration |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Eleanor H. Donahoe | Script Supervisor |
| Jerry Lewis | Director, Writer |
| Bill Richmond | Writer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sy Devore | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Associate Producer |
| Ernest D. Glucksman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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