The Disorderly Orderly
NOTE: This picture was made entirely without the co-operation of any medical association!
1964 | 89m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Frank Tashlin |
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| Writer: | Frank Tashlin, Norm Liebmann, Ed Haas |
| Staring: |
| Poor Jerome Littlefield. He wants to be a doctor – but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients – and viewers – in stitches! | |
| Release Date: | Dec 16, 1964 |
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| Director: | Frank Tashlin |
| Writer: | Frank Tashlin, Norm Liebmann, Ed Haas |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | hospital |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Jerry Lewis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Jerome Littlefield |
| Glenda Farrell | Dr. Jean Howard |
| Karen Sharpe | Julie Blair |
| Susan Oliver | Susan Andrews |
| Everett Sloane | Mr. Tuffington |
| Kathleen Freeman | Nurse Higgins |
| Del Moore | Dr. Davenport |
| Alice Pearce | Mrs. Fuzzibee, Talkative Patient |
| Milton Frome | Board Member |
| Jack E. Leonard | Fat Jack |
| Barbara Nichols | Miss Marlowe |
| Muriel Landers | Millicent |
| Frank J. Scannell | Milton M. Mealy (as Frank Scannell) |
| John Macchia | Orderly |
| Danny Costello | 1st Ambulance Driver |
| Michael Ross | 1st Ambulance Intern |
| Benny Rubin | Waiter |
| Allyson Ames | Nurse |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Tashlin | Screenplay, Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | Theme Song Performance |
| Norm Liebmann | Story |
| W. Wallace Kelley | Director of Photography |
| Jim Miller | Sound |
| Bud Bashaw Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| Paul K. Lerpae | Special Effects |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Original Music Composer |
| William Davidson | Production Manager |
| John Woodcock | Editor |
| Ed Haas | Story |
| Ralph Axness | Assistant Director |
| Shirlee Strahm | Costumer |
| Tambi Larsen | Art Direction |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Marvin Weldon | Dialogue Coach |
| Irvin Talbot | Conductor |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Dorothy Yutzi | Script Supervisor |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Sy Devore | Wardrobe Designer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Paul Jones | Producer |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Associate Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 9 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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