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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
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Wikipedia article
'Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River' is a 1968 British comedy film produced by Walter Shenson and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on 12 July 1968 by Columbia Pictures and is based on Max Wilk's novel of the same name, with the original Connecticut locale moved to Swinging London and Portugal.
Plot
George Lester is an American living in Britain. His passion is get-rich-quick schemes, and they have caused financial and personal grief for him and his wife, Pamela, who is considering divorce if he continues with them.
Willy Homer is a conman who plans to help George raise some quick cash by selling plans for a drill to a group of Arabs. The plans, which were stolen, are smuggled to Lisbon with help from his accomplice, Fred Davies. As they are about to trade the plans, they realise that they are being double-crossed. A series of chases follows, and eventually the plans are revealed to be worthless to everyone.
Distraught, George finds comfort in his wife and promises to never embark on any more schemes, but Willy shows up at his door with another one.
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
* Colin Gordon as Mr. Hartford
* John Bluthal as Dr. Pinto
* Sandra Caron as Pinto's Nurse
* Margaret Nolan as Spink's Nurse
* Harold Goodwin as Six-Eyes Wiener
* John Barrard as Zebra Man
* Nike Arrighi as Portuguese Waitress
* Al Mancini as Portuguese Chauffeur
* Alexandra Dane as Masseuse
* Molly Peters as Heath's Secretary
* Colin Douglas as Barman
* Francesca Tu as Chinese Telephonist
Production
Filming took place between 15 May and 30 June 1967. The director, Jerry Paris, has a cameo as the umpire at a baseball game.
Home media
The film has been released twice on Region 1 DVD, on 8 July 2003 and again in a 'Jerry Lewis Triple Feature' collection with 'Three on a Couch' and 'Hook, Line & Sinker' on 16 January 2018.
References
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