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The Family Jewels

1965 · 99 min

A silly, warm-hearted romp full of goofy disguises and slapstick, easy to enjoy with family.

Tagline
Jerry is seven times nuttier in seven gems of character portrayal!
Overview
A young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • found family
  • identity
  • greed
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Jerry Lewis
Written by
Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond
Starring
Jerry Lewis, Donna Butterworth, Sebastian Cabot, Neil Hamilton, Jay Adler, Anne Baxter, Robert Strauss, Jesslyn Fax
Music
Pete King
Cinematography
W. Wallace Kelley
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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