Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
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57% of critics liked it
(7 reviews) -
84% of users liked it
(446 ratings)
In this comedy, an awkward TV repairman finds himself falling for an actress who doesn't even know he exists and instead marries a dashing Mexican bullfighter. Unfortunately, he dies the day after their wedding; fortunately, he managed to impregnate her. Unfortunately, she is soon supposed to be… More In this comedy, an awkward TV repairman finds himself falling for an actress who doesn't even know he exists and instead marries a dashing Mexican bullfighter. Unfortunately, he dies the day after their wedding; fortunately, he managed to impregnate her. Unfortunately, she is soon supposed to be starring in a religious epic called The White Virgin on the Nile. To help her, the repairman offers to watch her baby after it is born. Unfortunately, she gives birth to triplets. Later he marries the sister of the actress who bears him quintuplets. Some guys have all the luck. Songs include: "In the Land of La La La", "Dormi, Dormi, Dormi", "The White Virgin of the Nile", "Love is a Lonely Thing" and ""Why Can't He Care for Me?"" ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Tashlin
- Written By
- Frank Tashlin
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 23, 1958 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
A very average farce.
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, Time Out
The gear-change from manic slapstick (watch out for the berserk hosepipe) to cringing sentimentality about babies and nappies is hard to take.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Seems like not much more than a placeholder during this otherwise remarkable time.
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Sean Axmaker, Parallax View
[Director Frank] Tashlin... was all about the gag and helped define Lewis as a walking cartoon, the rubberface spastic adolescent in a grown-up body.
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Jaime N. Christley, Slant Magazine
As barren as an octo-dad's bank account, Olive Films' single-disc DVD for Rock-a-Bye Baby preserves the otherworldly density of Frank Tashlin's VistaVision canvas.
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Cast
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Jerry Lewis
as Clayton Poole
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Marilyn Maxwell
as Carla Naples
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Connie Stevens
as Sandy Naples
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Salvatore Baccaloni
as Gigi Naples
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Reginald Gardiner
as Harold Hermann
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Hans Conried
as Mr. Wright
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Ida Moore
as Miss Bessie
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Gary Lewis
as Young Clayton
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Judy Franklin
as Young Carla
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Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Van Cleve
- Chester Conklin
- Hope Emerson
- Franklin Farnum
- Alex Gerry
- Danny Lewis
- Hank Mann
- Harry "Snub" Pollard
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George Sanders
as M.C.
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Mary Treen
as Nurse
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James Gleason
as Doc Simpkins
