The Errand Boy (1961)

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Fractures Hollywood with a Million Howls!

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.

• Released: 1961-11-28
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 60 votes

Directed by Jerry Lewis.

Top cast

• Jerry Lewis as Morty S. Tashman
• Brian Donlevy as Tom 'T.P.' Paramutual
• Howard McNear as Dexter Sneak
• Dick Wesson as The A.D.
• Kathleen Freeman as Mrs. Helen Paramutual
• Robert Ivers as Young NY Director Who Argues with T.P.
• Pat Dahl as Miss Carson
• Renée Taylor as Miss Giles
• Rita Hayes as Singer Who Dubs Davitt
• Stanley Adams as Grumpy

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Errand Boy

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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