Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)

★ 6.1 1h 39m IMDb
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George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.

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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis as George Lester Died 2017 · Newark, New Jersey, USA Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recor...
Terry-Thomas
Terry-Thomas as H. William Homer Died 1990 · Finchley, London, England, UK Terry-Thomas (14 July 1911 – 8 January 1990) was an English actor. He was famous for his comedic portrayals of disreputable members of the upper classes..
Jacqueline Pearce
Jacqueline Pearce as Pamela Lester Died 2018 · Byfleet, Woking, Surrey, England, UK Jacqueline Pearce (20 December 1943 – 3 September 2018) was an English film and television actress. She was best known for her portrayal of the principal villain Servalan in the British science fictio...
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins as Fred Davies Died 2022 · Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK ​Bernard Cribbins (29 December 1928 - 27 July 2022) was an English character actor, voice-over artist and musical comedian with a career spanning over half a century who came to prominence in films in...
Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge as Lucille Beatty Died 2025 · Tranmere, Merseyside, England, UK Dame Katherine Patricia Routledge, DBE (17 February 1929 – 3 October 2025) was a British actress, comedian and singer. She was best known for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up A...
Nicholas Parsons
Nicholas Parsons as Dudley Heath Died 2020 · Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK Christopher Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter of the comedy radio show Just...

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