This film essentially begins with an artist by the name of "Christopher Pride" (Jerry Lewis) being informed that he has just won a contest which allows him to utilize his artistic skills on a certain project in Paris for a month. Naturally, being quite elated at this favorable turn of events, he rushes over to tell his fiancé, "Dr. Elizabeth Acord" (Janet Leigh) the good news. Unfortunately, being a psychiatrist, she has to turn down the opportunity to go with him because she has three female patients who have recently experienced breakups with their boyfriends and absolutely depend on her during this particular time. That being said, this not only disappoints Christopher, but it also puts a damper on their relationship. So, to correct the situation, Christopher's best friend "Dr. Ben Mizer" (James Best) suggests that, since these three female patients have recently lost their boyfriends, that Christopher should rekindle their romantic interests by dating each of them. And to further help him out, Dr. Mizer also gathers some personal information on each of these women as well. But what neither of them count on is the strain that this puts on Christopher as he tries to juggle four different relationships at the same time. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a fairly standard comedy for its time which started off rather slow but got better as it progressed. Likewise, have three very attractive young ladies like "Mary Ann Mobley" (as "Susan Manning"), Gila Golan ("Anna Jacque") and Leslie Parrish ("Mary Lou Mauve") certainly didn't hurt either. On the flip side, however, Jerry Lewis wasn't nearly as endearing as usual due to the rather serious nature of his character at times. At least, that is how it seemed to me. Be that as it may, while this may not have been the best Jerry Lewis comedy ever made, it was still fairly entertaining in its own right and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
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