An American plans to bilk the British out of some considerable money with the help of an English con artist.An American plans to bilk the British out of some considerable money with the help of an English con artist.An American plans to bilk the British out of some considerable money with the help of an English con artist.
Robert Lee
- Bruce
- (as Robbie Lee)
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- TriviaFillm debut of Patricia Routledge.
- GoofsIn the opening scene, George Lester is walking east across Piccadilly Circus. The next two shots show him walking east toward Piccadilly Circus - first in front of the Royal Academy of Art, then on the opposite side of the street passing Simpson's department store.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (1991)
- SoundtracksDon't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Music by David Whitaker
Lyrics by Hal Shaper
Sung by Danny Street
Featured review
"I wanna know your shoe size! I wanna know the distance between your eyes!"
Jerry Lewis as a professional schemer who marries a lovely Brit and moves to Swinging London, but neglects his new spouse by always putting his eccentric clients first. She sues for divorce and gets custody of their manor--but while she's away, Lewis sneaks back in and turns the property into a restaurant/discotheque with a Chinese theme. Lewis, working solely as an actor-for-hire, is more appealing when he's restrained, but at the same time was getting too old for juvenile antics like this. Screenwriter Max Wilk adapted his own novel (!), but doesn't have much of a sense of humor. His ingredients here include loud divorce arguments, the mumps, blackmail, suspected infidelity...and Lewis doing a really awful Chinese imitation with his two front teeth stuck out. *1/2 from ****
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- Jul 19, 2017
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- Also known as
- Der Spinner
- Filming locations
- Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK(opening credits: George crosses)
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- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) officially released in Canada in English?
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