Don't Give Up the Ship and Rock-a-Bye Baby (Paramount Pictures) (1963)

RocK-A-BYE BABY CAPSULE SYNOPSIS Clayton Poole is a small town TV repairman who is still in love with his former hometown sweetheart, Carla Naples, who is now a famous movie queen. When Carla becomes pregnant due to a hasty Mexican marriage which she completely forgot about, her studio tells her that a baby might ruin her career. She turns to Clayton, the only person she can trust, and he agrees to care for the baby when it is born. On delivery day at the hospital, Carla gives birth to triplets, and Clayton finds he must get married in order to adopt them. He marries Carla’s younger sister, Sandy, who has always loved Clayton. Then the press learns of Carla’s triplets, and Carla tells reporters that she is secretly married to Clayton. Perplexed over his two wives and three children, Clayton goes into hiding. Several months later he receives the unwelcome but hilarious news that Sandy has given birth to quintuplets. Clayton Poole................ JERRY LEWIS Carla Naples MARILYN MAXWELL Sandy Naples ........ CONNIE STEVENS Mr. Wright ............ HANS CONRIED CREDITS Produced by Jerry Lewis; Directed by Frank Tashlin; Screenplay by Frank Tashlin; Art Direction—Hal Pereira and Tambi Larsen; Director of Photography—Haskell Boggs; Costumes by Edith Head. Jerry Lewis the Star Of Comedy Double-Bill Two top fun-packed Jerry Lewis films that will satisfy the appetite of any devotee of comedies open ..........ccccccssesececesee atthe ieee. oe ee ew Theatre, with the special double-feature presentation of “Don’t Give Up The Ship” and “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor. “Don’t Give Up The Ship” starring Jerry Lewis with Dina Merrill, Mickey Shaughnessy and Diana Spencer, tells the story of a dizzy Naval Lieutenant who misplaces a destroyer, the U.S.S. Kornblatt. Though it takes some zany machinations, the Kornblatt is finally found, but there’s some mighty funny happenings along the way. “Rock-A-Bye Baby” stars Jerry Lewis with Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Conried, and takes its name from the fact that in the film Jerry accumulates eight babies and two wives. Things do get pretty rocky as Jerry struggles to maintain order in a house full of screaming babies. SYNOPSIS Dont Give Up the Ship CAPSULE SYNOPSIS Lt. John Paul Steckler VII is in trouble with the Navy brass. After VJ Day he lost a destroyer, the U.S.S. Kornblatt, and now he must find it. Steckler can’t remember what happened to it, but under psychoanalysis he reveals clues that involve former Chief Petty Officer Wychinski, who was on the Kornblatt with Steckler. Wychinski is summoned and he says that the Kornblatt was used as a floating target by the Navy and_ sunk. Steckler and Wychinski have to undertake a deep-sea diving expedition to locate the Kornblatt. Their mission is a hilarious success, and both men are afterwards proclaimed heroes. CAST John Paul Steckler VII. JERRY LEWIS Ensign Rita Benson....DINA MERRILL Prudence ................ DIANA SPENCER Stan Wychinski MICKEY SHAUGHNESSY Admiral Philo Tecumseh Bludde ROBERT MIDDLETON CREDITS Produced by Hal Wallis; Directed by Norman Taurog; Screenplay by Herbert Baker, Edmund Beloin and Henry Garson; Photography—Haskell Boggs; Art Direction—Hal Pereira and Walter Tyler; Costumes by Edith Head. RUNNING TIME: 85 MINUTES Mat 1A JERRY LEWIS §stars’ with Marilyn Maxwell and Connie Stevens in “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor and _ opening Sia Sacae cee areerress atthe eee Theatre. On the same bill is another Jerry Lewis. starrer, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” with Dina Merrill, Mickey Shaughnessy and Diana Spencer. Mat 3A FROM BATTLESHIPS TO BABIES—Jerry Lewis goes from battleships to babies in the Special Re-Presentation Double Bill of his two great comedies, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” and “RockA-Bye Baby” in Technicolor and opening ......................00000 BUSOU) cock eeeee Theatre. The former co-stars Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill, Robert Middleton and Diana Spencer—the latter, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Conried. Both comedies are generally conceded to be among the best of Jerry Lewis. "Don’t Give Up The Ship” and "Rock-A-Bye Baby” On Special Jerry Lewis Double-Bill At... .. . Those who love the screen antics of Jerry Lewis are in for a double-barreled treat when two of his wildest comedies, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” and “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor begin their special double-bill [oremeTIUAEI OIE ENS 1 soe cs retececcat suet ssegroeeeocauns TIGARD |. .schcasiiechenechteren ery oe “Don’t Give Up The Ship” pits Jerry against the whole U.S. Navy! Jerry plays Lieutenant John Paul Steckler VII who has misplaced the destroyer he commanded for a short period after VJ Day. He and Mickey Shaughnessy are ordered to find it—and eventually they do—but audiences will have a laugh-riot along the way. In the course of this comedy, Jerry and Shaughnessy are captured by a horde of die-hard Japanese soldiers who don’t know the war is over, and the two conduct the nuttiest deepsea diving expedition the world has ever seen. In addition, Jerry undergoes some hilarious psychoanalysis, and we see him in command of the U.S.S. Kornblatt, the screwiest ship afloat. In “Rock-A-Bye Baby” Jerry winds up with two wives and eight children. This comes about through many complicated and wildly funny events that include a romance with a famous movie queen, involvements with a dizzy bunch of Hollywood press agents, his marriage to his hometown sweetheart and numerous scenes with Jerry trying to tend to the needs of screaming babies. All this mayhem adds up to one of Jerry’s zaniest and most memorable comedies. “Don’t Give Up The Ship” stars Jerry with Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill, Robert Middleton and Diana Spencer. In “Rock-A-Bye Baby” he appears with Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Conried. Mat 2A CAPTURED—Jerry Lewis is captured by a die-hard Japanese soldier who doesn’t know the war is over in “Don’t Give Up The Ship” which opens .......................0000. AUN eee Se, Theatre. Appearing with it on the same bill is another Jerry Lewis favorite, “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor. Co-starring with Jerry in these comedies are Dina Merrill, Connie Stevens, Marilyn Maxwell, Mickey Shaughnessy and Hans Conried. Two Of Jerry Lewis Best In Special Comedy Double Bill (Advance) Jerry Lewis goes from battleships to babies in the Special Re-Presentation Double Bill of his two great comedies, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” and “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor and opening..........scssccseceeeseeeeeeees iE LUNG. oepsathe up aerate micsee Theatre. The former co-stars Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill, Robert Middleton and Diana Spencer—the latter, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Conried. “Don’t Give Up The Ship” shows Jerry as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant in hot water with his superiors because he lost the U.S.S. Kornblatt, the ship he commanded for a short period after VJ Day. Try as he may, he cannot remember what he did with the Kornblatt. Under psychoanalysis the truth emerges as the years roll back and we see Jerry in command of the Kornblatt, the nuttiest ship afloat. How Jerry misplaces the Kornblatt, and how he and Mickey Shaughnessy rocover it, make for one of Jerry Lewis’ most hilarious comedies. In “Rock-A-Bye Baby” Jerry rapidly acquires two wives and eight children, much to the detriment of his physical and mental well-being. Jerry plays a small town TV _ repairman in_ this comedy, and his wives are Marilyn Maxwell, who plays a famous movie queen; and Connie Stevens who is her younger sister. Caring for the children gives Jerry ample opportunities to unleash his amazing comic talents in some outrageously funny scenes. Both movies are considered to be among the best of Jerry’s 28 comedies. . Mat 1A DIG THOSE PAJAMAS! Jerry Lewis and Diana Spencer are shown in a scene from “Don’t Give Up The Ship” which opens Siete doeees seat evete: FOIL 10 ¢ epee er eae a Theatre. Appearing with it is another of Jerry’s top comedies, “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor and co-starring Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Cenried. Mat 1B Marilyn Maxwell plays a sexy movie queen in the Jerry Lewis starrer “Rock-A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor and opening ............ PPR errs, AU TNC ee eae Theatre. Appearing with it on the same program is another hilarious Jerry Lewis comedy, “Don’t Give Up The Ship. The star line-up in both movies includes Connie Stevens, Hans Conried, Dina Merrill, Robert Middleton and Mickey Shaughnessy. Both comedies are considered to be among Jerry’s best. Two Top-Flight Comedies On Double Feature Bill The many fans of riotous comedies will be happy to know that two of the wildest, “Don’t Give Up The Ship” and “Rock+A-Bye Baby” in Technicolor, both starring Jerry Lewis, will appear on a special double-feature bill at the Rien Arik ire sbheatresOnsveren wk seose Co-starring Mickey Shaughnessy, Dina Merrill and Diana Spencer in the former; and Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Hans Conried in the latter, both comedies are generally conceded to be among Jerry Lewis’ best.