Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store? (1963) is a Jerry Lewis screwball comedy you can watch online on iFILM. Frank Tashlin, a former cartoon animator with a gift for live-action chaos, directs the mayhem behind the counter.

Norman Phiffer lands a job at a sprawling department store with no idea that his sweetheart Barbara is heir to the Tuttle retail dynasty. Her snobbish mother despises the humble clerk and hires him on purpose, plotting to humiliate the poor man until Barbara walks away. The scheme backfires spectacularly. Lewis lays waste to one department after another — a runaway vacuum cleaner, a possessed typewriter and a deranged mannequin turn an ordinary shift into a disaster zone. This is old-school slapstick, its gags timed like clockwork. A treat for anyone who misses physical comedy that's silly without a trace of cynicism. Stream Who's Minding the Store? (1963) online on iFILM.