After his girlfriend leaves him, Herbert Heebert, played by the irrepressible Jerry Lewis finds work as a housekeeper in a huge boarding house inhabited totally by women.
The veritable doll's house created by Lewis for this production serves as the perfect backdrop against which he inflicts his madcap humour. Laden with visual gags that bring the screen to life with every slip, fall and destructive turn, The Ladies Man is a veritable feast of comedy that will have fans in stitches with every joke. The high production values used in the film such as the giant set with its moving walls and the big band playing enthusiastically throughout, heighten the surreal atmosphere Herbert is thrust into and propel the comedy along at a speed that will leave audiences in awe of Lewis' comic abilities.
As director, writer and star, Lewis employs innovative techniques to bring the story to life and create a world that captures the imagination of the audience. Brilliant cameos and the usual routine from Lewis playing a number of characters (in this case Herbert's Mother) enrich the film with an irreverent atmosphere that justify Jerry Lewis as a peerless comedy filmmaker.