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Hook, Line & Sinker is a 1969 American comedy film produced by and starring Jerry Lewis. This was the final film for director George Marshall, whose career dated back to 1916, and Lewis' last film for Columbia Pictures.
Hook, Line and Sinker: Directed by George Marshall. With Jerry Lewis, Peter Lawford, Anne Francis, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez. A man (Jerry Lewis) is told by his doctor (Peter Lawford), and best friend, that he has a terminal illness.
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- Comedy
- George Marshall
- 1969-06-06
With a terminal diagnosis that has left him with just months to live, insurance salesman Peter (Jerry Lewis) decides to take an extravagant, around-the-world fishing tour. Mid-trip, Peter is ...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- G
- George Marshall
Synopsis. As he is about to be operated on in a hospital amphitheater in Chile, a patient calling himself Fred Dobbs recalls his past life as Peter Ingersoll, a struggling California insurance salesman with a wife, Nancy, and two small children.
- George Marshall, Hal Bell
- Jerry Lewis
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- George Marshall
- G
- Jerry Lewis
Overview. Told he is terminally ill, an insurance executive goes on a credit-card spending spree--and then learns his medical diagnosis was a mistake. Rod Amateau. Screenplay, Story. George Marshall. Director. David Davis. Story. Reviews.
A man (Jerry Lewis) is told by his doctor (Peter Lawford), and best friend, that he has a terminal illness. At his wife's urging, he lives life to the fullest, racking up insurmountable debts. When the damage is done, his friend the doctor tells him that he's not dying.
