Dec. 16, 1964 - Opening today is “The Disorderly Orderly,” a comedy released by Paramount and starring Jerry Lewis (pictured with Karen Sharpe). The film was produced by Paul Jones with a screenplay by director Frank Tashlin, based on a story by Norm Liebermann and Ed Haas.
In the story, medical student Jerome Littlefield (Lewis) works as an orderly at a private clinic where he creates havoc due to his ineptitude.
The title song, sung over the opening credits, is performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
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