It's Only Money

For the songs, see It's Only Money (1951 song) and It's Only Money (Roland Gift song).

It's Only Money is a 1962 American comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Jerry Lewis and was released by Paramount Pictures. It was the final film of Zachary Scott.

It's Only Money
Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Written by	John Fenton Murray
Produced by	Paul Jones
Starring	Jerry Lewis Zachary Scott Joan O'Brien Mae Questel Jesse White
Cinematography	W. Wallace Kelley
Edited by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Music by	Walter Scharf
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 21, 1962 (1962-11-21)
Running time	84 minutes
Language	English
Box office	1,073,011 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

Lester March is a 25-year-old orphan who is an electronics repairman. However, his real passion is detective novels, and he dreams of becoming a detective himself someday. His best friend, Pete Flint, is a detective, and they see a television program about a wealthy, single woman, Cecilia Albright who is looking for her long-lost nephew. The mention of a $100,000 reward gains their attention.

Flint allows March to join him in sneaking into the Albright mansion in hopes of solving the mystery and collecting the reward. During their break-in, Albright's lawyer sees them and recognizes March as being the long-lost nephew, Charles Albright, Jr. The lawyer was responsible for Charles Albright, Sr.'s death, and his plan is to marry Cecilia and kill her to inherit the entire fortune. With the help of the butler, they plan to kill March so he does not interfere with that plan.

The family nurse, Wanda Paxton discovers March's identity and falls in love with him. The lawyer's plans are foiled, March's identity is revealed, and Paxton and March are married.

Cast

• Jerry Lewis as Lester
• Joan O'Brien as Wanda
• Zachary Scott as Gregory DeWitt
• Jack Weston as Leopold
• Mae Questel as Cecilia
• Jesse White as Pete Flint
• Francine York as Sexy Girl
• Barbara Pepper as the Fisherwoman

Production

Filming was from October 9 to December 17, 1961.

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 27, 2012.