Hook, Line And Sinker (1969)

An insurance salesman (Jerry Lewis) is told by his doctor (Peter Lawford) that he has a terminal illness and only months to live. His wife (Anne Francis) urges him to spend his last days enjoying what he loves most ..... fishing. So he goes on an international tour to the best fishing spots racking up a huge debt. But it's not long before he finds out that he's a pawn in a darker scenario. Directed by George Marshall (HOW THE WEST WAS WON) whose final film this was. The film's scenario suggests a good black comedy might have been made out of it but instead it gets a broader and typical Jerry Lewis treatment. I'm a huge Lewis fan but this is one of his weaker movies with none of the outrageous hilarity that makes his films so special. I don't know how much input Lewis had (I assume a lot) but he doesn't deliver on this one and even his die hard fans will be disappointed. With Kathleen Freeman, Eleanor Audley, Barbara Pepper and Phillip Pine.