Hook, Line and Sinker

Director George Marshall probably deferred to star Jerry Lewis (as family man "Peter,") for schtick sequence, (presaging Caddyshack?), Anne Francis as spouse, Blake Edwards' girl Jennifer as their daughter, early in Hook, Line And Sinker, 1969.

All mirth evaporates as doctor and pal Scott (Peter Lawford) gives family-man Peter (Jerry Lewis) the bad news, a turning point in Hook, Line And Sinker, 1969, directed by George Marshall.

When Jerry Lewis thinks he's dying, he racks up huge debts, only to discover he was misdiagnosed in Hook, Line and Sinker (1969).