Rock-A-Bye Baby (film)

Rock-A-Bye Baby
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Tashlin
Written byFrank Tashlin
Based onThe Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 film screenplay
by Preston Sturges
Produced byJerry Lewis
Starring
CinematographyHaskell B. Boggs
Edited byAlma Macrorie
Music by
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.2 million[1]
Box office$3.1 million (US and Canada rentals)[2][3]
1,608,274 admissions (France)[4]

Rock-A-Bye Baby is a 1958 American musical comedy film starring Jerry Lewis. A loose remake of Preston Sturges' film The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944), the film was directed and written by Frank Tashlin, and features Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens and Reginald Gardiner.

  1. ^ "New York Sound Track". Variety. September 3, 1958. p. 30. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All-Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M182.
  3. ^ "Top Grossers of 1958". Variety. January 7, 1959. p. 48. Please note figures are for US and Canada only and are domestic rentals accruing to distributors as opposed to theatre gross
  4. ^ Box office information for film in France at Box Office Story