It's Only Money

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It's Only Money

Directed by	Frank Tashlin
Produced by	Paul Jones
Written by	John Fenton Murray
Starring	Jerry Lewis Zachary Scott Joan O'Brien Mae Questel
Editing by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	November 21, 1962
Running time	84 minutes
Language	English

It's Only Money is a comedy film directed by Frank Tashlin and starring Jerry Lewis. It was filmed from October 9 to December 17, 1961 and was released on November 21, 1962 by Paramount Pictures.

Lester March (Jerry Lewis) is a 25-year old orphan who is an electronics repairman. However, his real passion is detective novels, and he dreams of someday becoming one. His best friend, Pete Flint (Jesse White) is a detective, and they see a program about a weathly, single woman, Cecilia Albright (Mae Questel) who is looking for her long-lost nephew. The mention of a $100,000 reward gets their attention. Flint allows March to join him as they sneak into the Albright mansion in hopes of solving the mystery and collecting the reward.

During their attempt to sneak in, Albright's lawyer (Zachary Scott) 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 (Jack Weston), they plan to kill March so he does not interfere with that plan.

The family nurse, Wanda Paxton (Joan O'Brien) 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.