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20/07/1960 Comedy 1h 12m
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It's a Series of Silly Sequences and One of Jerry's All-Time Great Comedy Performances!

Overview

Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.

  1. Jerry Lewis

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jerry Lewis

    Stanley / Jerry Lewis

  2. Alex Gerry

    Mr. Novak

  3. Bob Clayton

    Bob

  4. Sonnie Sands

    Sonnie

  5. Eddie Shaeffer

    Eddie

  6. Herkie Styles

    Herkie

  7. David Landfield

    David

  8. Bill Richmond

    Stan Laurel

  9. Larry Best

    Apple Man

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Reviews

A review by talisencrw
Written by talisencrw on 2016-02-14
Though it has no story or plot, I greatly enjoyed The Bellboy, basically a series of scenes in which he doesn't speak but gets progressively in deeper trouble in his bellboy position. I wish more comedies, especially by cast members of SNL or SCTV, would take this approach--I think they'd be more successful. When it comes to Jerry Lewis, my thoughts are almost like the French in considering him a genius. I love his experimental nature behind the camera. I think at times he can be just as intelligent as Godard but with the audacity or balls to be his own muse rather than try and find an alter e...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$900,000.00

Revenue
$10,000,000.00

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