Janet Leigh commands her close-up as the faux Norma Desmond character in what an elaborate title sequence identifies as “the Jewish Sunset Boulevard.” Tony Curtis finds his inner boy-toy as the Desmond character’s companion and ostensible screenwriter, while Dean Martin defies typecasting as the Italian tenor who croons the title song.
Jerry Lewis
Director, Writer
Rock of Ages61%
Song Sung Blue73%
Love Happy58%
Avanti!69%
Sweet and Lowdown67%
Keeping the Faith61%
Fading Gigolo58%
Benny & Joon70%
Yentl67%
Sabrina75%
Motherless Brooklyn66%
On the Town69%
Prime59%
Airplane!73%
The Thursday Murder Club65%
Romance & Cigarettes60%
Sabrina62%
All About Nina59%
Let's Make Love63%
Playing with Fire65%