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Overview

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5.9/10   515 votes
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Director:
Jerry Lewis
Writers:
Jerry Lewis (writer)
Bill Richmond (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 August 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
When a star comedian dies, his comedy team, decides to train a nobody to fill the shoes of the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy)... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
I have never seen so strange more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jerry Lewis ... Stanley Belt / Singers of the Trio
Ina Balin ... Ellen Betz
Everett Sloane ... Caryl Fergusson
Phil Harris ... Chic Wymore
Keenan Wynn ... Harry Silver

Peter Lorre ... Morgan Heywood
John Carradine ... Bruce Alden
Hans Conried ... Prof. Mulerr
Richard Deacon ... Sy Devore
Scatman Crothers ... Shoeshine Boy
Del Moore ... Policeman
Neil Hamilton ... The Barber
Buddy Lester ... Copa Cafe MC
Nancy Kulp ... Helen, Theatergoer

Lloyd Thaxton ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Son of Bellboy (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:U | Finland:S

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The is that last film project for Peter Lorre. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I Lost My Heart in a Drive-In Movie more

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1 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
I have never seen so strange, 12 November 2003
Author: tonycj92 from st. kitz ontario

I am used to his comedy he`s favorite by far but this is just not him. In the seen when there prepping him in the barber he was just to strange.The piano scene is by far the best and the was realy good too. Still I recommend this to anyone who loves jerry. 7/10

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