The Bellboy

It's a Series of Silly Sequences and One of Jerry's All-Time Great Comedy Performances!

72 Mins
1960
en

star6.2/ 10

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.

Cast & Crew

Jerry Lewis

Stanley / Jerry Lewis

Alex Gerry

Mr. Novak

Bob Clayton

Bob

Sonnie Sands

Sonnie

Eddie Shaeffer

Eddie

Herkie Styles

Herkie

Review

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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 ego.

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