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The Bellboy

    Comedy
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Jul 20, 1960
Rating Unavailable

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.

Details

  • Directors
  • Revenue$10,000,000
  • Budget
    $900,000
  • Vote Average
    6.3
  • Vote Count
    107
  • Popularity
    9
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

Cast

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Jerry Lewis
Stanley / Himself
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Alex Gerry
Mr. Novak, Hotel Manager
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Milton Berle
Himself / Bellboy (uncredited)
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Bob Clayton
Bob, Bell Captain
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Sonnie Sands
Sonnie, Bellboy (as Sonny Sands)
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Eddie Shaeffer
Eddie, Bellboy
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Herkie Styles
Herkie, Bellboy
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David Landfield
David, Bellboy
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Bill Richmond
Stan Laurel
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Larry Best
Apple Man
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Jack Durant
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Maxie Rosenbloom
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Joe E. Ross
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Sammy Shore
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Milton Berle
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Isobel Elsom
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Jack Kruschen
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Del Moore
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Anne G. Sterling
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Walter Winchell

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Reviews

(1)
talisencrw
80%
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.