The Bellboy

Release Date: 1960-07-20

Rating: ⭐ 6.2/10 (115 votes)

Genres: Comedy

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.

Production: Jerry Lewis Productions, Paramount Pictures

🎭 Top Cast

Jerry Lewis

as Stanley / Jerry Lewis

Alex Gerry

as Mr. Novak

Bob Clayton

as Bob

Sonnie Sands

as Sonnie

Eddie Shaeffer

as Eddie

Herkie Styles

as Herkie

📝 User Reviews

talisencrw

⭐ 8/10

Feb 14, 2016

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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