It's a Series of Silly Sequences and One of Jerry's All-Time Great Comedy Performances!
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$900,000
Revenue
$10,000,000
Release Date
July 20, 1960
Popularity
1
Director
Jerry Lewis
Writer
Jerry Lewis
Producer
Jerry Lewis
Where to Watch
Cast
Jerry Lewis
Stanley / Jerry Lewis
Alex Gerry
Mr. Novak
Bob Clayton
Bob
Sonnie Sands
Sonnie
Eddie Shaeffer
Eddie
Herkie Styles
Herkie
David Landfield
David
Bill Richmond
Stan Laurel
Larry Best
Apple Man
Cary Middlecoff
Cary Middlecoff
Art Terry
Art Terry
Frankie Carr
Frankie Carr
Joe Mayer
Joe Mayer
Stanley Allan
Hotel Guest
Duke Art Jr.
Bellboy
Eddie Barton
Doorman
Murray Barton
Murray
Howard Brooks
Ricki Dunn
Hotel Guest
Jack Durant
Fedinand Manville
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Reviews
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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.
