The most pleasurable movie he was in that I watched was The Geisha Boy.
In many ways, it reminds me of the Mr. Hulot films by Jacques Tati--which isn't surprising, as Lewis has praised Tati's work (and vice-versa).
An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian. I have simply never laughed so hard as when I watched this movie. There are some funny and non-sense jokes, like for example when Stanley meets the guest Jerry Lewis or when he removes the engine of a Volkswagen, and a great homage to Stan Laurel. Boy are they in trouble!
Lewis as himself seeing Berle as the bellboy, and Berle as himself running into Lewis as the bellboy. Filming took place on location at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida; Lewis would film during the day and perform in the nightclub at night.[2].
You see, ... UK theatrical version was edited by 11 sec. He edited it during his subsequent engagement in Las Vegas. Jerry Lewis's directorial debut is 72 minutes of sight gag after sight gag as Lewis plays a bellboy at the Fontainebleau hotel in Miami. | Comedy.
In this movie Jerry makes also a visit as himself.You can't help yourself laughing when the star arrives with a whole bunch of people.An other great comedian, Milton Berle can be seen there.And Stan Laurel.Well, not quite.Jerry wanted Stan to be in the movie, he sent him the script and Stan did make a few minor changes to it.He deleted one entire scene because it was too mean-spirited.So Stan did have something to do with the picture, but he wasn't seen in it.That's too bad, since Mr Laurel is also one of my favorite comics.But there is Bill Richmond as Stan Laurel look-alike.Mr Lewis will receive next September the Governors award for his charity work.He is the chairman of Muscular Dystrophy Association.Good for you, Jerry!You do deserve all the best in the world.I bought the DVD yesterday and I sure am glad I did.It may not be the most traditional Jerry Lewis movie, but it still works, works like a charm.After 45 years it still does. Stanley randomly assigns the keys for all the suites, locking the guests out of their rooms.
Mr. Manville slips and injures his back as Stanley waxes the floor. In the film, Jerry Lewis' frequent co-writer Bill Richmond does a quick walk-on as Stan Laurel, one of Lewis' idols.
And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved. "Lewis Plays Zany but Silent Bellboy".
In short, this film is a series of episodes in the life of a hotel bellboy, strung together nicely. Medical student Jerome Littlefield works as an orderly at a private clinic where he creates havoc due to his ineptitude. In a prologue sequence, fictitious executive producer of Paramount Pictures Jack E. Mulcher introduces the movie, explaining that it has no story, and no plot.
Only the car turns out to be a Volkswagen Beetle, though Stanley dutifully removes the car's engine and delivers it to its nonplussed owner. The film's loose structure: the plot-less film centers around Stanley (Lewis), a bumbling bellboy at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. Directorial debut for writer-producer-star Jerry Lewis is a funny collection of skits centering around a put-upon bellhop at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In The Bellboy we get to see two Jerry Lewises. Stan Laurel was played by one of Jerry's producers.
Most viewers watching this today will be puzzled as to why this movie has received so much acclaim and was a success at the box office. Lester is a clumsy and awkward TV repair man who is nevertheless gifted technically.
Lewis paid homage to the comic by naming his character 'Stanley' after him. Future viewers: Ignore all that junk about it being dated, etc.! I don't know. Well...the previous comments made me interested in seeing this film.
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The film marked the pioneering use of a video assist system, providing Lewis a way to see the action even though he was in the scene.
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The change in our society was what made him decide to briefly retire from film in the '70s. $1,326,472
And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved.
Report This. Then one day, Jerry Lewis, big star, arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblanc
One of the bellhops says that Stanley could be Lamont Cranston. It can be re-edited, but what would be the point? One would have to say The Nutty Professor or even one of my favorites, Way Way Out, are better examples of his talent. It is there that he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone.
You will know who did it.
These are the folks who suffered through every bad self-directed movie and endless labor day telethon (let's welcome tony orlando and dawn!). To Bob's shock, Stanley finishes in record time. Title:
People stood in long lines and paid a premium to see his movies. Stanley is sent by Mr. Novak to retrieve a briefcase from the cockpit of an airplane sitting at the airport. Check out this movie, The Nutty Professor, Cinderfella and the Errand Boy. Jerry Lewis was a genius. It is fun, if not totally successful, flick. In fact, there is a very funny short film, from 1918, called ‘The Bell Boy’ with Roscoe ‘Fatty’ Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. PG-13
Stanley loses control over the hotel guests' dogs and they escape into the city streets. FilmSchoolRejects But as for the scene where he loses it by the elevators, you may or may not like it (French?)
Norman Phiffier works as a store clerk in a large department store.