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The Bellboy

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The Bellboy (1960)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:6

Rotten:3

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 72 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Unfortunately for the guests at the Fontainbleu Hotel, one of the bellboys is Stanley, an endearing, but accident-prone nitwit. With Stanley around, zany hotel hijinks abound, for the rubber-faced... Unfortunately for the guests at the Fontainbleu Hotel, one of the bellboys is Stanley, an endearing, but accident-prone nitwit. With Stanley around, zany hotel hijinks abound, for the rubber-faced bellhop creates klutzy, comedic havoc wherever he goes. Lewis' first directorial effort, which he also produced, wrote, and, of course, starred in. Cameos by Milton Berle and Walter Winchell keep the atmosphere festive and the laughs aplenty. [More]

Starring: Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Bob Clayton, Sonny Sands

Starring: Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Bob Clayton, Sonny Sands, Milton Berle

Director: Jerry Lewis

Director: Jerry Lewis
Composer: Walter Scharf
Producer: Jerry Lewis

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For my meager money, Jerry Lewis' best & one of funniest all-time comedies.

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Steve Crum
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Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

Jerry at his rawest and most creative.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The Bellboy is nearly silent, in what could easily be taken as a nod toward French comedy titan Jacques Tati.

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10/13/04
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07/29/04
Frank Swietek
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One of Lewis' more successful outings.

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11/26/03
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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