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The Bellboy

1960 · 72 min

A loose string of silent slapstick gags that bounce along cheerfully, asking nothing but a willingness to laugh at silly physical chaos.

Tagline
It's a Series of Silly Sequences and One of Jerry's All-Time Great Comedy Performances!
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.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Jerry Lewis
Written by
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Starring
Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry, Bob Clayton, Sonnie Sands, Eddie Shaeffer, Herkie Styles, David Landfield, Bill Richmond
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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