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The Bellboy

1960

Action / Comedy

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Jerry Lewis Photo
Jerry Lewis as Stanley / Jerry Lewis
Milton Berle Photo
Milton Berle as Milton Berle / Bellboy
Jack Kruschen Photo
Jack Kruschen as Jack E. Mulcher, President of Paramount Pictures
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659.63 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 11 min
P/S 0 / 1
1.2 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 11 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by MartinHafer8 / 10

Very unusual....but worth seeing.

This is one of Jerry Lewis' most unusual films. While many of his are quite episodic (with lots of little comedy skits buried within the film),this one is episodic--with no real plot to support it. In other words, it's JUST comedy skits and there is no attempt to create a back story or plot. While this isn't the sort of film I'd usually want to see, it's nice for a change of pace. 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).

The film takes place at a swank Miami hotel. Jerry plays a bellboy who always seems to be getting into trouble or being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Many of the skits are only mildly funny--but they come so quickly that it really doesn't matter. Among the best of the routines is when the great actor, Jerry Lewis, comes to the hotel-- as well as Milton Berle. Seeing the bellboy AND Lewis was a clever touch--and I loved seeing the entourage that got out of Lewis' limo. Quite engaging and worth seeing. I also marvel that Lewis wrote, directed and starred in this film and did it so very quickly.

Reviewed by bkoganbing7 / 10

That raucous laugh and voice

In The Bellboy we get to see two Jerry Lewises. Jerry plays a bellboy at the famous Miami Beach Fountainbleu Hotel where a good deal of the film is shot. And he plays movie star Jerry Lewis who happens to be staying at the Fountainbleu with one very large entourage. That's one of the gags in a funny scene involving a limousine. Also staying there is Milton Berle in another gag involving an identical Milton as well as an identical Jerry.

Jack Kruschen plays the head of Paramount Pictures in a prologue opening where he explains this film has no plot or story, it's just the day in the life of a singularly inept bellboy. He's the bane in the existence of hotel manager Alex Gerry and bell captain Bob Clayton. Jerry must be related to someone important otherwise he would have been canned years ago.

That raucous Lewis laugh and voice you will not hear at all, still Jerry puts together a lovely series of sight gags without a sound coming from him. Usually that voice is so much a part of his comedy shtick you'd think he'd be lost without it, but he carries off his goal of making a film that is a tribute to the famous silent comedians of yore.

One gag involves writer Bill Richmond doing an imitation of Stan Laurel. My guess is that Jerry tried to get the real Stan to do this film, but probably health reasons prevented it. It wasn't one of the better gags in the film, it could have used the real Stan to make it work.

The Bellboy is a quieter, but not more gentle Jerry Lewis.

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle6 / 10

slapstick Jerry

Stanley (Jerry Lewis) is a bumbling, mostly-silent bellboy at a high class hotel. He gets into wacky slapstick situations. There is a cavalcade of comedic luminaries passing through including a big star played by Jerry Lewis himself.

This is a physical performance almost from a silent era. It goes from one situation to another. It can be rambling as the central narrative isn't well-developed. It is simply Jerry having slapstick fun. There isn't really a plot. At only 72 minutes, it doesn't necessarily need a compelling plot. It is short enough that the random physical comedy is fun before I got bored with it.

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