A clueless, recently single graduate unwittingly takes a job as a servant in a mansion inhabited by dozens of young women. At 3:30am, Stanley goes outside to take a photo of the full moon. The bellhops stand in a line and trip over each other when Bob the Bell Captain points at them from afar to get their attention. Due? And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved. Written by Boy are they in trouble! I know people have said there is no plot to this but watch it. Stanley fails to listen to Bob's instructions and hauls a heavy. The man somehow managed to mix his usual desperately anarchic slapstick routines with a very clear sense of not making the innate tragedy of the matter an issue at all - only to disclaim at the end that the character shown in the picture might be your neigbour. Several strangers converge on a hotel in Venice, Italy, where a bellboy's bad English sets them up to clash against each other in a hilarious case of mistaken identity. Apple Man Cary Middlecoff. He begins... See full summary ». Clumsy and inept, he can't do anything right. In helping out a friend, he is drawn into a mystery involving a missing heir in a rich family. The Laurel imitation, Lewis' non-speaking bellboy and the black-and-white photography show Lewis' intention to make a silent-movie-type comedy. Everything is spot on. Lewis then mistakes Berle for a bellboy who looks identical to Milton. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Manville wait in the lobby for their suite to be ready. That's one of the gags in a funny scene involving a limousine. 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. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? This movie is stuck in a continental divide, but also in a temporal one. Bob puts Stanley in charge of the reception desk, leading Stanley to destroy the phones when they won't stop ringing. A modeling convention in town has its models stay at the hotel. Why don't you talk boy. Tony Fontana . As she's waiting for her uncle to pick her up, Stanley delivers a box of chocolates to her which she promptly devours, causing her to gain all the weight back. A man eats an invisible apple and leaves some for Stanley to finish. A packed dining room forces Stanley to sit next to a. All that he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. The cast of this film is comprised largely of nightclub performers who were appearing in or near the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, FL, during the time of filming. And it's sad and funny, as all good comedy truly is. Well...the previous comments made me interested in seeing this film. It was released on July 20, 1960 by Paramount Pictures and marked Lewis's directorial debut. Yes, this film is dated by today's standard, but that should come as no surprise. Stanley makes the journey, then commandeers an, Stanley and the other bellboys sit in a meeting discussing an upcoming, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 02:56.   |  In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes. This film was released on DVD on October 12, 2004[11] and again on July 15, 2014 in a 4-film collection, 4 Film Favorites: Jerry Lewis, with The Ladies Man, The Errand Boy, and The Patsy. The film's loose structure: the plot-less film centers around Stanley (Lewis), a bumbling bellboy at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami. 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). After his partnership with Dean Martin (I recommend you read JL's excellent autobiography Dean & Me - A Love Story) ended and he made a few successful comedies just as an actor (notably with director Frank Tashlin), JL moved on to become star, writer and director. But as for the scene where he loses it by the elevators, you may or may not like it (French?) Stanley randomly assigns the keys for all the suites, locking the guests out of their rooms. In Miami Beach, the mute bellboy Stanley (Jerry Lewis) works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel. Lewis smoothly segues from one sight-gag to the next, his mugging relatively restrained. "[7] John L. Scott of the Los Angeles Times commented that there were "some very laughable situations" in the film, adding, "Some gags don't come off too well, but there are so many that the poorer ones quickly get lost in the fast shuffle. [5], Eugene Archer of The New York Times wrote that some parts of the film were "surprisingly successful" and that it was to Lewis' credit that "he has kept his energetic demeanor in reasonable check," to the point that some of his fans "may find the comedian disappointingly restrained. However, Lewis wanted to hold back the release of Cinderfella until Christmas 1960 and Paramount agreed to his terms if Jerry could deliver another movie for summer. All that he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. This movie is solid gags. Medical student Jerome Littlefield works as an orderly at a private clinic where he creates havoc due to his ineptitude. Well, SOME of the scenes feel quite innovative for his time (like characters walking out of the frame and appearing at the nearly same time in it - as other characters - again). The first theatrical release directed by Jerry Lewis. The Laurel imitation, Lewis' non-speaking bellboy and the black-and-white photography show Lewis' intention to make a silent-movie-type comedy. When a manager tells him to empty the trunk of a guest's car, for example, the auto turns out to be a Volkswagen beetle. The Bellboy is a 1960 American comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana. It is there that he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. Bob sends Stanley to fill the hotel's empty theater/auditorium with chairs. Also staying there is Milton Berle in another gag involving an identical Milton as well as an identical Jerry. Since Laurel had worked in silent films and was a master of English pantomime, he offered suggestions. It was released on July 20, 1960 by Paramount Pictures and marked Lewis's directorial debut. Eddie, Bellboy Herkie Styles. We'll pay you handsomely. Maurice Horton has come to meet a blind date that has been set up by a dating agency. But to call it a film is akin to calling advertising art. No plot, just gags - and I can't tell if it is good or not: not everybodies style of humor, I guess. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. In The Bellboy we get to see two Jerry Lewises. An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian. Corinne complained and was dropped from the film, which cut all scenes that included or referred to Corrine Calvet. Watch the reactions of all the people around him. Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach. Stanley continues to do what he was hired to do while star Lewis has more trouble with his entourage than the hotel accommodations. 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. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful. One of the bellhops says that Stanley could be Lamont Cranston. Despite writing a 165-page script (enough for a film of roughly 2-1/2 hours), Lewis' final cut ran 71 minutes. For an enhanced browsing experience, get the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet. Lewis as himself seeing Berle as the bellboy, and Berle as himself running into Lewis as the bellboy. Jerry Lewis's first movie as director-writer-star (and co-producer) . Another time, an overweight lady checks into the hotel in order to complete a diet program. When I was growing up in the 50's, I thought that Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis were the tops, along with Laurel & Hardy, Abbot & Costello, and of course "the boys". but it nearly caused me to have an early death. I have simply never laughed so hard as when I watched this movie. I couldn't expect more from this movie the I'm told it was made because Jerry Lewis wouldn't let Cinderfella out until Christmas So he made this little movie too. An exhausted woman named Dottie falls asleep on Stanley's shoulder as he takes a break. The first 28 minutes of this film is really good, and the last 28 minutes is not bad. "The Bellboy" is a silly collection of gags written, produced and directed by the lead star Jerry Lewis. It is unknown if Lewis used any of Laurel's ideas in the production. Comedy. 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. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Norman Phiffier works as a store clerk in a large department store. Or, "How come Shemp was in there without Larry & Moe?" Stan Laurel attempts to strike up a conversation with Stanley to no avail. Jerry Lewis was a genius. Art Terry (as The Novelites) Frankie Carr. The cinematography. I still burst into laughter when the hotel manager is called by the airport to inform him 'HE WHAT!?' "[9], The film has a rating of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews with an average rating of 6.89/10.[10]. Sonnie, Bellboy (as Sonny Sands) Eddie Shaeffer. There are the ones who think he's a legendary comic genius from the 50's on. Edit. I have no idea whether Lewis did actually grasp the ideas of surrealism or the absurd movement at the time, but it looks pretty much so. It is set in celluloid. Certificate: Passed A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer. The plot is about a case of mistaken identity of three individuals with similar-sounding surnames staying at the same hotel. It is fun, if not totally successful, flick. Stanley delivers a note to Milton Berle, who mistakes Stanley for Jerry Lewis. A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer. The Bellboy Jerry Lewis and Milton Berle played both themselves and a bellboy. Scarpa: For anyone who can look at past films for nostalgia, this film can be enjoyed. During this time, she loses a large amount of weight due to extreme dieting. A Stan Laurel lookalike character also appears throughout the story, portrayed by writer and impressionist Bill Richmond. He's the bane in the existence of hotel manager Alex Gerry and bell captain Bob Clayton. | Comedy. (as Sonny Sands). And Lewis's habit of ending each joke with a display of cross-eyed, simian mugging is scarcely endearing.

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