The Bellboy
It's a Series of Silly Sequences and One of Jerry's All-Time Great Comedy Performances!
1960 | 72m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jerry Lewis |
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| Writer: | Jerry Lewis |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 20, 1960 |
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| Director: | Jerry Lewis |
| Writer: | Jerry Lewis |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | hotel, slapstick comedy, madcap comedy, bellhop , entourage |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Jerry Lewis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,000,000
Budget: $900,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Stanley / Jerry Lewis |
| Alex Gerry | Mr. Novak |
| Bob Clayton | Bob |
| Sonnie Sands | Sonnie |
| Eddie Shaeffer | Eddie |
| Herkie Styles | Herkie |
| David Landfield | David |
| Bill Richmond | Stan Laurel |
| Larry Best | Apple Man |
| Cary Middlecoff | Cary Middlecoff |
| Art Terry | Art Terry |
| Frankie Carr | Frankie Carr |
| Joe Mayer | Joe Mayer |
| Stanley Allan | Hotel Guest |
| Duke Art Jr. | Bellboy |
| Eddie Barton | Doorman |
| Murray Barton | Murray |
| Howard Brooks | |
| Ricki Dunn | Hotel Guest |
| Jack Durant | Fedinand Manville |
| Jimmy Gerard | Man Fighting With Wife |
| Matilda Gerard | Woman Fighting With Husband |
| Paul Gerson | Gin Player |
| Paul Gray | Paul |
| H. S. Gump | Gangster |
| Jack Henkins | Hotel Guest |
| Elise Jayne | Miss Winkley |
| Dick Lynn | Desk Clerk |
| Pat Mack | Thin Mrs. Hartung |
| John G. Morgan | Hotel Guest |
| Larry K. Nixon | Bell Captain Telling About Union Meeting |
| B.S. Pully | Steve |
| Guy Rennie | Mr. Carter |
| Maxie Rosenbloom | Maxie |
| Benny Ross | Hotel Guest |
| Joe E. Ross | Joey |
| Frankie Scott | Hotel Guest |
| Roy Sedley | Mr. Sedley |
| Sammy Shore | Hotel Guest |
| Sarah Smith | Fat Mrs. Hartung |
| Art Stanley | Bell Captain |
| Hal Winters | Hal |
| Mike Zetz | Gangster Bodyguard |
| Milton Berle | Milton Berle (uncredited) |
| Isobel Elsom | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Jack Kruschen | Jack E Mulcher (uncredited) |
| Del Moore | Golf Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Anne G. Sterling | Woman in Hotel (uncredited) |
| Walter Winchell | Walter Winchell (uncredited) |
| Bobby Byron | Texan |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Stanley E. Johnson | Editor |
| Haskell B. Boggs | Director of Photography |
| Ralph Axness | Assistant Director |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Edward R. Morse | Casting |
| Claire Behnke | Script Supervisor |
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| James A. Rosenberger | Second Unit Director |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Marvin Weldon | Dialogue Coach |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Jack Stone | Makeup Supervisor |
| William Davidson | Production Manager |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Producer's Assistant |
| Jerry Lewis | Writer, Director |
| Henry Bumstead | Art Direction |
| Walter Scharf | Conductor, Original Music Composer |
| Sy Devore | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| John A. Anderson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Mickey Hayes | Wardrobe Designer |
| Wally Wanger | Casting |
| Nick Castle | Choreographer |
| Pat Barto | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Producer |
| Ernest D. Glucksman | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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8.0
Though it has no story or plot, I greatly enjoyed The Bellboy, basically a series of scenes in which he doesn't speak but gets progressively in deeper trouble in his bellboy position. I wish more comedies, especially by cast members of SNL or SCTV, would take this approach--I think they'd be more su ... ccessful. When it comes to Jerry Lewis, my thoughts are almost like the French in considering him a genius. I love his experimental nature behind the camera. I think at times he can be just as intelligent as Godard but with the audacity or balls to be his own muse rather than try and find an alter ego.
Jun 23, 2021