Movie
The Patsy
Overview
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.
Details
- Release date
- 1964-06-24
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Patti Enterprises
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jerry Lewis as Stanley Belt
- Ina Balin as Ellen Betz
- Everett Sloane as Caryl Fergusson
- Phil Harris as Chic Wymore
- Keenan Wynn as Harry Silver
- Peter Lorre as Morgan Heywood
- John Carradine as Bruce Alden
- Hans Conried as Prof. Mulerr
- Quinn O'Hara as Cigarette Girl
- Richard Deacon as Sy Devore
- Scatman Crothers as Shoeshine Boy
- Del Moore as Policeman
Crew
- Jerry Lewis - Director
- Jerry Lewis - Writer
- Bill Richmond - Writer
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