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The Delicate Delinquent

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6.4/10 • 34

1957-06-061h 41m

Comedy

JERRY LEWIS makes that blackboard jungle jump for joy. He's funnier than ever...

Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.

Directors
Don McGuire
Writters
Don McGuire
Editors
Don McGuire, Howard A. Smith

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  1. Jerry Lewis

    Jerry Lewis

    Sidney L. Pythias

  2. Darren McGavin

    Darren McGavin

    Mike Damon

  3. Martha Hyer

    Martha Hyer

    Martha Henshaw

  4. Robert Ivers

    Robert Ivers

    Monk

  5. Horace McMahon

    Horace McMahon

    Capt. Riley

  6. Richard Bakalyan

    Richard Bakalyan

    Artie

  7. Joe Corey

    Joe Corey

    Harry

  8. Mary Webster

    Mary Webster

    Patricia

  9. Milton Frome

    Milton Frome

    Mr. Herman

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talisencrw

Jul 19, 2016

8/10

With all of the American turmoil recently about police brutality, I thought watching this, Jerry Lewis' first solo venture after his misadventures with Dean Martin, would be an interesting experience. It was both touching, showing an older police officer showing compassion and trying to connect with a troubled but promising adolescent and help him out in life, and funny, giving one of the finest comedians of his time more space to strut his stuff. I'm glad I took the time and effort to check his comedies out. Happy 90th, Jerry Lewis! =)

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
delinquencyjuvenile delinquenttheremin