The Patsy

The Patsy (1964)

Jerry's a dumb-like-a-fox bellhop that some smart alecs manipulate into stardom...

  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release Date: 1964-06-24
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 52 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jerry Lewis
star 6.2/10
From 52 Ratings

Summary

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.

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  • 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

  • Neil Hamilton

    as The Barber

  • Buddy Lester

    as Copa Café MC

  • Nancy Kulp

    as Helen, Theatergoer

  • Lloyd Thaxton

    as Lloyd

  • Norman Alden

    as Bully at the Gym

  • Jack Albertson

    as Theatergoer with Helen

  • Henry Slate

    as Paul

  • Gavin Gordon

    as Executive on Golf Course

  • Ned Wynn

    as Band Member

  • Mantan Moreland

    as Barber Shop Porter

  • Dave Willock

    as Alec (uncredited)

  • Fritz Feld

    as Maitre D'

  • Hedda Hopper

    as Herself

  • Joan Swift

    as Girl (uncredited)

  • Sherwood Price

    as Bellboy (uncredited)

  • Bob May

    as Fireworks Boy (uncredited)

  • Norman Leavitt

    as Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Jerry Dexter

    as (uncredited)

  • Fay DeWitt

    as Woman at Party (uncredited)

  • Chick Chandler

    as Hedda Hopper's Escort (uncredited)

  • Don Brodie

    as Bowler (uncredited)

  • Richard Bakalyan

    as Boy at Spring Hop (uncredited)

  • Ed Wynn

    as Ed Wynn

  • George Raft

    as George Raft

  • Rhonda Fleming

    as Rhonda Fleming
Directing Jerry Lewis Director
Directing Ralph Axness Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Sy Devore Wardrobe Designer
Writing Jerry Lewis Writer
Writing Bill Richmond Writer
Production Ernest D. Glucksman Producer
Production Arthur P. Schmidt Associate Producer
Sound David Raksin Original Music Composer
Camera W. Wallace Kelley Director of Photography
Editing John Woodcock Editor
Production Edward R. Morse Casting
Art Cary Odell Art Direction
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Art Ray Moyer Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Nellie Manley Hair Supervisor
Crew Marvin Weldon Dialogue Coach
Editing Russel Wiles Assistant Editor
Directing Dorothy Yutzi Script Supervisor
Sound Howard Beals Sound Effects Editor
Sound Paul Haggar Music Editor
Crew Paul K. Lerpae Special Effects
Sound Hugo Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Sound Charles Grenzbach Sound Recordist
Production William Davidson Production Manager

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