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The Delicate Delinquent

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1957-06-06

Runtime: 101 mins

Director: Don McGuire

Writer: Don McGuire

Spoken language: English

Genres: Comedy

Original title: The Delicate Delinquent

Production Companies: York Pictures Corporation, Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Jerry Lewis

Darren McGavin

Martha Hyer

Robert Ivers

Horace McMahon

Richard Bakalyan

Joe Corey

Mary Webster

Milton Frome

Mr. Crow (as Jefferson Searles)

Jefferson Dudley Searles

William C. Goerner

Dave Willock

Neighborhood Street Punk

Frank Gorshin

Sgt. Kelly

Emile Meyer

Reviews

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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! =)

2016-07-19

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