The Bellboy

Name: The Bellboy
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 6, 1960
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Alex Gerry, Bill Richmond, Bob Clayton, Cary Middlecoff, David Landfield

1960

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: July 6, 1960 | Approved

Starring: Alex Gerry, Bill Richmond, Bob Clayton, Cary Middlecoff, David Landfield, Eddie Shaeffer, Herkie Styles, Jerry Lewis, Larry Best, Sonnie Sands

Summary: Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.

Director: Jerry Lewis

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 72 min

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Eric Henderson

The Bellboy clearly sets a standard of self-involvement and examination in Lewis’s work that is so successfully hermetic that it scarcely needs the approval of the audience. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

This is where the brilliant second act of Lewis' career begins. Read full review

Keith Phipps

The Bellboy strings together artfully choreographed comic setpieces as it follows a silent Lewis through his rounds at a posh Miami Hotel. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

Perhaps to the relief of many, Lewis (in his bellboy character) remains entirely mute for most of the movie. Read full review

Eugene Archer

A generous—some might even say gratuitous—proportion of the anecdotes are devoted to mild shaggy dog jokes, with a subdued audience chuckle as the kindest response. Mr. Lewis' devotees may find the comedian disappointingly restrained. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

From an artistic standpoint, The Bellboy is minor-league screen comedy, the victim of its energetic star's limited craftsmanship. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

At best, this is a kiddie movie with a few laughs for the easily pleased adult. Read full review

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