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The Patsy (1964)

Director: Jerry Lewis

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From Time Out Film Guide

Who but Jerry Lewis would have dreamed up this pot-pourri of comic fears as a bellboy is chosen to take the place of a dead comedian by his scriptwriters? Explicitly quoting Chaplin-style routines, Lewis bends the sentimentality into shape to produce a witty and magical essay on comedy, illusionism and fear. DMacp.

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Cast & crew

Director: Jerry Lewis

Producer: Ernest D Glucksman

Cast: Jerry Lewis, Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Phil Harris, Hans Conreid, Rhonda Fleming, Hedda Hopper, George Raft, Ed Sullivan, Mel Tormé, Ed Wynn full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 101 mins


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