Feature1957·101m·6.4

The Delicate Delinquent

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

Comedy

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.

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Cast

Jerry Lewis

Sidney L. Pythias

Darren McGavin

Mike Damon

Martha Hyer

Martha Henshaw

Robert Ivers

Monk

Horace McMahon

Capt. Riley

Richard Bakalyan

Artie

Joe Corey

Harry

Mary Webster

Patricia

Milton Frome

Mr. Herman

Jefferson Dudley Searles

Mr. Crow (as Jefferson Searles)

Dave Willock

William C. Goerner

Frank Gorshin

Neighborhood Street Punk

Emile Meyer

Sgt. Kelly

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: York Pictures Corporation

Crew

Director

Don McGuire

Writers

Don McGuire

Buddy Bregman

Original Music Composer

Haskell B. Boggs

Director of Photography

Howard A. Smith

Editor

Edith Head

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

talisencrw

7/19/2016

8.0

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! =)