The Patsy
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| Directed by | Jerry Lewis |
| Produced by | Ernest D. Glucksman |
| Written by | Jerry Lewis Bill Richmond |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Everett Sloane Phil Harris Keenan Wynn Peter Lorre John Carradine |
| Music by | Jack Brooks (lyrics) David Raksin |
| Cinematography | W. Wallace Kelley |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 12, 1964 (US) |
| Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | US |
| Language | English |
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The Patsy was filmed from January 6–February 28 1964. It was released on August 12 1964 by Paramount Pictures.
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[edit] Plot
A famous comedian perishes in a plane crash and his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone else to take his place as their "meal ticket." Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis) is a bellboy at the hotel they are staying at and they decide that he will become the next superstar.
Although Stanley has no obvious talent, his new managers use their power to open doors for him, including an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. However, it quickly appears that Stanley will never have talent and the management teams fires him just before he goes on stage. However, one of the management team, Ellen (Ina Balin) has fallen in love with Stanley and stays by his side.
Stanley becomes a hit on the show, and the rest of the management team beg for their jobs back, which Stanley agrees to.
[edit] Trivia
- Its working title was Son of Bellboy, as it was originally intended to be a sequel to The Bellboy. In fact, Lewis' characters in both films are named Stanley.
- This film contained cameos from a variety of Hollyood personalities including George Raft, Hedda Hopper, Ed Sullivan, Ed Wynn, Mel Torme, Rhonda Fleming, Scatman Crothers, Billy Beck, Hans Conreid, Richard Deacon, Del Moore, Neil Hamilton, Buddy Lester, Nancy Kulp, Norman Alden, Jack Albertson, Richard Bakalyan, Jerry Dunphy, Kathleen Freeman, Norman Leavitt, Eddie Ryder, and Fritz Feld.
- It was re-released on a double bill with another Jerry Lewis film, The Nutty Professor, in 1967.
- This was Peter Lorre's final film.
- Bill Richmond, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lewis, makes a cameo appearance in The Patsy as a piano player.
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