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The Delicate Delinquent

Name: The Delicate Delinquent
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1957-06-06
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.423

★ 6,4 /10 (39 Votes)

1957 EN 101 min

Overview

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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06/06/1957

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

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

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Runtime

101 min

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

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Jefferson Dudley Searles

Mr. Crow (as Jefferson Searles)

Dave Willock

William C. Goerner

Frank Gorshin

Neighborhood Street Punk

Emile Meyer

Sgt. Kelly

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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! =)

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