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Release Date:
June 24, 1964
Original Title:
The Patsy
Alternate Titles:
Der Wunderknabe
Jerry 8 e tre quarti
Jerry Calamidad
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Patti Enterprises
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12 IE: 18 US: NR
Runtime: 101
When a star comedian dies, his comedy team decides to train a 'nobody' to play the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man chosen, bellboy Stanley Belt (Lewis), can't do anything right. The TV show is getting closer, and Stanley is getting worse.
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Art Direction:
Cary Odell
Hal Pereira
Assistant Director:
Ralph Axness
Assistant Editor:
Russel Wiles
Associate Producer:
Arthur P. Schmidt
Casting:
Edward R. Morse
Costume Design:
Edith Head
Dialogue Coach:
Marvin Weldon
Director:
Jerry Lewis
Director of Photography:
W. Wallace Kelley
Editor:
John Woodcock
Hair Supervisor:
Nellie Manley
Makeup Supervisor:
Wally Westmore
Music Editor:
Paul Haggar
Original Music Composer:
David Raksin
Producer:
Ernest D. Glucksman
Production Manager:
William Davidson
Script Supervisor:
Dorothy Yutzi
Set Decoration:
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Sound Effects Editor:
Howard Beals
Sound Recordist:
Charles Grenzbach
Hugo Grenzbach
Special Effects:
Paul K. Lerpae
Wardrobe Designer:
Sy Devore
Writer:
Bill Richmond
Jerry Lewis
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