Summaries

Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.

Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach. It is there that he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All that he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong - does go wrong when Stanley is involved. Then one day, Jerry Lewis, big star, arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance. Stanley continues to do what he was hired to do while star Lewis has more trouble with his entourage than the hotel accommodations.—Tony Fontana <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • slapstick comedy
  • episodic
  • vignette
  • double
  • reference to the shadow
Genres
  • Comedy
Release date Jul 20, 1960
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Fontainebleau Hilton Resort - 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Production companies Paramount Pictures Jerry Lewis Pictures

Box office

Budget $900000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 12m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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