The Delicate Delinquent
JERRY LEWIS makes that blackboard jungle jump for joy. He's funnier than ever...
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6/6/1957Runtime
101 minsGenres
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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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A lighthearted romp where Jerry Lewis stumbles through Police Academy with boundless physical comedy and good-natured charm, anchored by an unlikely mentorship that's more about warmth than sophistication.
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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
Emile Meyer
Sgt. Kelly
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