The Delicate Delinquent

The Delicate Delinquent

1957-06-06 • 1h 41m • NR •
Comedy
6.4
User Score
34 votes

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

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.

Don McGuire

Director

Don McGuire

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 41m

Release Date

1957-06-06

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Reviews

talisencrw

talisencrw

2016-07-19T19:35:30.624Z

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! =)