The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
JERRY LEWIS makes that blackboard jungle jump for joy. He's funnier than ever...
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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Jerry LewisSidney L. Pythias
Darren McGavinMike Damon
Martha HyerMartha Henshaw
Robert IversMonk
Horace McMahonCapt. Riley
Richard BakalyanArtieJoseph CoreyHarry
Mary WebsterPatricia
Milton FromeMr. HermanJefferson Dudley SearlesMr. Crow (as Jefferson Searles)
Dave WillockWilliam C. GoernerEmile MeyerSgt. KellyKeywords
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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityJuvenile Delinquent · Delinquency · ThereminDialogue densityComedyDirector preference251457Actor preference285662 · 318844 · 148503Country preferenceUs
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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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The Delicate Delinquent has a runtime of 101 minutes.
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