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The Delicate Delinquent(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-06-06
64%
32 Votes
Time: 1h 41m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
York Pictures Corporation
Movie: The Delicate Delinquent
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jerry Lewis
Sidney L. Pythias
Darren McGavin
Mike Damon
Martha Hyer
Martha Henshaw
Robert Ivers
Monk
Horace McMahon
Capt. Riley
Richard Bakalyan
Artie
Joseph Corey
Harry
Mary Webster
Patricia
Milton Frome
Mr. Herman
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