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The Bellboy(1960), starring Jerry Lewis You’ve heard the phrase, laugh out loud funny? Jerry Lewis — The Bellboy is, literally, laugh out loud funny. How do I know? I’ve just watched it on AMC — ¦ and laughed so loud, so often, that my...
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Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) starring Jerry Lewis, Jacqueline Pearce, Terry-Thomas Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River is a Jerry Lewis film, based on the book of the same name. Oddly, Jerry Lewis is cast playing the part of the straight man in the...
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Hook, Line and Sinker (1969) starring Jerry Lewis, Anne Francis, Peter Lawford Synopsis of Hook, Line and Sinker In Hook, Line and Sinker, Jerry Lewis plays the part of Peter Ingersoll. He’s an unhappy insurance salesman who’s living the American Dream. Only to be so caught up in...
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Three on a Couch (1966) starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, James Best Three on a Couch is a Jerry Lewis comedy that’s both funny and charming. The basic plot is that Jerry Lewis’ character, Christopher Pride, is an artist who has won a prestigious French art...
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The Nutty Professor (1963) starring Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens The Nutty Professor is Jerry Lewis‘ most famous film, and with good reason. Unlike many of his comedies, this is more than a thin plot for him to hang slapstick on. The character of Dr. Julius Kelp...
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I Married a Witch (1942) starring Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Susan Hayward, Cecil Kellaway I Married a Witch is a screwball comedy with a magical twist. The men in the Woolsey family are cursed — to marry the wrong woman — ever since a pilgrim ancestor was instrumental...
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Summary of Modern Times, (1936), starring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard Modern Times begins with Charlie Chaplin as Charlie the Little Tramp gainfully employed at a factory. However, the strict regimentation is driving him to the brink … Then over the brink, when the factory owner has him as the...
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movie review of A King in New York (1957) starring Charlie Chaplin, Dawn Addams There are some people who consider A King in New York to be a bitter screed against the United States of America by Charlie Chaplin, after his exile from it. I totally...
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The Great Dictator, starring Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Henry Daniell, Billy Gilbert The Great Dictator, possibly the most well-known of Charlie Chaplin’s films, was a timely satire on Nazisim and fascism in general, and Adolph Hitler in particular. In it, Charlie Chaplin plays...
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Movie review of The Clown (1953) starring Red Skelton, Tim Consadine, Jane Greer Having just watched Red Skelton in the serious drama, The Clown, my first reaction is simply, “wow”. Although it stars Red Skelton, and deals with a clown/comedian as the central character, The Clown is not...
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