The Delicate Delinquent
JERRY LEWIS makes that blackboard jungle jump for joy. He's funnier than ever...
1957 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Don McGuire |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Don McGuire |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 06, 1957 |
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| Director: | Don McGuire |
| Writer: | Don McGuire |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | delinquency, juvenile delinquent, theremin |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, York Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Frank Gorshin | Neighborhood Street Punk |
| Emile Meyer | Sgt. Kelly |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Haskell B. Boggs | Director of Photography |
| Howard A. Smith | Editor |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Ray Moyer | Set Decoration |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Richard Caffey | Assistant Director |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Jack Mintz | Producer's Assistant |
| Don McGuire | Director, Writer |
| Buddy Bregman | Original Music Composer |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sy Devore | Wardrobe Designer |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Lewis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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8.0
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! =)
Jun 23, 2021