The Delicate Delinquent

1957

Comedy

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.

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

Rating

6.4
34 votes

Popularity

0.7228

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

York Pictures Corporation,Paramount Pictures

Runtime

101 min.

Status

Released

Release: 6/6/1957

Credits

The Delicate Delinquent

Don McGuireDirector

The Delicate Delinquent

Jerry LewisSidney L. Pythias

The Delicate Delinquent

Darren McGavinMike Damon

The Delicate Delinquent

Martha HyerMartha Henshaw

The Delicate Delinquent

Robert IversMonk

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Reviews

talisencrw

7/19/2016

8 / 10

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! =)

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