The Delicate Delinquent
“JERRY LEWIS makes that blackboard jungle jump for joy. He's funnier than ever...”
1957•NR•1h 41m•6.4•Released
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.
Director
Don McGuire
Writer
Don McGuire
Languages
English
Studio
York Pictures Corporation
Cast
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
Production
Company
York Pictures Corporation
Producer
Jerry Lewis
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