The Bellboy Reviews

First of all, I must confess my weakness for Jerry Lewis. As a child I remember having laughed so much in any circumstance attending the films interpreted by him, whether conducted by himself or, preferably, Frank Tashlin (Rock-a-bye Baby; Who's Minding the Store?; The Disorderly Orderly...)

"The Bellboy" is the first film directed by Lewis but there are already the foundation of his peculiar style. Also the character was created earlier. Heir to the mood and gesture of Stan Laurel (perhaps his main reference), devotes his unique tribute making it appear in several sequences of the film and even adopting the artist protagonist, Stanley, same name. Unfortunately, the famous pair of Oliver Hardy was ill during filming and had to be double official who interpreted.

In the narrative, the movie is a constant succession of brief scenes fun, almost kind sketch of different depth and interest, yes, with a preponderance of the visual, as usual in films of Lewis. However, the absurdity, fantasy and even surrealism that will make you famous in his career, and fitting in well in this movie and it is for cheer.

This is Jerry Lewis' directorial debut, in which he plays Stanley, a mute bellboy at the Fontainebleau Hotel, one of the busiest hotels in Miami.

As always, Jerry does what he can do best, to get himself and others in a lot of mess throughout the entire film.

The Bellboy has no main plot, just a sequence of funny sketches without any connection to one another, and the visual comedy that we have here in this film is its main attraction. It takes us back to the early cinema comedies done so well by Chaplin, Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

With an universal appeal, because of the visual comedy, and its few dialogues, The Bellboy is nothing less than a work of genius, done by one of the greatest comic actor/director that ever existed, it will please anyone who watches it.