The Delicate Delinquent (1957)
1h 41m | PG-13
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
Studio: York Pictures Corporation
Genre: Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Jerry Lewis
as Sidney L. Pythias
Darren McGavin
as Mike Damon
Martha Hyer
as Martha Henshaw
Robert Ivers
as Monk
Horace McMahon
as Capt. Riley
Richard Bakalyan
as Artie
Reviews
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! =)