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The Delicate Delinquent (1957)

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The Delicate Delinquent
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Directed byDon McGuire
CastJerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer, Robert Ivers, Horace McMahon, Frank Gorshin, Hank Mann, Jack Perrin, Teru Shimada and Anthony Warde
Theatrical ReleaseJune 6, 1957
DVD ReleaseOctober 12, 2004
Running Time100 minutes
MPAA RatingNR (Not Rated)
UPC Code097360561340
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Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language)
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About The Delicate Delinquent

THE DELICATE DELINQUENT features Lewis in his first solo film as a delinquent befriended by a good-hearted cop who chooses to enroll in the police academy rather than follow a life on the other side of the law.

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User Reviews

Average user review: 3.5 (7 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteHad profound affect on meQuote
I don't really know why, but this film had a profound affect on me. I was 6-7 years old, family life was pretty bad, and this film made me.. feel weird, but in a good way. All I can say for sure is that the emotions I had during and around the time I saw this silly flick were very poignant, and are still with me, accessible at unexpected times. June 20, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteJerry's first without Dean...Fun Film!Quote
It was 50 years ago when this movie came out starring the great Jerry Lewis. Fun story line about our hero as a policeman! This is true Jerry Lewis at his hilarious best. Darren McGavin also is featured. Audiences might remember him from A Christmas Story. Fun film not to be missed by the fans of Jerry!! May 27, 2007

rating: 1 QuoteNot where itQuote
Not funny at all, I remeber seeing this movie I spliit a side it has changed. I murphy bed is cute but worth it. December 14, 2006

rating: 4 QuoteWOW... Memories!Quote
I remember this movie from when I was a kid and I went to see it with my neighbor... it stuck with me for a long time and even though I think there are so many funnier Lewis movies, this one has a softness to it. September 25, 2005

rating: 4 QuoteThe Delicate DramaQuote
The "Delicate Delinquent" was originally written for Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, but it became Jerry's first solo film. The movie is a departure from the slapstick comedy Lewis had done with Martin. I would describe it as a drama with comedy. Jerry plays a young man in a tough city who isn't exactly a "delinquent", but certainly has stopped attempting to live up to his potential. Jerry's speech in the middle of the film is certainly devoid of humor: "When I was a kid I was jerky, now I'm a man, and I'm lonely...I'm a nowhere, a no place." However, a false arrest turns his life around as a police officer takes a special interest in "reforming" him.

Dean Martin turned the film down, before the partnership desolved, becuase he didn't want to play a cop, but Lewis turns this black and white story into a personal epic about standing on your own and making a difference (a fitting message for someone who had just launched into a solo career after coming off what was then the biggest act in American history).

Yet another Lewis classic that should be on DVD. March 6, 2004

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