The Patsy
The Patsy is a 1964 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on August 12, 1964, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
A famous comedian perishes in a plane crash. Members of his management team, worried that they will be jobless, decide to find someone to take his place as their "meal ticket". Stanley Belt is a bellboy at their hotel and they decide he will become their next star.
Cast
- Anthony Spinelli
- Barbara Pepper
- Billy Beck
- Chick Chandler
- Don Brodie
- Ed Wynn
- Eddie Ryder
- Everett Sloane
- Fritz Feld
- Gavin Gordon
- George Raft
- Hans Conried
- Hedda Hopper
- Ina Balin
- Jack Albertson
- Jerome Cowan
- Jerry Hausner
- Jerry Lewis
- John Carradine
- John Gallaudet
- Kathleen Freeman
- Keenan Wynn
- Mantan Moreland
- Marianne Gaba
- Mel Tormé
- Michael Ross
- Nancy Kulp
- Ned Wynn
- Neil Hamilton
- Norman Alden
- Peter Lorre
- Phil Arnold
- Phil Foster
- Phil Harris
- Quinn O'Hara
- Rhonda Fleming
- Richard Bakalyan
- Richard Deacon
- Scatman Crothers
More details
| author | Jerry Lewis |
|---|---|
| director | Jerry Lewis |
| editor | John Woodcock |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | beg meal ticket next star plane crash the ed sullivan show |
| musicBy | Jack Brooks |
| producer | Ernest D. Glucksman |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |