![]() ![]() Jerry plays himself as a movie star visiting the hotel with his large entourage and acting self-important, delivering as Stanley a message to Milton Berle who freaks out later when the real Jerry appears, and there are a few homage pantomime skits with Bill Richmond playing Stan Laurel (almost a complete look-alike). Eager to please his bosses, who take advantage by having him do various extra-curricula tasks without him complaining, as Stanley is seen lugging a heavy car engine up to a guest’s room, he alone sets up theater seats in a huge hall for the showing of a movie and does it in a matter of minutes, and is asked to rush to the airport to retrieve an important guest’s briefcase left in the cockpit and then decides to takes the plane on a joyride–departing heroically to a throng of silent bystanders. Stanley whistles while he works and loves his job even though the other bellboys, most of whom are grown men but are still called ‘boy,’ can’t imagine why he would like such a menial job. Then there’s the marvelously funny lobby scene of at least 20 bellboys in line waiting orders from the bellhop captain (Bob Clayton, Miami TV news and weather guy) and are so anonymous that no one is sure whom he is summoning as they eagerly step forward only to hastily retreat in line and go through repeating that reaction numerous times. Walter Winchell follows with a narration. The film turned out to be an enormous box office hit enabling Jerry to continue directing his own films.Īn actor pretending to be the producer of Paramount announces this as a silly film based on the diary of a nutty bellboy and that it merely exists for the audience’s enjoyment. Jerry claimed the black-and-white film, made in 28 days for a modest budget, came about because Paramount needed a summer-release in a hurry. Maybe the reason I liked Jerry so much here is because his bellboy character remained mute throughout most of the film. It’s Jerry at his rawest and most creative, taking risks that for the most part work and dazzling us with some perfectly timed sight gags while under restraint from his usual frantic antics. There are cameos by Milton Berle and Walter Winchell. The bellboy is named in honor of Stan Laurel, the director’s friend and idol. It’s about the misadventures of a bumbling bellboy, in the ritzy Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach, named Stanley (Jerry Lewis). He creates an experimental film with “no story, no plot” that consists of vignettes that end with a blackout, each getting seemingly stranger than the other. Johnson music: Walter Scharf cast: Jerry Lewis (Stanley/Himself), Alex Gerry (Manager), Bill Richmond (Stan Laurel), Bob Clayton (Bell Captain), Jack Kruschen (Paramount Executive) Runtime: 72 MPAA Rating: NR producer: Jerry Lewis Paramount 1960) Marines and pursue a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy.(director/writer: Jerry Lewis cinematographer: Haskell Boggs editor: Stanley E. As of Wednesday morning, more than $35,000 has been raised.Īccording to AL.com, Carr plans to graduate from Lawson State College in December with an associate degree in health sciences. The feel-good story spread across social media and donations to the GoFundMe campaign poured in. Photo by Carol Robinson/The Birmingham News via APĪsked about his work ethic, Carr told AL.com “This was the first job in a long time to give me an opportunity to get hired.” Alabama college student Walter Carr reacts after being given a new car by Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin. “Seriously?” he says in the video shared on the company’s Twitter page. When Bellhops CEO Luke Marklin learned about his new employee, he drove his own car from Tennessee to meet Carr and handed the keys over to Carr.Ĭarr appeared stunned when given the 2014 Ford Escape. ![]() Impressed by his work ethic, she started a GoFundMe. ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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