The Delicate Delinquent
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| The Delicate Delinquent | |
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| Directed by | Don McGuire |
| Produced by | Jerry Lewis |
| Written by | Don McGuire |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Darren McGavin Martha Hyer |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | June 6, 1957 |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Language | English |
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The Delicate Delinquent was filmed from September 5-October 12, 1956. It was released on June 6, 1957 by Paramount Pictures.
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[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Jerry Lewis plays Sydney L. Pythias, a 'juvenile delinquent' who is mistaken for a gang member. Darren McGavin plays Mike Damon, a police officer who tries to straighten him out by putting him through police training. After a difficult training and a series of mishaps, Pythias finally proves his worth by graduating and become a police officer.
[edit] Trivia
- It was re-released in 1962 on a double bill with another Lewis film, The Sad Sack.
- Lewis, who was playing a 'juvenile', was 30 years old at the time.
- This is the first movie that Jerry Lewis appeared in after splitting with his longtime partner Dean Martin.
- Darren McGavin stepped in to fill the role of a police officer that was originally written with Dean in mind.
- It is based upon a script entitled Damon and Pythias.
