Plot
Stanley is a bellboy at the Fountainbleau Hotel in Miami Beach, where he performs his duties quietly and without a word to anyone. All he displays are facial expressions and a comedic slapstick style. And anything that can go wrong, does go wrong when Stanley is involved. One day, Jerry Lewis arrives at the hotel and some of the staff notice the striking resemblance.
Cast
as Stanley / Himself
as Mr. Novak, Hotel Manager
as Himself / Bellboy (uncredited)
as Bob, Bell Captain
as Sonnie, Bellboy (as Sonny Sands)
as Eddie, Bellboy
as Herkie, Bellboy
as David, Bellboy
as Stan Laurel
as Apple Man
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Reviews
Though it has no story or plot, I greatly enjoyed The Bellboy, basically a series of scenes in which he doesn't speak but gets progressively in deeper trouble in his bellboy position. I wish more comedies, especially by cast members of SNL or SCTV, would take this approach--I think they'd be more successful. When it comes to Jerry Lewis, my thoughts are almost like the French in considering him a…