The Delicate Delinquent ( Damon and Pythius )

The Delicate Delinquent (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Damon and Pythius
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
97 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Don McGuire

Written By:
Don McGuire

Actors:
Jerry Lewis ..... Sidney L. Pythias
Darren McGavin ..... Mike Damon
Martha Hyer ..... Martha Henshaw
Robert Ivers ..... Monk
Horace McMahon ..... Capt. Riley
Richard Bakalyan ..... Artie
Joseph Corey ..... Harry
Mary Webster ..... Patricia
Milton Frome ..... Mr. Herman
Jefferson Dudley Searles ..... Mr. Cr

Synopsis:

The Delicate Delinquent stars Jerry as mixed-up teenaged janitor Sidney Pythias, a nice kid on the verge of throwing in with a not-so-nice street gang. Sensing potential in Sidney, police officer Mike Damon Darren McGavin, in role originally intended for Lewis' ex-partner Dean Martin takes the boy under his wing. To prove that Sidney can be weaned away from bad influences, Mike arranges for the boy to become a rookie cop, with fitfully hilarious results the best scene, involving a monolingual Japanese gentleman, is also the most politically incorrect. Martha Hyer costars as an idealistic social worker with whom Mike and briefly, Sidney falls in love. The film's tenuous balance between juvenile-delinquent drama and slapstick comedy is never more pronounced than in the opening scene, wherein the clumsy Sidney, carrying a bulky garbage can, stumbles into the middle of a gang rumble.

Sidney Pythias (Jerry Lewis) is the a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Darren McGavin as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With McGavin's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too.

Comedy drama about a young janitor involved in juvenile crime who successfully trains to be a policeman.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 April, 2013.