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Viewers that experience difficulty accepting the jerry lewis style of screen clowning will respond immediately to tashlins hilarious sight gags and exaggerated slap. Feb 19, 2012 jerry lewis and robert hirano in the geisha boy, a 1958 film directed by frank tashlin, about a magician mr. An orphaned japanese boy is drawn out of his shell by the. This movie is more poignant than most of his work and jerrys character seems more like a believable person and not just the mugging, knockkneed lunatic he usually played. There he meets a beautiful japanese girl and a small orphan boy.
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Sep 18, 2012 the great wooley and his lopeared partner harry hare plan to dazzle audiences with magical feats during their uso tour of japan and korea. The geisha boy 1958 the life and sad ending of curly howard of the three stooges duration. The geisha boy 1958 approved 1h 38min comedy december 1958 usa gilbert wooley is a secondrate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. The geisha boy 1958 original release lobby card jerry. In the geisha boy, lewis combines his trademark antics with a compassionate central story. One of jerry lewis and director frank tashlins best gagfilled efforts. The geisha boy 1958 stream and watch online moviefone. Mr lewis is one of the best comedians of all time and in the 50s and 60s. An unsuccessful magician becomes the surrogate father of a young boy after making a career move to japan.
Unfortunately as an adult i am no longer able to enjoy them like i once did. With jerry lewis, marie mcdonald, sessue hayakawa, barton maclane. Buy the geisha boy movie posters from movie poster shop. The geisha boy 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Gilbert wooley jerry lewis is a magician who goes to entertain the troops in asia with his rabbit. May 17, 2014 watch geisha boy 1958 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion.
In addition to the nutty professor here was another great movie, the geisha boy that is a masterpiece in humor and diplomacy. Viewers that experience difficulty accepting the jerry lewis style of screen clowning will respond immediately to tashlins hilarious sight gags and exaggerated slapstick. The geisha boy marked the first screen appearance of marie mcdonald since the 1950 republic release hit parade of 1951 see afi catalog of feature films, 194150 for both and her first film since her alleged and wellpublicized kidnapping in january 1957. One of jerry lewiss funniest films, 1958 s the geisha boy serves also as a showcase for the wild imagination of its writerdirector, the incomparable frank tashlin. Released 1958, the geisha boy stars jerry lewis, marie mcdonald, sessue hayakawa, nobu mccarthy the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Original movie poster for geisha boy, the 1958 12977 paramount pictures original threesheet poster 41x81 average used condition jerry lewis offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. The geisha boy 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The geisha boy 1958 is directed by frank tashlin and its another hilarious jerry lewis movie. A bumbling magician stumbles from one chaotic situation to the next when he joins a uso tour in the far east. The geisha boy soundtrack cd details and availability. He goes on the road one day to tokyo, japan where he meets. This is because the film is rather sweet without being maudlin or saccharine. Starring jerry lewis, marie mcdonald, sessue hayakawa, and barton maclane.
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