The Delicate Delinquent

1957 | 101 minutes | 6.4 ★ (32)

The Delicate Delinquent
  • Overview

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

  • Release Date

    06 June 1957

  • DirectingDon McGuire
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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23 June 2021

With all of the American turmoil recently about police brutality, I thought watching this, Jerry Lewis' first solo venture after his misadventures with Dean Martin, would be an interesting experience. It was both touching, showing an older police officer showing compassion and trying to connect with a troubled but promising adolescent and help him out in life, and funny, giving one of the finest comedians of his time more space to strut his stuff. I'm glad I took the time and effort to check his comedies out. Happy 90th, Jerry Lewis! =)

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