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The Errand Boy

Play trailer Poster for The Errand Boy 1961,  1h 32m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 50% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
50% Tomatometer 10 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
The miserly head (Brian Donlevy) of a Hollywood studio hires a goofy paperhanger (Jerry Lewis) to spy on his employees.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Oct 8, 2018
Lewis's antics bring out his radically democratic politics: when the yearnings for power, self-expression, and love are thwarted, the ordinary man becomes the great anarch. Go to Full Review
Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Oct 13, 2004
3.5/4
The self-reflectivity of The Errand Boy is so pervasive it truly becomes the content of the film. Go to Full Review
Grace Montgomery Common Sense Media Dec 16, 2014
2/5
Jerry Lewis screwball comedy is tedious, lacks kid appeal. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Feb 5, 2010
The skeleton of Hollywood, half fakery and half magic Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jul 22, 2007
C+
The film is a series of sight gags, with not too many hitting the mark. Go to Full Review
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Nov 7, 2005
2/5
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Jerry Lewis

Director

Jerry Lewis

Morty S. Tashman

Brian Donlevy

Tom "T.P." Paramutual

Howard McNear

Dexter Sneak

Dick Wesson

The A.D.

Felicia Atkins

Serina

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The Errand Boy

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Movie Info

Synopsis The miserly head (Brian Donlevy) of a Hollywood studio hires a goofy paperhanger (Jerry Lewis) to spy on his employees.
Director
Jerry Lewis
Producer
Ernest D. Glucksman
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Jerry Lewis Productions
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 23, 1961, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
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