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starring: Jerry Lewis, Marie McDonald, Sessue Hayakawa, Barton MacLane, Suzanne Pleshettedirected by: Frank Tashlin
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302287370
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC
ISBN: 6302287375
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount
Release Date: August 15, 1995
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 7724
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: November 02, 1958
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Rating:  - rare low-key performance from Jerry Lewis
In THE GEISHA BOY, Jerry Lewis provides a performance with equal shades of subtlety and comic brilliance. The colourful backdrop of Japan is a treat to see, and the supporting cast is equally fine.
Small-time magician Gilbert "The Great" Wooley (Jerry Lewis) and his rabbit Harry are part of a USO tour of Japan, but the visit takes an unexpected turn when Harry catches the attention of a shy little orphaned Japanese boy and his concerned aunt. Gilbert is the only one who seems to draw ... Read More
Rating: - Watch Jerry pull a rabbit out of his hat!
The comedy magic of Jerry Lewis is alive in this 1958 classic about his role as a magician performing in Japan and Korea and decides to make friends with an orphan. There are some touching moments especially towards the end of this movie as Lewis prepares to head back to America. Of course there are the plain outrageous moments that make this Lewis movie click. Good fun for everyone!
Rating: - The Rabbit Almost Stole the Movie!
I don't want to repeat what all the other reviewers have said. I know that when I went to see this movie when it first came out ( yes, I am "that" old ) I didn't have too much hope of it being a good movie. I mean it was Jerry Lewis without Dean Martin! How good could it be? Well turns out it was an excellent movie with an excellent performance by Jerry Lewis.
Just enough silliness without being stupid...and a surprising bit of seriousness also. I loved Harry the rabbit...and he ... Read More
Rating: - This Movie Has Magic!
Although Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made a great team, this movie, The Geisha Boy, shows Jerry's true talent solo.
Jerry plays a magician named Mr. Wooley, who plans to entertain troops overseas to make a few bucks. Part of his tricks include a rabbit named Harry. This rabbit plays a big part in the movie (perhaps taking Dean's place?). Struggling, Mr. Wooley thinks that playing for the USO will make him a few bucks and give him, perhaps, the big break he's been waiting for. In this time ... Read More
Rating: - A Hidden Gem of Jerry Lewis; A Japanese Fan Can Testify
Owing to Eddie Murphy remake, "The Nutty Professor" comes to our mind first as Jerry Lewis's most representative work, but it also tends to overshadow his other neglected gems, one of which is here, "The Geisha Boy." Despite its now corny title, the film has still a lot to offer for our laugh.
Jerry is this time a second-rate magician, who goes to Japan and war-time Korea, to entertain the soldiers; instead, he falls in love with a Japanese woman Kimi (Nobu McCarthy). He also forms an unlikely ... Read More
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