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Jerry kimonossa

Original title: The Geisha Boy
  • 19581958
  • SS
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2K
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Jerry kimonossa (1958)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:16
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Comedy

Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.

IMDb RATING
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2K
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  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story)
    • Rudy Makoul(story)
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Marie McDonald
    • Sessue Hayakawa
  • Director
    • Frank Tashlin
  • Writers
    • Frank Tashlin(screen story)
    • Rudy Makoul(story)
  • Stars
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Marie McDonald
    • Sessue Hayakawa
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 16User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    The Geisha Boy
    Trailer 2:16
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    Photos71

    Jerry kimonossa (1958)
    Jerry Lewis and Suzanne Pleshette in Jerry kimonossa (1958)
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    Marie McDonald in Jerry kimonossa (1958)
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    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Gilbert Wooley
    Marie McDonald
    Marie McDonald
    • Lola Livingston
    Sessue Hayakawa
    Sessue Hayakawa
    • Mr. Sikita
    Barton MacLane
    Barton MacLane
    • Maj. Ridgley
    Suzanne Pleshette
    Suzanne Pleshette
    • Sgt. Pearson
    Nobu McCarthy
    Nobu McCarthy
    • Kimi Sikita
    • (as Nobu Atsumi McCarthy)
    Robert Hirano
    • Mitsuo Watanabe
    • (as Robert Kazuyoshi Hirano)
    Ryuzo Demura
    • Ichiyama
    The Los Angeles Dodgers
    • Themselves
    Carl Erskine
    • Self
    • (as The Los Angeles Dodgers)
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • GI in Korea
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Alston
    • Los Angeles Dodgers Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Brad Brown
    • Military Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Cha
    • Japanese Sportswriter
    • (uncredited)
    Gino Cimoli
    • Los Angeles Dodgers Left Fielder
    • (uncredited)
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • GI in Korea
    • (uncredited)
    Carl Furillo
    • Los Angeles Dodgers Right Fielder
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Col. Adams
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank Tashlin
    • Writers
      • Frank Tashlin(screen story) (screenplay)
      • Rudy Makoul(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Suzanne Pleshette.
    • Goofs
      Gilbert is flown to the Korean front lines in a Helicopter marked U.S. Air Force. While the USAF did operate the Bell 47, they would never be used in a role like this. Gilbert would have been brought up to the front using a US Army Helicopter instead.
    • Quotes

      Gilbert Wooley: Gee that's terrible. 'The Oversexed Major'... Besides soldiers can't be sexy... Not with the food the army gives them to eat.

      [laughs uncomfortably]

    • Crazy credits
      and introducing Harry Hare
    • Connections
      Edited from Kwai-joen silta (1957)

    User reviews16

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Great Jerry Lewis Movie
    Cute little comedy that I like. Too bad for Suzanne Pleshette, but Jerry stick to love has no boarder motto.

    This and Marlon Brando's "Sayonara" surprises me in the friendly attitude the producers has towards the Japanese just 11 years after WWII. Also, the depiction of the Japanese culture is pretty accurate, although it's clear that the movie is not shot in Japan.

    This movie was made 2 years after Jerry broke up with Dean, and he shows that he can well hold it on his own.

    Shot beautifully, probably in Los Angeles, and few footage from Japan, this movie wouldn't bore you.

    This is one of the Jerry Lewis movie that I like.
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    • Sep 19, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 28, 1959 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Jerry i kimono
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Burbank Airport - 2627 North Hollywood Way, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • York Pictures Corporation
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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