Her Highness and the Bellboy - (Original Trailer)

Bellboy, The - (Original Trailer)

Not only was he the star, writer, producer and director, Jerry Lewis also made this trailer promoting his first total filmmaker comedy, The Bellboy (1960).

Bellboy, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Everything Out Of The Trunk

The first proper gag or two, with writer, first-time director, producer and star Jerry Lewis as silent bellboy Stanley, shooting at Miami’s Fontainebleau Hotel, where Lewis was also performing at the time, in The Bellboy, 1960.

Her Highness And The Bellboy (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Ritz Plaza Rooftop

Manhattan bellboy Jimmy (Robert Walker) drops in on sweetheart Leslie (June Allyson) whom we learn is disabled, then joined by slow-witted porter pal Albert (Rags Ragland), for what looks to be a regular date, in MGM's Her Highness And The Bellboy, 1945, Hedy Lamarr the other title character.

Bellboy, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Conducting

A straightforward comic sketch, writer, director, producer and star Jerry Lewis as his own title character Stanley, leading an imaginary orchestra in the main ballroom at the Fontainebleau in Miami, in The Bellboy, 1960.

Jerry Lewis (TCM Co-Host) The Bellboy (1960)

The late Jerry Lewis discusses his confidence as a first-time director on The Bellboy, 1960, as well as the unprecedented terms of his contract at Paramount at the time.

Bellboy, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) He Sure Is Funny!

Writer, producer, director and star Jerry Lewis appearing for the first time as himself, arriving at Miami’s Fontainebleau Hotel, where he was also the headline act, emerging from the elevator as the title character Stanley, his colleagues noting the resemblance, in The Bellboy, 1960.

Bellboy, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Written, Produced And Directed

Columnist and radio star Walter Winchell was recruited to do this narration, following an opening featuring a parody of a Paramount exec explaining the movie, introducing Jerry Lewis as the star, and everything else, in his non-narrative sketch-comedy hit, The Bellboy, 1960.

Her Highness And The Bellboy (1945) -- (Movie Clip) What Are Hot Dogs Made Of?

Hedy Lamarr as the Hungarian princess title character does the double cute-meet, first with blockhead porter Albert (Rags Ragland), then with savvier Jimmy (Robert Walker), them not realizing her status, venturing outside their Manhattan hotel, in Her Highness And The Bellboy, 1945.

Her Highness And The Bellboy (1945) -- (Movie Clip) She Wants To Go Native

With Agnes Moorehead as her counsel the countess, Hedy Lamarr, a Hungarian princess, arrives at her New York hotel, Ludwig Stossel as "Pufi," and soon confesses her true purpose, unconcerned about the ubiquitous Baron Zoltan (Carl Esmond), in Her Highness And the Bellboy, 1945.

Bellboy, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Take Over For A Few Minutes

Another famous gag, with writer, director, producer and star Jerry Lewis taking over the phones at the hotel, as title character Stanley, still not having spoken a word, in the surprise hit sketch comedy feature The Bellboy, 1960.