The Patsy (Paramount Pictures) (1964)

> 2 = incall ee) ~) QO. New Jerry Lewis Comedy, “The Patsy” Is About The World Of Show Business Somerset Maugham, one of this century’s greatest writers, once advised an aspiring novelist to “write about the people, places and things you know best.’ While Jerry Lewis does not aspire to literary greatness, his latest film follows that advice. Reduced to its essentials, ‘The Patsy” which opens... ... Sie Beas at the.... = ese be. Theatre, is the story of a bellboy suddenly catapulted to fame and fortune in show business. Jerry Lewis actually worked as a bellboy in the Catskill Mountain resorts in New York and also made a film called “The Bellboy.” And after fifteen years of film stardom, Lewis knows his way around Hollywood and Vine, Sunset Boulevard and Beverly Hills, which are the geographic settings for “The Pat “T’ve always been interested in the working elements of stardom,” says Lewis. ““Who does what? What do the different people around a star actually contribute? How tightly knit is this little group?” The screenplay for ‘The Patsy,” written by Jerry Lewis and Bill Richmond, concerns a group of people who have worked with a movie star, and what happens to them when he suddenly dies. “This is what intrigued me,” continues Lewis, “what do they do when the maypole, around which they’ve danced so long, suddenly collapses?” Then he added with a grin, “If they’re smart, they get themselves another maypole.” While the basic story of this Paramount release, in Technicolor, might sound like drama, Lewis plays it for comedy with a top cast that includes Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn and John Carradine. Also co-starring, in what proved to be his last film role, is Peter Lorre. “They all play their roles straight,” says Lewis, “the comedy stems from their efforts to turn a nobody into a star.” Lewis, a great believer in the power. of the press, incorporated this angle into the story. “It’s possible for an unknown to become a star merely through constant exposure in the newspapers,” he says. “In fact, if there is enough chatter, a star could be made without even being seen. Just get the right people to talk about him in the right places, and everybody becomes curious. Get a story rumored in those great American cultural and communication centers, the barber shop and the beauty parlor, and it’ll take off on wings.” Mat 1C Still #10394/88 BEAUTIFUL AND SOPHISTICATED INA BALIN is one of the many top-name co-stars in Jerry Lewis’ new Technicolor comedy for Paramount, “The Patsy,’’ which OPENS sae osc: ALLURE: shoe Bie ke's Theatre. Starring Jerry Lewis, ““The Patsy” is a fun-laden film in which a group of film professionals try, with all their skill and know-how, to make a star out of a not-to-bright bellboy. 4 HOW TO SING A SONG—WRONG | Mat 2A Still #10394/24 ROLL OUT THE BARREL... ! Jerry Lewis takes a singing lesson from Hans Conreid in this scene from “The Patsy,” Jerry’s new Technicolor comedy from Paramount, which opens ............ Ate is wate Theatre. This fun-filled comedy, is about a group of film professionals who try to make a movie star out of a dim-witted bellboy. New Jerry Lewis Comedy, “The Patsy” Is Chock Full Of Fun And Frolic : ef Review) A summer vacation without a Jerry Lewis film could not be a very happy one; and with that thought in mind, this summer should be better than ever because Jerry’s new comedy, “The Patsy,” is probably the funniest of all his very funny films. A Paramount release, in Technicolor, “The Patsy’ opened last night at thew. 5 Theatre and the audience enjoyed every fun-filled moment of it. The story is a true-to-life situation (usually the funniest kind) about a group of film professionals —a producer, writer, director, press agent, valet and secretary—who have just lost their meal-ticket, a top comedian who has just passed away. Now, to survive, the group must find another meal-ticket, and what they do is try to find an unknown to build to stardom. The unknown is a dim-witted bellboy (Jerry Lewis) whom the group feels has some talent... somewhere. Trying to make a star out of this honest but simple-minded discovery, the group has him run the giddy gamut through all Hollywood’s fun and foible. “The Patsy” perhaps has one of the funniest scenes ever put on the screen. Jerry, on his journey to becoming a star, goes to get a voice lesson from a famous coach (Hans Conreid). What results is just HILARIOUS—Jerry not only shatters the professor’s sanity but also his priceless collection of antiques. The cast of “The Patsy,” loaded with talent and experience, includes such names as Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre (in what was to be his last role), John Carradine, Hans Conreid and Phil Foster. Produced by Ernest Glucksman, “The Patsy” not only stars Jerry Lewis, but he also directed the film. Adding authenticity and color to the fast paced story is the appearance of various Hollywood stars and personalities, with sequences filmed at many world famous landmarks, including the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Graumens Chinese Theatre, and winding up, believe it or not, on the Ed Sullivan Show. Mat 2B directed by Jerry Lewis. Mat 1B Still #103894/86 THE LOLLIPOP IS GOOD BUT THE STICK IS SOUR! Jerry Lewis has the lead role in his new Technicolor comedy for Paramount, ‘‘The Patsy,” which opens ...... at the son goteaaete eae: Theatre. This laughriot, which stars such top names as Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Keenan Wynn, Hans Conreid and Phil Foster, is about an innocent bellboy who is made into a movie star. Three Generations of Wynn’s In Jerry Lewis’ “The Patsy” For the first time on the screen, three generations of a famed acting family appeared together when Ed Wynn and his grandson joined Keenan Wynn in Jerry Lewis’ Technicolor comedy for Paramount, “The Patsy,” which opens ...... at the ee en Theatre. Ed, for many years ‘‘The Perfect Fool,” will appear as himself in a cameo role. His son, Keenan, has a co-starring role in this rollicking film and his grandson, Ned, makes his film debut in a comedy role. Ned, son of Keenan, has had acting experience in the La Jolla Playhouse in California. “The Patsy” was directed by Jerry Lewis and produced by Ernest D. Glucksman. The cast includes Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, John Carradine and Peter Lorre in his last screen role. IS THIS ANY WAY TO GET GROOMED? Still #10394/14 “GIVE ME THE WORKS!” says Jerry Lewis in this scene from “The Patsy,”’ his new Technicolor comedy for Paramount which opens ........ aistlrescrrne tt c's-<<) ast Theatre. This rib-tickling film, which co-stars such top performers as Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Keenan Wynn, Phil Foster, John Carradine, Hans Conreid, Phil Harris and Peter Lorre in his last film role, is about a group of film professionals who take a hopeless bellboy and try to make him a star. “‘The Patsy” was produced by Ernest D. Glucksman and New Comedy, “The Patsy” Co-Stars Keenan Wynn Any actor who has appeared in some 120 motion pictures, always in starring or featured roles, should be entitled to speak his mind. At least, about movies. “I think I know something about the business,”’ smiled Keenan Wynn, ‘and I’m not talking about myself.” Wynn currently is co-starred in Jerry Lewis’ new Technicolor comedy for Paramount, “The Patsy,” which opens ...... aiuthe tee... Théatre. Lewis, who stars in the title role, also directed the film. “T’ve worked with most of the top directors,” said Wynn, “but performing with Jerry has been a remarkable experience. People are apt to think of him as ‘young,’ but they forget that he’s been in the business for fifteen years!”’ “And now I’ll make a prediction. In a few years Jerry will be one of the important directors in film production, He already knows more about camera work and working with actors, than many of the socalled ‘veteran’ directors. I’ve never seen one man juggle so many tennis balls at once.” The ‘juggling act’ referred to the size and the stature of the cast Lewis assembled for “The Patsy.” Starring with him in this new Paramount comedy are Hollywood and Broadway star Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Wynn, John Carradine, Hans Conreid and Peter Lorre in what was to be his last film. In addition to this exciting cast, there were thirty additional top featured players. Mat iF ‘*PLEASE DON’T PEG THE PANTS!” Jerry Lewis gets fitted for a suit by John Carradine in this scene from “The Patsy,” Jerry’s new Technicolor comedy for Paramount which opens ............ at the ease ee Theatre. “‘The Patsy” is a fun-filled tale about a bellboy who is made into a star. Still #10394/16 Jerry Lewis Uses Wacky Orchestra In His New Comedy, “The Patsy” Outdoing Spike Jones, Jerry Lewis assembled an ‘orchestra’ for “The Patsy’ which would make Bach, Beethoven and _ Brahms blanche with horror. In addition to guitars, saxophones and other customarily used instruments, Lewis’ ‘orchestra’ will include two gasoline engines and two compressors that furnish percussion beats. Adding to this unique array is a full-size bedspring for plucking like a harp, a Klaxon horn from a Model T Ford and a bicycle pump gurgling in a tank of water. An orchestra leader named Joe Stabile was hired to conduct the group. “The Patsy,” starring and directed by Jerry Lewis, is a Paramount release in Technicolor which OMENS... « Atathe che ees Theatre. Included in the cast are Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, John Carradine, Hans Conreid and Peter Lorre in his last screen role.