The Patsy (Paramount Pictures) (1964)

Cast of Top-Name Performers In Jerry Lewis “The Patsy” Jerry Lewis went wild when he was assigning roles for his latest Technicolor comedy for Paramount, ““The Patsy,” which Goons: ta. >. eee. af One. a . oe To Theatre. The movie is about a group of people—press agent, director, valet, secretary, etc.—who are working for a famous comedian and living off his earnings. When the comedian double-crosses them and dies prematurely, these show business professionals decide to build themselves another star. They finally select a_ bellboy, played by Jerry Lewis, to groom for stardom. Their work is difficult for the bellboy is a bumbling, fumbling idiot, but these pros need another meal ticket very badly, and they think that the bellboy has the raw talent to become a star. Who did Jerry Lewis select to play these roles? ‘‘The people, he explains, had to be authentic types, performers instantly recognized and identified by the public.” This “group” that masterminds the career of the neophyte star were selected by Lewis with all the care and attention normally given to a billion dollar drama. For the role for the press agent, the nod went to John Carradine, the former Shakespearean actor who has appeared in movies, TV and even a Broadway musical. The executive secretary is played by Keenan Wynn, who has made six major motion pictures in the past 12 months. Phil Harris, the former bandleader and radio star, has the role of the writer. The secretary and Jerry’s romantic interest is played by Ina Balin, who has been a huge critical success on the stage and in her four motion picture roles. Everett Sloane plays the Hollywood producer in a comedy role quite different from his usual dramatic performances. Peter Lorre, star of many horror and gangster movies, plays the role of a director in what was to become his last appearance in films. The role of the voice coach is played by Hans Conreid, one of the Mat iE Still #10394/69 DON’T BE CHICKEN! Jerry Lewis is scared stiff as Keenan Wynn and Phil Harris try to get him ‘on stage’ in this scene from “The Patsy,” Jerry’s new Technicolor comedy for Paramount which opens ......... at the oz 3 .csaaeus Theatre. This fun-filled tale is about a group of film professionals who try to turn a dim-witted bellboy into a movie star. 100% TRUE Jerry Lewis has revealed that a comedy sequence in his new Technicolor film from Paramount, ‘‘The Patsy,” which opens ...... at the Geet. Theatre, is 100% autobiographical. In the sequence, Lewis does a ‘dumb’ act, mouthing the words to a playback recording. It is the identical act, mouthing words of pop records, with which Lewis broke into show business at the age of fifteen. “The Patsy” was produced by Ernest D. Glucksman and directed by Jerry Lewis. most versatile talents in show business. Jerry Lewis’ creative casting is evidenced by assigning the role of recording company executive to Phil Foster, the gravel-voiced night club comedian. As if all this wasn’t enough, Jerry went on to sign up names for cameo performances. Therefore, Hedda Hopper, George Raft, the Step Brothers and Ed Sullivan appear as themselves in “The Pats vd “The Patsy” was produced by Ernest D. Glucksman and directed by Jerry Lewis from a script he Jerry Lewis And “The Patsy’ Due At The...... Theatre Jerry Lewis’ new Technicolor comedy from Paramount, ‘The PatSVE OPC Oe sane « at: thews veces Theatre. The film is Lewis’ 30th motion picture. “The Patsy” is about a group of show business professionals who’s meal-ticket, a famous comedian and movie star, suddenly dies. They decide to build a nobody into a star, substituting the newcomer for the dead comedian, and continuing with their lucrative jobs. For their replacement they select a_ bellboy (Jerry Lewis) who shows signs of having talent, and what results is sheer bedlam. “The Patsy’ was produced by Ernest D. Glucksman and directed by Jerry Lewis from a script he wrote with Bill Richmond. Included in the cast are Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, John Carradine, Phil Foster, and Peter Lorre in what was to be his last movie. A special feature in ‘The Patsy” Versatile Broadway Headliner Ina Balin Co-Stars In Jerry Lewis’ “The Patsy” As an actress, Ina Balin is noted for her change of pace: from comedy to serious drama, and back to comedy again. Likewise, in baseball—which happens to be her favorite sport—Miss Balin has her pitching preferences; Don Drysdale, for one. Ina is inclined to agree with Drysdale, who believes the best he ever pitched was his World Series victory against the Yankees. The same rule of thumb might aptly apply to Miss Balin, who gives a notable performance in the new Jerry Lewis Technicolor comedy for Paramount, “The Patsy,” which opens .. 966 at theee.. a Theatre. “It’s light comedy,’ Miss Balin readily agrees, “but I take my work in comedy as seriously as I do the dramatic roles.” Ina Balin is not only rated as a gifted actress, but a versatile switch hitter as well, alternating between films and theatre. It will come as no surprise to learn someday that she has scored a resounding success in a new theatrical area— musical comedy. Ina is preparing wrote with Bill Richmond. “The will be cameo appearances by leadPatsy” is Lewis’ 30th motion picing stars and show business perture. sonalities. Mat 2C Still #103894/56 “WHO WATERED DOWN THE GINGER ALE?” Jerry Lewis toasts Peter Lorre, Ina Balin, John Carradine, Keenan Wynn, Phil Harris and Everett Sloane in this scene from “The Patsy,” Jerry’s new Technicolor comedy for Paramount which opens ............ CCL: Leena aera sera Theatre. This rollicking comedy is the tale of a group of film professionals who try to make a star out of a not-too-bright bellboy. Popular John Carradine Has Comedy Role In Jerry Lewis’ New Comedy, “The Patsy” John Carradine in a Jerry Lewis comedy? At first glance it seems mildly incongruous. The tall, lean, saturnine Carradine has too long been associated in the public mind with heavies and horror. But in his latest film role, in Jerry Lewis’ ‘““The PatSy, owen Opens... 2.25.5. ALTHO Bs. eae se Theatre, Carradine obviously enjoyed himself. “It’s a pity that audiences always picture an actor as identical with the roles he plays,’”’ smiles Carradine. And you, and you, and you, are partly to blame. Admit it! Don’t you always picture John Carradine scheming around with Dracula or Frankenstein ? Jerry Lewis didn’t. “I wasn’t interested in the type of roles John had played,” says Lewis. “All I knew that interested me was that John was a competent actor.” (For the record, selected by Lewis for this new Paramount release, in Technicolor, were such seasoned performers as Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, Phil Harris, Everett Sloane, Broadway star Ina Balin, and of course, John Carradine. ) Carradine, who began his career in Shakespearean roles before graduating to ‘heavies’ and ‘horror,’ is no stranger around the Paramount lot, where he previously starred in De Mille’s “The Ten Commandments.”’ “When we made the De Mille film,” recalled Carradine, “people often asked me what I was doing in a biblical film. They seemed to forget that an actor is an actor, capable of portraying any role.” As an example, prior to starting his role in “The Patsy,” Carradine starred on Broadway for eighteen months in “A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to the Forum.” “In the show,” says Carradine, “I had the opportunity to sing. This amazed people, particularly the critics. They did not know that I actually began as a singer.” Carradine’s singing career was abruptly cut short, by Carradine himself, but as is evidenced, he is an actor, a busy actor ... always in demand. for that eventuality by taking singing lessons. The challenge that Ina Balin anticipates when she ultimately makes her musical comedy debut is much the same which confronted her while performing in “The Patsy.” Pilfering a scene from Jerry Lewis is almost as futile as attempting to hold up Fort Knox. The best anyone can hope to accomplish, is maintain their performance on an equal level with that of Lewis, who in “The Patsy,” plays a dimwitted bellboy suddenly catapulted through machination and conniving into Hollywood stardom. Miss Balin found that playing opposite Jerry Lewis was much like log rolling contests where each lumberjack tries to make his opponent lose his balance and tumble into a lake. Ina, an experienced actress, never lost her footing, and the same proved true for Jerry Lewis. Rather than a contest, it turned out that each performer complemented each other, and neither wound up ‘the patsy.’ Mat 1D Still #10394/44 “TOOK MA, I’M ON TY!” Jerry Lewis portrays a dim-witted bellboy who is suddenly catapulted to stardom in “The Patsy,” Paramount’s new laugh-riot which opens ...... UGA NG irc mes: eee oo kay ee Theatre. Costarring in this rollicking comedy are Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phi! Harris, Phil Foster, Hans Conreid, John Carradine and Peter Lorre in his last film role. MatiA Still #10394/2 A BEFUDDLED BELLBOY! Jerry Lewis plays a dim-witted bellboy who is suddenly catapulted to stardom by a cagey group of film professionals in “The Patsy,” Jerry’s new Technicolor comedy for Paramount, which opens .......... at TOM 2 oes cele sce dees Theatre. Jerry Lewis Goes All Out For His Setting In “The Patsy” The most expensive single set constructed on the Paramount lot in the past five years was completed for Jerry Lewis’ new Technicolor comedy, ‘‘The Patsy,” which OPEMSics rcs. abner. 2%. a Theatre. Designed by art director Carey Odell, the ‘penthouse’ set is an entire sound stage, with the threelevel floor composed of circular areas that include a circular bar, circular conversation area and circular fireplace. Unusual for a Technicolor film, the color scheme is keyed by a brilliant green rug throughout, with other predominant colors of red, yellow-green, orange and purple. The master light panel of polished brass near the main entrance carries 60 working light switches. Recessed book shelves and statue niches are backed with 28 different kinds of fabric. A rectangular fish pool, fourteen doors, seven settees, ten coffee tables, eight telephones and four completely equipped desks highlight the room. Considerable use of pierced grill-work, both wood and stone, is balanced by three kinds of marble and traventine. In contemporary style, the set contains enough additional furnishings for a two-story mansion, including a 50 x 30 foot patio. Ernest D. Glucksman produced “The Patsy” with Jerry Lewis starring and directing. Included in the cast are Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, John Carradine, Hans Conreid, Phil Foster, and Peter Lorre in what was to become his last screen role. SHORTS AND FILLERS The cast and crew from Jerry Lewis new Technicolor comedy from Paramount, “The Patsy,’ which Opens! s.-ee.. At NE. sccm Theatre, ate 3,890 doughnuts during production, The kitty on the coffee table totaled $389.00, equivalent to 3,890 dunkers at ten cents each. All proceeds go to Lewis’ favorite charity, the Muscular Dystrophy Association. JoAnne Quackenbush, the streamlined blonde beauty appearing in Jerry Lewis’ new Technicolor comedy for Paramount, “The Patsy,” which opens ...... atative: soc... Theatre, explained on the set why she doesn’t change her odd-sounding last name. “I’ve worked regularly and when I go for a role, producers may forget my face, but they never forget my name!” 5