This is probably Jerry Lewis' single best scene, from the Errand Boy, a pantomime set to Count Basie Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4v8UdkTx30 …
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Good as Lucille Ball.
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Also far more influential a director than most people realize. Lucas, Scorscese, Coppola - those guys ate up his textbook on directing
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Not to mention his influenceon a whole generation of French directors
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Martin Short is equal parts Lewis and Danny Kaye
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And Chaplin certainly respected Lewis and trusted in his judgement on comedy.
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He was very intelligent yes. But something cruel and bitter oozed out of his comedy that Chaplin and Keaton never expressed.
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Chaplin & Keaton set the bar in silent movie era JL's talent in his mediam is on par w/ them matched only by Sellershttps://youtu.be/KN8FjyvrHY4
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FYI this is one of the best pieces on Lewis art that I know of: https://www.jonathanrosenbaum.net/2017/06/the-lewis-contradiction/ …
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That was the Jerry Lewis I grew up with. Pure comedic genius. Thank you for helping me remember "The Errand Boy." I will watch it again.
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Amazing. And astoundingly few camera cuts.
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