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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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Nobu McCarthy
- Kimi Sikita
- (as Nobu Atsumi McCarthy)
Robert Hirano
- Mitsuo Watanabe
- (as Robert Kazuyoshi Hirano)
Los Angeles Dodgers
- Themselves
- (as The Los Angeles Dodgers)
Murray Alper
- GI in Korea
- (uncredited)
Walter Alston
- Walter Alston - Dodgers Manager
- (uncredited)
Brad Brown
- Military Policeman
- (uncredited)
Stanley Cha
- Japanese Sportswriter
- (uncredited)
Gino Cimoli
- Gino Cimoli - Dodgers Left Fielder
- (uncredited)
Douglas Fowley
- GI in Korea
- (uncredited)
Carl Furillo
- Carl Furillo - Dodgers Right Fielder
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJerry Lewis had worked as an usher for Suzanne Pleshette's father Gene Pleshette at the Paramount Theater. When she auditioned, Lewis phoned Gene in disbelief.
- GoofsIn Japan, before entering a communal bath, one is required to shower first so as to be clean when entering the water. When Gilbert and Mitsuo walk up to the entrance door for the bath, both are completely dry. Public baths in Japan are nude, and Gilbert is shown to be wearing a pair of knee-length swim trunks under his robe, while Mitsui is correctly naked.
- 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 creditsand introducing Harry Hare
- ConnectionsEdited from The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
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One of Lewis's best films
I think this is one Jerry Lewis's best films. Not only is it incredibly funny, but it evokes compassion (Mr.Wooley's relationship with the young boy is touching, and will make you cry) from the audience without being too sentimental. The Japanese setting is beautiful and exotic, and Miss Kimi is lovely and charming. No wonder Mr.Wooley prefers her to the cold American Sergeant Pearson (Suzanne Pleshette)! When Mr.Wooley accidentally knocks a big Hollywood actress down an airplane staircase--that has to be one of the funniest scenes in any Lewis film. This is a great family movie, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants good comedy with a touch of tenderness in it. It ranks right up there with "The Nutty Professor"(1963).
- mybiglarch
- Sep 25, 2007
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- Also known as
- Geisha Boy
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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