Movies: Jerry Lewis

Documentary about Laurel & Hardy...

Jerry Lewis biography...

Janet Leigh commands her close-up as the faux Norma Desmond character in what an elaborate title sequence identifies as “the Jewish Sunset Boulevard.” Tony Curtis finds his inner boy-toy as the Desmond character’s companion and ostensible screenwrite...

A TV special aired on February 17, 1969 (the star’s birthday was February 14), featuring Benny’s long-established persona and several celebrity guest stars....

TV movie starring Sammy Davis Jr and Jerry Lewis....

A documentary directed by Eric Friedler about Jerry Lewis' never released movie "The Day The Clown Cried"....

A documentary on the career of famed French clown and filmmaker Pierre Étaix....

The short shows various clips from Hollywood feature films that, like the title of the film, are full of double entendre. It includes a segment from a Little Rascals short, a performance by Glen Campbell (who ironically was a well-known homophobe), a...

Documentary of a 154-person bus and truck tour that set out to spread the gospel of flower power to the hinterlands of the U.S....

Jewish comedian David Schneider presents a look at some exclusive behind the scenes material from the notorious unseen Jerry Lewis film....

Miss Glucksman, teacher of Englewood Liberty school, visits Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, and Jerry Lewis to make a short film for her students....

Jeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson Welles, among others....

Jerry Lewis short film, part of the 1992 omnibus film "How Are the Kids?". It tells the story of a child that faces discrimination as the only white student at his school....

Old fashioned riddles and answers are flashed on the screen, together with non-stop film clips of vintage comedy routines in the background. Cameos from Abbott and Costello, The Three Stooges, and many more....

Comedy short....

A UNICEF-sponsored six-film anthology depicting childhood horrors around the world. "Hassane" - a malnourished child in Niger needs help from the doctors, but village traditions prohibit it. "Liouba" - a child escapes to the forest after a beating by...

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A showcase of 3-D Kodachrome slides taken between the 40's and 70s....