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3	A 1960 comedy film, starring and directed by Creator/JerryLewis (in his directorial debut). Lewis plays Stanley, an [[TheVoiceless unspeaking]], well-meaning but [[TheKlutz klutzy]] hotel bellboy whose eager efforts to please the guests inevitably lead to [[HilarityEnsues disastrous mishaps]].
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5	!!This film contains examples of:
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7	* AsHimself: In addition to his role as Stanley, Jerry Lewis also appears as himself, visiting the hotel with a ridiculously large entourage. Creator/MiltonBerle also appears as himself.
8	* AnAesop: “You’ll never know the next guy’s story . . . unless you ask.”
9	* BreakingTheFourthWall: When Stanley makes a delivery to a dressing room full of [[MsFanservice scantily-clad models]], he averts his eyes to avoid peeking...then puts his hand over the camera lens to keep US from peeking.
10	* TheCameo: Milton Berle.
11	* ExactWords: The doorman instructs Stanley to "get everything out of the trunk" of a guest's car. Stanley opens the rear panel to discover that the car has a rear-mounted engine. Undaunted, he carries the entire engine up to the guest's room.
12	* ExplodingCalendar: A time passage is indicated by calendar pages flipping by, starting on February 26th...and proceeding to go up to February 37th before fading to the next scene.
13	* OhGodWithTheVerbing: Jerry Lewis, AsHimself, shouts "Stop with the brushing" three times to an over-helpful assistant.
14	* RandomEventsPlot: Lampshaded in the introduction, in which a studio executive (played by Jack Kruschen) informs us that the film we are about to see contains "no story and no plot. It is actually a [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal series of silly sequences]]."
15	* SuddenlySpeaking: After being silent throughout the entire film, Stanley finally speaks when [[YouDidntAsk directly asked]] "Can't you talk?"
16	* TemporaryBulkChange: A heavy-set woman comes to the hotel in order to avoid temptation and stick to her diet. When she checks out several weeks later, she is much thinner (and played by a different actress). Unfortunately, Stanley decides to give her a parting gift of a box of chocolates. Cut to: The guest, having eaten the entire box in one sitting, has instantly reverted to her former weight.
17	* UltimateJobSecurity: Stanley manages to keep his job despite causing all manner of chaos.
18	* TheVoiceless: Stanley.

Context Film / TheBellboy