Comedy · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 38m

The Geisha Boy

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Director
Frank Tashlin
Cast
Jerry Lewis as Gilbert Wooley Marie McDonald as Lola Livingston Nobu McCarthy as Kimi Sikita Sessue Hayakawa as Mr. Sikita Barton MacLane as Major Ridgley Robert Hirano as Mitsuo Watanabe
Crew
Haskell B. Boggs — Director of Photography Alma Macrorie — Editor Walter Scharf — Original Music Composer Frank Tashlin — Screenplay Rudy Makoul — Story Jerry Lewis — Producer
Tagline

MORE THAN GREAT COMEDY HERE'S GREAT ENTERTAINMENT

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
geishamagician
Key Collaborators
Frank Tashlin Director Haskell B. Boggs Director of Photography Alma Macrorie Editor Walter Scharf Original Music Composer Frank Tashlin Screenplay Rudy Makoul Story Jerry Lewis Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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