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The Geisha Boy (1958)

The Geisha Boy poster
Directed by
Frank Tashlin
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
6
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A bumbling magician goes to Japan and gets tangled up with a young boy and a showgirl. He tries to make things work while causing chaos.

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What happens

The Geisha Boy is a 1958 American comedy film starring Jerry Lewis, distributed by Paramount Pictures. Filmed from June 16 to August 7, 1958, it had its first screening in New York City on December 19, 1958. This motion picture featured the film debut of Suzanne Pleshette. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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