The Geisha Boy
6.4
“MORE THAN GREAT COMEDY HERE'S GREAT ENTERTAINMENT”
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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Cast
32 people
Jerry Lewis
Gilbert Wooley
Known for
The King of Comedy
The Nutty Professor
Marie McDonald
Lola Livingston
Also in
Promises! Promises!
A Scream in the Dark
Nobu McCarthy
Kimi Sikita
Known for
The Karate Kid Part II
Pacific Heights
Sessue Hayakawa
Mr. Sikita
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Swiss Family Robinson
Barton MacLane
Major Ridgley
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
The Maltese Falcon
Robert Hirano
Mitsuo Watanabe
No other roles listed
Suzanne Pleshette
Sergent Pearson
Known for
The Birds
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Sid Melton
Taxi Driver
Known for
The Steel Helmet
Lady Sings the Blues
Carl Erskine
Carl Erskine - Dodgers Pitcher
Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges - Dodgers First Baseman
Also in
Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush
Walter Alston
Walter Alston - Dodgers Manager (uncredited)
Gino Cimoli
Gino Cimoli - Dodgers Left Fielder (uncredited)
Frank Tashlin Director · Rudy Makoul Story Walter Scharf Composer
Worldwide gross $3.2M · United States release November 2, 1958 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Production
York Pictures Corporation
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · November 2, 1958
Theatrical
France
December 16, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
December 21, 1959 · Theatrical
May 6, 2007 · Physical
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