@deanduncan63Saw Jerry Lewis’s 1st feature as director, #TheBellboy. At 1st glance this might seem like some sort of newly beheaded chicken …
… scurrying & spurting all over the place, anything-for-a-laugh, never quite settling on a story, an idea, or coherent character trajectory …
… Look again: its nature & objectives are those of the gag comedy, maybe even the cartoon. (Cf. Lewis’ mentor/often-director, Frank Tashlin) …
… The jokes are the whole point, and they are actually conceived, executed & distributed w’ impressive sharpness, balance & consistency.
By adhering to the structure & methods of gag comedy, #TheBellboy ends up w’ any number of story, idea & character coherencies anyway.