The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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The Geisha Boy
Comedy · 1958
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.
Movie details
The Geisha Boy
“MORE THAN GREAT COMEDY HERE'S GREAT ENTERTAINMENT”
1958 Comedy 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Geisha Boy?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Frank Tashlin
Written by
Rudy Makoul · Frank Tashlin
Jerry Lewis
Gilbert Wooley
Marie McDonald
Lola Livingston
Nobu McCarthy
Kimi Sikita
Sessue Hayakawa
Mr. Sikita
Barton MacLane
Major Ridgley
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Robert Hirano
Mitsuo Watanabe
Suzanne Pleshette
Sergent Pearson
Court is in session
Put The Geisha Boy on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.