"Sidney Pythias is a bumbling janitor picked up by cop Mike Damon as a teenage gang member worth saving from delinquency. With Damon's help, Sidney works his way through the Police Academy to become a cop too."
Jerry Lewis
as Sidney L. Pythias
Darren McGavin
as Mike Damon
Martha Hyer
as Martha Henshaw
Robert Ivers
as Monk
Horace McMahon
as Capt. Riley
Richard Bakalyan
as Artie
Joe Corey
as Harry
Mary Webster
as Patricia
Milton Frome
as Mr. Herman
Jefferson Dudley Searles
as Mr. Crow (as Jefferson Searles)
Dave Willock
as William C. Goerner
Emile Meyer
as Sgt. Kelly
Frank Gorshin
as Neighborhood Street Punk
Don McGuire
Director
Producer
Haskell B. Boggs
Director of Photography
Writer
Buddy Bregman
Original Music Composer
Howard A. Smith
Editor
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
A. Earl Hedrick
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Ray Moyer
Hal Pereira
Sy Devore
Wardrobe Designer
Richard Caffey
Assistant Director
Jack Mintz
Producer's Assistant
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Winston H. Leverett
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
John P. Fulton
Special Effects