Media1960

Jerry Lewis comedy 'Visit to a Small Planet' opens

When: 30 Mar 1960
Where: Los Angeles, CA
Sources: 1 public source

Jerry Lewis in 1960, the year he played the alien Kreton in Visit to a Small Planet Paramount Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Paramount's Visit to a Small Planet, adapted from Gore Vidal's play, opened in Los Angeles. Jerry Lewis plays Kreton, an alien student who flies a spaceship to Earth and lands at a suburban home. It was Lewis's last film under his contract with producer Hal Wallis.

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OtherVisit to a Small Planet (1960) (opens in a new tab)AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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