Why does Jerry Lewis’s character disguise himself as a child in You’re Never Too Young?

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Director Norman Taurog, wearing a hat and glasses, sits beside actor Mickey Rooney, who is smiling, on the set of the film Boys Town, with camera equipment visible behind them. — Norman Taurog Norman Taurog (right) with Mickey Rooney on the set of *Boys Town* (1938).

In the 1955 film You’re Never Too Young, directed by Norman Taurog, the character played by Jerry Lewis disguises himself as a 12-year-old boy specifically to escape from a violent thief. He is aided in this deception by a music teacher, portrayed by Dean Martin.1