How to Smuggle a Hernia Across the Border Released 1949-01-01 is a story that falls under the Comedy category. Movie Story "How to Smuggle the Hernia Across the Border is a 1949 American short comedy film directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, and Tony Curtis. The film was not released commercially. The film is based on a funny story about Dean Martin's wartime personal problems with hernia.".