Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection volume 1
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection – Vol. 1 (The Caddy / Jumping Jacks / The Stooge/My Friend Irma / My Friend Irma Goes West… Read More »Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection volume 1
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Jumping Jacks
Jumping Jacks (1952), starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
In Jumping Jacks, Hap Smith (Jerry Lewis), nightclub entertainer, has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen (Dean Martin) joined the army: with lovely new partner Betsy Carter (Mona Freeman), Hap plays a clownish parody of a soldier. Meanwhile, Chick is organizing a soldier show at Fort Benning and finds he needs his old partner’s help. To get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, Dogface Dolan (Richard Erdman); but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized snafu.
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent (1957) starring Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin
The Delicate Delinquent is Jerry Lewis’ first solo film without Dean Martin – but it’s worth watching for more than that. In the title role, Jerry Lewis plays the part of Sidney Pythias. Sidney is mistaken for a gang member during a police round-up. Then a caring police officer named Damon, played by Darren McGavin, intercedes in the directionless young man’s life. For the better. The movie was originally written for the team of Martin and Lewis. The title characters’ names referring to the Greek myth of Damon and Pythias, inseparable friends. Darren McGavin does excellently in the role of Officer Damon, who is “bucking the system”. By trying to rehabilitate delinquents.
The Stooge
The Stooge, starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis first became famous as a nightclub act, graduating to radio, television and the movies. It was a very successful partnership, but it was a partnership that had its’ share of tension and personality conflicts. The movie The Stooge mirrors that conflict, as well as recreating some of their hilarious night club act.
The Errand Boy
The Errand Boy (1961), starring Jerry Lewis
The Errand Boy is one of Jerry Lewis‘ funniest movies. As well as being a biting satire of the movie industry.
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My Friend Irma
My Friend Irma (1949) starring Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn
My Friend Irma was originally a long-running radio series, that became a pair of successful movies, the sequel being My Friend Irma Goes West. In this first film, the comedy team of Martin & Lewis were included as comedy relief. However, much like Abbott and Costello‘s first movie role in One Night in the Tropics, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis‘ roles were gradually expanded – not quite stealing the show, but coming close.
The Family Jewels
The Family Jewels (1965) starring Jerry Lewis
The Family Jewels is actually one of my favorite Jerry Lewis films. The basic plot is, a young rich girl, Donna, is orphaned. The family chauffeur Willard (played by Jerry Lewis) has looked after her all her life. While protecting her, she has to visit six of her seven uncles. In order to choose which uncle she wants to become her legal guardian.
Way … Way Out
Way … Way Out (1966) starring Jerry Lewis, Connie Stevens, Dick Shawn, Anita Ekberg
Synopsis of Way… Way Out
Way … Way Out is set in the “far future” of 1986 (!), there’s a problem with the American lunar base — the men stationed there for long-term missions are going stir-crazy from lack of … female companionship. The American government decides to solve the problem by sending up a married American team in their place — but the only astronaut qualified is Pete Mattemore (Jerry Lewis), who is still single.
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The Big Mouth
The Big Mouth (1967) starring Jerry Lewis, Del Moore, Charlie Callas
Synopsis of The Big Mouth, starring Jerry Lewis
In The Big Mouth, Jerry Lewis plays the role of Gerald Clamson. He’s a bank examiner on vacation who, while fishing, catches a frogman. The frogman, who coincidentally is the spitting image of Jerry Lewis, has stolen diamonds from his criminal gang, and hidden them at a nearby resort hotel.Clamson takes the map to the diamonds given him by the frogman, and makes his escape while the gangsters attack. At the hotel, Jerry Lewis accidentally injures the hotel manager, played by Del Moore. So Jerry Lewis disguises himself as the title character from The Nutty Professor in order to investigate the mystery at the hotel. At this point, there are three different subplots running together:
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The Bellboy
The Bellboy(1960), starring Jerry Lewis
You’ve heard the phrase, laugh out loud funny? Jerry Lewis — The Bellboy is, literally, laugh out loud funny. How do I know? I’ve just watched it on AMC … And I laughed so loud, so often, that my wife was afraid that I would annoy the neighbors.