Rating: NR
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 07/01/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Paramount Pictures/Legend Films
Frightening though the prospect may sound,
Dean Martin and
Jerry Lewis appear in Technicolor and 3-D in the musical comedy
Money from Home. Cashing in on the success of
Guys and Dolls, the script is based on a
Damon Runyon story.
Martin plays gambler Honey Talk Nelson, whose "markers" have been called in by gangster boss Jumbo Schneider (
Sheldon Leonard). In need of money in a hurry, Honey Talk tries to honey-talk his gawky assistant-veterinarian cousin Virgil Yokum (
Jerry Lewis) into "fixing" the outcome of an upcoming Maryland steeplechase competition. Along the way, Virgil is forced to impersonate British jockey Bertie Searles (
Richard Haydn), and also gets mixed up with a visiting Arab potentate (
Romo Vincent) and his harem.
Pat Crowley and
Marjie Millar fulfill the leading-lady obligations, while
Dean Martin gets to sing three songs, one of them co-written by
Guys and Dolls composer
Frank Loesser.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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