Money from Home (1953)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Damon Runyon (story)
James B. Allardice (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:

31 December 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Jockey | 3 Dimensional | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Herman 'Honey Talk' Nelson
Jerry Lewis	...	Virgil Yokum
Marjie Millar	...	Phyllis Leigh
Pat Crowley	...	Dr. Autumn Claypool, Veterinarian
Richard Haydn	...	Bertie Searles
Robert Strauss	...	Seldom Seen Kid
Gerald Mohr	...	Marshall Preston
Sheldon Leonard	...	Jumbo Schneider
Romo Vincent	...	The Poojah
Jack Kruschen	...	Short Boy
Charles Horvath	...	Big Midge, Henchman (as Charles Frank Horvath)
Richard Reeves	...	Russian Henry, Henchman (as Richard J. Reeves)
Lou Lubin	...	Sam
Frank Richards	...	Angry Truck Driver
Harry Hayden	...	First Race Judge
Henry McLemore	...	Second Race Judge
Mortie Dutra	...	Third Race Judge
Wendell Niles	...	Race Announcer
Joe McTurk	...	No-Knees Nolan
Frank F. Mitchell	...	Lead-Pipe Louie
Sam 'Kid' Hogan	...	The Society Kid (as Sam Hogan)
Phil Arnold	...	Fat Phil
Edward Clark	...	Dr. Walter Capulet
Al Hill	...	First Reporter
Drew Cahill	...	Second Reporter
Ben Astar	...	Poojah's Manservant
Elizabeth Slifer
Robin Hughes	...	Playfair, Hunt Club Ball Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Barber	...	Bald Man in Restroom (uncredited)
Mara Corday	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum	...	Hunt Club Ball Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Hunt Club Ball Guest (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter	...	(uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Mayor of Tarrytown / Hunt Club Ball Guest / Racetrack Observer (uncredited)
Grace Hayle	...	Mrs. Cheshire (uncredited)
Rex Lease	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mike Mahoney	...	Policeman who arrests Preston (uncredited)
Sidney Marion	...	Grogan the Growler (uncredited)
Frank Nelson	...	Radio Exercise Instructor (voice) (uncredited)
Louis Nicoletti	...	Hot Horse Herbie (uncredited)
Maidie Norman	...	Mattie, Phyllis' Maid (uncredited)
Carolyn Phillips	...	Poojah's wife (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway	...	Harem Girl (uncredited)
Jack Roberts	...	(uncredited)
Buck Young	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
George Marshall

Writing credits
Damon Runyon		(story)
James B. Allardice		(adaptation) (as James Allardice) and
Hal Kanter		(adaptation)

Produced by
Hal B. Wallis	....	producer

Original Music by
Leigh Harline

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Fapp

Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Ross Dowd

Costume Design by
Edith Head

Makeup Department
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael D. Moore	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Gene Garvin	....	sound recordist
Harry Lindgren	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart	....	process photography
John P. Fulton	....	special photographic effects
Paul K. Lerpae	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Warren Low	....	supervising editor

Music Department
Buddy Bregman	....	orchestrator
Jerry Lewis	....	stager of special material in song numbers
Joseph J. Lilley	....	song arranger and conductor

Other crew
Richard Mueller	....	technicolor color consultant

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1953) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1975) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• Legend Films (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

3 Channel Stereo (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #16554) | Sweden:15

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

'Pat Crowley''s movie debut.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Even though the story is supposedly taking place in the early 1930s, before the repeal of prohibition (1933), all the automobiles are of the late 1930s/early 1940s variety. All the women's hair styles and fashions are from 1953.

Quotes:

Honey Talk: Every dog has his day, but the nights are mine.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Martin and Lewis (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Moments Like This

Funny routine

This one is a typical Martin/Lewis vehicle. They are cousins who have to manage a lot of troubles. Jerry gets his satirical performances, Dino gets his songs - they would manage their roles asleep and have a lot of self-ironic.

But there are still more positive aspects: It is the team´s first picture in color; George Marshall directs with sure hand and the supporting cast is very good although there are no big names in it; The first sequence in the movie where Dean is threaten by "Chambo Schneider" is a first class parody on gangster movie cliches of the Thirties;

To sum it up it is a pleasure for fans like me. 7/10.