My Friend Irma (1949)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Cy Howard (screenplay) and
Parke Levy (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 October 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The Riotous Gal of Radio...NOW FUNNIER on the SCREEN!

Plot:

Prototype dumb blonde Irma and her slacker, wheeler-dealer boyfriend Al interfere in the love life of Irma's level-headed room mate Jane.

Plot Keywords:

Boss | Manager | Blonde | Dumb Blonde | Show Business

Cast

John Lund	...	Al
Marie Wilson	...	Irma Peterson
Diana Lynn	...	Jane Stacy
Don DeFore	...	Richard Rhinelander III
Dean Martin	...	Steve Laird
Jerry Lewis	...	Seymour
Hans Conried	...	Professor Kropotkin
Kathryn Givney	...	Mrs. Rhinelander
Percy Helton	...	Mr. Z. Clyde
Gloria Gordon	...	Mrs. O'Reilly, the Landlady
Ernö Verebes	...	Mr. Ubang, Headwaiter, Gypsy Tea Room / Mr. Ubang's Brother (as Erno Verebes)
Margaret Field	...	Alice, Rhinelander's Secretary

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #13726) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Alfred Newman's ubiquitous theme "Street Scene", closely associated with every New York-themed film produced at Fox during his tenure as musical director at that studio, turns up here in the opening of this Paramount film and its sequel "My Friend Irma Goes West."

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Irma (Marie Wilson) falls down the hole in the street in the first scene of the movie, a pair of hands can be seen catching her.

Quotes:

Professor Kropotkin: My little pigeon!
Seymour: Who's a pigeon?
Professor Kropotkin: It's only me, Professor Kropotkin.
Jane Stacy: Well, hello, Professor.
Irma Peterson: Hi, Professor.
Professor Kropotkin: Oh, Jane and Irma, my two little proud beauties! One with her head in the air and the other with air in her head.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Three Sons: My Friend Ernie (#4.7)" (1963)

Soundtrack:

My One, My Only, My All

Great martin and lewis beginning...

This is one of my 2nd favorite Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin movies the only one that is better is The Caddy. This movie was also the first of D/M & J/L that I had ever seen. It's quiet little movie but with so many good songs and lots and lots of great laughs by Jerry and a couple of laughs from Irma. This comes highly recommended by me and I hope that you see it after you've read my comment. 9/10