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6.4/10   336 votes
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Director:
George Marshall
Writers:
Cy Howard (screenplay) and
Parke Levy (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 October 1949 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
The Riotous Gal of Radio...NOW FUNNIER on the SCREEN! more
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. full summary | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Jerry Lewis to Receive Honorary Oscar
 (From TheMovingPicture. 11 December 2008, 12:55 AM, PST)

User Comments:
.....and introducing Martin & Lewis. more

Cast

  (Complete credited 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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
103 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #13726) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

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." more
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. more
Quotes:
Al: Your time will come, son. I'll save you for a rainy day. Got to hold back a little. Don't want to push too much.
Seymour: Rainy day? I got news for you. I get hungry in clear weather!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "My Three Sons: My Friend Ernie (#4.7)" (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Here's to Love more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
.....and introducing Martin & Lewis., 4 March 2008
6/10
Author: JohnRouseMerriottChard from United Kingdom

Solid if unspectacular movie that is of interest mainly for being the debut of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis. As a beginning piece for the duos body of work it does set something of a standard, a kind of benchmark niche as it were, Martin sings and gets to woo the sexy lady whilst Jerry clowns around and gets the laughs, not that there are too many laughs to be had here because there isn't that many if one is honest. Yet the film still has a 40s charm with it's array of interesting characters that never stretch to annoying limits, performances are steady from all involved, and as a romantic comedy it is well worth a watch, and not least because it has a very interesting segment about who should be the bigger name of the two out of Masrtin & Lewis........now that one makes for quite a story some way down the line wink wink. 5/10 and worth a watch on its own merit for fans of cheeky charm 40s rom-coms, and of course for Martin/Lewis completists like me.

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