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My Friend Irma Goes West (1950)
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4 July 1950 (USA)
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Singer Steve, friend Seymour and fiance Jane, along with her dizzy blonde room mate Irma, have a series of misadventures on a California-bound train and end up involved with a gang of murderous gangsters in Las Vegas. full summary | add synopsis
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Irma Gets Upstaged by the Boys!
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Cast
(Credited cast)| John Lund | ... | Al | |
| Marie Wilson | ... | Irma Peterson | |
| Diana Lynn | ... | Jane Stacy | |
| Dean Martin | ... | Steve Laird | |
| Jerry Lewis | ... | Seymour | |
| Corinne Calvet | ... | Yvonne Yvonne | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Sharpie Corrigan | |
| Don Porter | ... | Mr. Brent | |
| Harold Huber | ... | Pete | |
| Joseph Vitale | ... | Slim | |
| Charles Evans | ... | C.Y. Sanford | |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Pilot | |
| Dick Stabile | ... | Himself, Dick Stabile (as Dick Stabile and His Band) | |
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| Tamba the Chimp | ... | Pierre | |
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91 min
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Irma is kidnapped by the "notorious Corrigan Gang". Their leader Sharpie, a ruthless murderer, is played against type by endearing, lovable director-turned-actor Lloyd Corrigan in an obvious in-joke.
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Spoofs The Letter (1940)
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Fiddle and Gittar Band
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Although this picture was made as a sequel to MY FRIEND IRMA it took on a life of its own because of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Martin & Lewis were virtual unknowns when they were featured in the first Irma, were still unknowns when Goes West was filmed. BUT... but... by the time this film was released the boys had become the hottest comedy team in American history. This film was a smash hit almost entirely because it featured Martin & Lewis. When the boys' next movie came out, At War with the Army, I remember me and my brother waited 2 1/2 hours at Loew's 2400 seat Palace theater in Washington, DC to get in. This was during the movies lean years when folks were staying home with their 7" Motorola b&w TV's. Odd to recently see VHS copies of that picture on sale at Safeway for 99 cents. OH... My Friend Irma Goes West was very funny!