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Director:
Hal Walker
Writers:
Cy Howard (characters)
Cy Howard (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 July 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Musical more
Plot:
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! more (3 total)

Cast

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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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Runtime:
91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #14476) | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA more
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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. more
Quotes:
Slim: [to Pete about Irma] Don't shoot her in the head. The bullet'll never go through. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofs The Letter (1940) more
Soundtrack:
Fiddle and Gittar Band more

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Irma Gets Upstaged by the Boys!, 31 October 2005
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Author: vitaleralphlouis from United States

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!

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