Who's Got the Action? (1962)

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Alexander Rose (novel), Jack Rose

Stars:

Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dean Martin	...	Steve Flood
Lana Turner	...	Melanie Flood
Eddie Albert	...	Clint Morgan
Walter Matthau	...	Tony Gagouts
Paul Ford	...	Judge Boatwright
Nita Talbot	...	Saturday Knight
Lewis Charles	...	Clutch
John McGiver	...	Judge Fogel
Margo	...	Roza
Jack Albertson	...	Officer Hodges
Alexander Rose	...	Mr. Goody
Ned Glass	...	Baldy
Dan Tobin	...	Mr. Sanford
Mack Gray	...	Hood
John Indrisano	...	Hood

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

question in title | bookie | apostrophe in title | question mark in title | punctuation in title | 

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Taglines:

The most riotous bedtime story in years!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 1963 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

Come ingannare mio marito

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amro-Claude-Mea

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to newspaper movie gossip columns of the day, Anne Bancroft originally sought to play second female lead under Lana Turner.

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Soundtracks

"Who's Got The Action?"
Lyrics by Jack Brooks
Music by George Duning
Performed by Dean Martin

User Reviews

"I've Got the horse right here...................."

You know if this were a serious film, Lana Turner would have hustled off Dean Martin to Gamblers Anonymous and that would be the end of it. But movie comedy demands a crazy scheme as a premise.

In a scheme worthy of Lucy Ricardo, Lana decides to take over Dino's action. She enlists his lecherous law partner Eddie Albert in on it. Albert pretends that he's got a new bookie who's the best in town. Martin goes for it.

Of course the idea is based on the fact that Dino will lose, but the money will then stay in the family. Instead Dino gets on a hot streak causing all kinds of unforeseen complications.

Who's Got the Action has a cast full of familiar faces doing what they do best. I suppose tops in the supporting cast is Walter Matthau, playing big time bookie who's wondering who's the new competition in town stealing the action from a mounting list of his heaviest bettors.

Not the best that either lead has ever done, but still fine entertainment.