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Tontut toverukset

Original title: My Friend Irma
  • 19491949
  • SS
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.1K
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Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, Diana Lynn, and Marie Wilson in Tontut toverukset (1949)
ComedyMusicalRomance
A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Marshall
  • Writers
    • Cy Howard(screenplay)
    • Parke Levy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Lund
    • Diana Lynn
    • Don DeFore
  • Director
    • George Marshall
  • Writers
    • Cy Howard(screenplay)
    • Parke Levy(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Lund
    • Diana Lynn
    • Don DeFore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Marie Wilson in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Jerry Lewis and John Lund in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Dean Martin, Hans Conried, Don DeFore, and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Dean Martin, Don DeFore, John Lund, and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Dean Martin, Don DeFore, and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    John Lund and Marie Wilson in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Marie Wilson in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Kathryn Givney and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)
    Kathryn Givney and Diana Lynn in Tontut toverukset (1949)

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    John Lund
    John Lund
    • Al
    Diana Lynn
    Diana Lynn
    • Jane Stacey
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Richard Rhinelander
    Marie Wilson
    Marie Wilson
    • Irma Peterson
    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Steve
    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Seymour
    Hans Conried
    Hans Conried
    • Prof. Kropotkin
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Mrs. Rhinelander
    Percy Helton
    Percy Helton
    • Mr. Clyde
    Gloria Gordon
    • Mrs. O'Reilly
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    • Mr. Ubang
    • (as Erno Verebes)
    Margaret Field
    Margaret Field
    • Alice
    Hazel Boyne
    • Gypsy Tea Room Diner
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Henry
    • (uncredited)
    Chester Conklin
    Chester Conklin
    • Gypsy Tea Room Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Nick Cravat
    Nick Cravat
    • Mushie
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmie Dundee
    Jimmie Dundee
    • Wallpaper Man
    • (uncredited)
    Franklyn Farnum
    Franklyn Farnum
    • Maitre D'
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Marshall
    • Writers
      • Cy Howard(screenplay) (radio program "My Friend Irma")
      • Parke Levy(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Jerry Lewis was originally cast to play Al, but it was decided to let him act similar to his onstage comic persona and the character of Seymour was created for him.
    • Goofs
      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

      Irma Peterson: [to Al] Oh, well, you know Jane. She wants to marry a man with money, but I don't think money's important. Look, I have you, and you have me, and we both have nothing.

    • Connections
      Featured in Wogan: Episode #9.145 (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Street Scene
      (uncredited)

      Music by Alfred Newman

      Played during New York City prologue before main titles

    User reviews14

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    5/10
    Moderately Funny Martin & Lewis Debut
    This is only a moderately funny Martin & Lewis debut film, with Marie Wilson easily stealing the show as the lovable ditzy dame and roommate of Diana Lynn, who might easily have doubled for Vera Miles.

    Martin had not yet mastered his vocal style, while Lewis is more annoying than funny. As a side note, Ian Wolfe, who played the uncredited role of the marriage pastor at film's end, also played another uncredited role of Dr. Weyland who declines to give Shelley Winters an abortion in A Place in the Sun. Wolfe is one of the few actors who, though not famous, seem to have an unmistakable recognition factor for some reason.

    There are some funny lines that Wilson delivers, such as "We are both women so let us talk man to man" though I can't recall the exact words. But by far one of the funniest lines I've ever heard in a film is "Don't try dragging the river for my body because I hung myself."

    I am willing to have a gentleman's bet that the scene where Wilson falls down after following her fiancé out the door was not staged at all but was an accident that was left in the film. Maybe it's included as part of the goofs section in this platform, though I haven't yet checked. However, technically it can't be a goof since clearly the studio saw the scene and decided to leave it in regardless.

    One final mention goes to my favorite bit actor, Percy Helton, who plays an unusually dignified role as Irma's employer in this movie, though he's usually cast as a sleazy character in noir movies.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1952 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • My Friend Irma
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wallis-Hazen
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,160,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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