Share

Watch It

On DVD: Now | On Blu-ray: TBD

Money from Home Details

FULL SYNOPSIS

Frightening though the prospect may sound, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis appear in Technicolor and 3-D in the musical comedy Money from Home. Cashing in on the success of Guys and Dolls, the script is based on a Damon Runyon story. Martin plays gambler Honey Talk Nelson, whose "markers" have been called in by gangster boss Jumbo Schneider (Sheldon Leonard). In need of money in a hurry, Honey Talk tries to honey-talk his gawky assistant-veterinarian cousin Virgil Yokum (Jerry Lewis) into "fixing" the outcome of an upcoming Maryland steeplechase competition. Along the way, Virgil is forced to impersonate British jockey Bertie Searles (Richard Haydn), and also gets mixed up with a visiting Arab potentate (Romo Vincent) and his harem. Pat Crowley and Marjie Millar fulfill the leading-lady obligations, while Dean Martin gets to sing three songs, one of them co-written by Guys and Dolls composer Frank Loesser. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

Dean Martin
as Honey Talk Nelson
Jerry Lewis
as Virgil Yokum
Marjie Millar
as Phyllis Leigh
Richard Haydn
as Bertie Searles
Robert Strauss
as Seldom Seen Kid
Gerald Mohr
as Marshall Preston
Sheldon Leonard
as Jumbo Schneider
Romo Vincent
as The Poojah
Jack Kruschen
as Short Boy
Grace Hayle
as Mrs. Sheshire, Wealthy Dog Owner
Al Hill
as First Reporter
Bobby Barber
Harry Hayden
as First Judge
Mara Corday
as Waitress
Charles Horvath
as Henchman
Joe McTurk
as Hard Top Harry
Rex Lease
as Conductor
Pat Crowley
as Autumn Claypool
Lou Lubin
as Sam
Louis Nicoletti
as Hot Horse Herbie
Elizabeth Slifer
Robin Hughes
as Bankfair
Buck Young

Crew

George Marshall
Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
James Allardice
Screenwriter
Hal Kanter
Screenwriter
Daniel L. Fapp
Cinematographer
Leigh Harline
Composer (Music Score)
Warren Low
Editor
Hal Pereira
Art Director
Henry Bumstead
Art Director
Advertisement