Il cantante matto (1951)
Bill (Martin), artista di varietà, ha trovato una nuova spalla. Il giovane Ted (Lewis) è ingenuo e pasticcione, ma si rivela molto efficace sulla scena. Presuntuoso e ingelosito, Bill non riconosce i meriti di Ted, non gli lascia spazio. A un certo punto lo caccia addirittura e si presenta al pubblico da solo. Ted, che gli vuole bene, interviene inatteso salvandolo dal fiasco e da se stesso. Agli esordi, Jerry Lewis ha girato sedici film con Dean Martin. In molti di essi, come in questo che adombra la parabola reale della coppia, la sua straordinaria vis comica fu ingabbiata dai frequenti intermezzi sentimentali e canori a misura del partner.
Direttore:
Norman Taurog
Scrittori:
Fred F. Finklehoffe, Martin Rackin.
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Dean Martin as Bill Miller |
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Jerry Lewis as Ted Rogers |
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Polly Bergen as Mary Turner |
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Marion Marshall as Genevieve 'Frecklehead' Tait |
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Eddie Mayehoff as Leo Lyman |
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Richard Erdman as Ben Bailey |
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Frances Bavier as Mrs. Rogers |
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Percy Helton as Sam Robertson (uncredited) |
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Oliver Blake as Theater Manager (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Diner Patron (uncredited) |
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Morgan Brown as Wedding Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Steve Carruthers as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Danny Davenport as Sam Heinz (uncredited) |
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Charles Evans as Mr. Sutherland (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Tommy Farrell as Tommy (uncredited) |
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George Ford as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Rudy Germane as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Don Haggerty as Mr. Winston (uncredited) |
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Robert Haines as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Jerry Hausner as Al Borden (uncredited) |
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Harry Hines as (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Nolan Leary as Pops (uncredited) |
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Norman Leavitt as Cabbie (uncredited) |
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Freeman Lusk as Frank Darling (uncredited) |
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Donald MacBride as Diner Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Frank O'Connor as Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited) |
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Monty O'Grady as Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
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Eddie Parks as Mr. Dusick (uncredited) |
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Edwin Rochelle as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Michael Ross as Big Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Smith as Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Diner Patron (uncredited) |
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Al Thompson as Audience Member (uncredited) |
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Mary Treen as Ms. Regan (uncredited) |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Directing | Norman Taurog | Director |
| Sound | Joseph J. Lilley | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Art | Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Fred F. Finklehoffe | Screenplay |
| Writing | Martin Rackin | Screenplay |
| Crew | Elwood Ullman | Additional Dialogue |
| Writing | Fred F. Finklehoffe | Story |
| Writing | Sid Silvers | Story |
| Crew | Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Don McKay | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Joseph J. Lilley | Music Director |
| Editing | Warren Low | Editor |
