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Pardners

  • 1956
  • Approved
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.8K
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Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin in Pardners (1956)
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A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.A rich momma's boy returns west with the son of his murdered father's partner to foil a gang trying to gain control of his family ranch.

  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writers
    • Sidney Sheldon
    • Jerry Davis
    • Mervin J. Houser
  • Stars
    • Dean Martin
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Lori Nelson
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    6.1/10
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    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Sidney Sheldon
      • Jerry Davis
      • Mervin J. Houser
    • Stars
      • Dean Martin
      • Jerry Lewis
      • Lori Nelson
    • 20User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Dean Martin
    Dean Martin
    • Slim Moseley Jr.…
    Jerry Lewis
    Jerry Lewis
    • Wade Kingsley Jr.…
    Lori Nelson
    Lori Nelson
    • Carol Kingsley
    Jeff Morrow
    Jeff Morrow
    • Pete Rio
    Jackie Loughery
    Jackie Loughery
    • Dolly Riley
    John Baragrey
    John Baragrey
    • Dan Hollis…
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Mrs. Matilda Kingsley
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Whitey
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • Hawkins, the Butler
    Richard Aherne
    • Chauffeur
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Gus
    Stuart Randall
    Stuart Randall
    • Carol's Cowhand
    Scott Douglas
    • Salvin
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Pete
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Shorty
    Mickey Finn
    Mickey Finn
    • Red
    Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    • Smith
    Philip Tonge
    Philip Tonge
    • Mr. Baxter, Footman
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writers
      • Sidney Sheldon
      • Jerry Davis
      • Mervin J. Houser
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    4shaykelliher

    A pretty disappointing film all things considered

    I'd heard a lot of great things about the comedy pairing of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. I'd seen Jerry Lewis in some other films before this (such as "The Nutty Professor" and "Rock-A-Bye-Baby") where he didn't really stand out as being a comedy legend, if anything he just seemed really annoying at points.

    However I wasn't going to let that get in the way of enjoying what I had heard was a great double act.

    But... this movie kind of sucked.

    The most important thing that a comedy needs is to be funny, and unfortunately this doesn't quite hit the right mark. Jerry Lewis screaming and whining in that voice of his gets irritating after a while, and pairing him with the rather subdued and (in my opinion anyway) boring Dean Martin doesn't help as there's no one around to rein him in.

    The story of this film feels like it was thought up five minuted before shooting began. It's the standard "there's a new sheriff in town and some criminals are trying to get rid of him" state of affairs that we've all seen about one hundred times before. However I will give the writers some credit as they did try to add a little twist to it, but ultimately it doesn't work because you don't really care about what's happening.

    There's also this weird thing about an inter-generational family war which means that Dean Martin's character (a cowboy) and Jerry Lewis' character (a spoiled socialite who has always dreamed of being a cowboy) have to team up to stop the bad guys who are... doing something bad.

    However this just means that it takes about 40 minutes for the two main characters to team up which means the rest of the movie feels incredibly rushed, so I wish they'd structured the movie better in that regard.

    Oh yeah, also it's a musical? That was something I only figured out about 30 minutes in, which is when the first musical number appears. I can't actually remember any other songs after that though, so maybe there was only one? Either way, it was unnecessary and pointless and only served to waste time.

    Overall, this movie was a pretty big disappointment, but it wasn't completely awful. Hopefully my future attempts to watch some Lewis and Martin will yield greater results.
    6planktonrules

    An awful lot like a remake of "That's My Boy".

    This is the second to last film starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis--and so the title does seem a bit ironic! The film begins with Dean and Jerry's fathers (played by them with powdered hair) dying in a shoot out with baddies. However, both men had sons. One was a capable and manly cowboy (Martin) and the other a pampered mama's boy (Lewis) and they grow up not knowing each other. However, when Martin meets with his old partner's widow (Agnes Moorehead) to try to get money for a prize bull, she refuses but her son (Lewis) decides to go west with Martin and learn to be a real he-man. Plus, his mother has plans for him that include marriage to an amazon--and he wants no part of it. The rest of the film consists of Jerry acting wimpy and very goofy (perhaps too much so at times) and Martin being exasperated but loyal to his new friend who makes everyone (including Jerry) think he's a lot more rugged and brave than he really is.

    If you think about it, this plot is basically "That's My Boy" (an earlier and better Martin & Lewis film) all over again. The locale is different, but the rest is basically the same formula. It's a pleasant formula, but also shows lazy writing as well and the film could have benefited from more originality. Plus, in a few scenes Jerry really does ham it up too much (even more than normal) and there are just too many "ooooo, oooohs" and "whoo-oooaa" moments in the otherwise pleasant but unremarkable film. And, as a result of so much screen time for Jerry, Martin is mostly relegated to the background--and you can see how films like this ultimately pushed them to their dissolving their pardner-ship.

    By the way, this film also bears a strong similarity to the Bob Hope films "The Paleface" and "Son of Paleface". See them all and you'll probably agree.
    Petey-10

    Martin and Lewis go west

    Martin and Lewis are seen as old men in the beginning of the film.They are these ranch partners who are brutally murdered.Their sons ought to revenge for their death.In 1910 their sons are fully grown men, at least Martin's character Slim Mosely Jr. is.Lewis' Wade Kingsley Jr. is a rich momma's boy.But together they head back for the old west where they meet a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders".Norman Taurog is the director and Sidney Sheldon is behind the screenplay of Pardners (1956).It's a western comedy that stars the comedy team Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.Actually this was the second last picture they made together before their break-up.The collaboration between them still works even though this isn't the best picture they did together.But still pretty funny.Just watch Jerry Lewis learn how to be a real cowboy.And how he's in the saloon acting tougher than he actually is.The rest of the cast does good job, too.Lori Nelson plays Carol Kingsley.Agnes Moorehead is Mrs.Matilda Kingsley.Jeff Morrow plays Pete Rio and John Baragrey is Dan/Sam Hollis.Lon Chaney Jr. is Whitey.Lee Van Cleef plays Gus while Jack Elam is Pete.I became an admirer of Jerry Lewis movies, with and without Dean 10 years ago.They showed all these great and funny movies during the summer that made me laugh.Lewis and Martin worked great together.Just like Laurel and Hardy did, or Hope and Crosby and the Marx brothers.What ever happened to great comedy teams?
    CharlesCrumb

    Jerry and Dean are doing things!

    This is a great Martin and Lewis Comedy from 1956, which is the same year that they broke up as a Comedic Duo, and this film "Pardners," was the second to their last that was made. Jerry's father and Dean's father were the best of friends, and died together in the hopes of saving their land. And of course, the story picks up with the children fully grown and ready to go back get some justice in the western town in which they were both born. Dean has some great singing numbers in this film, and Jerry's special brand of physical comedy is very effective in a number of saloon fight scenes. A very entertaining comedy!
    6ma-cortes

    Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin vehicle with hilarious set pieces , spoof , musical numbers and shootouts

    Here Martin and Lewis are descendants of previous ranch partners . Lewis raised by a wealthy mother : Agnes Morehead , who desires progressive wishes for her son, but the latter only wants to regain the familly , glory and and clean up the town from baddies . Lewis is especially a maladroit millionaire , who goes to the old West to learn to be a cowboy , there he meets the brave shooter Dean Martin - he produced uncredited the film as well - who wants to buy a prize cow. Meantime, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis shoot the works with laughter and ballets, ballads and beauties. Along the way, they confront a gang of bandits who currently take under siege the ranch and the town, and then , eventually , Lewis is appointed sheriff . The laughs are Louder! The songs are bigger ! They are at hands on the Trigger! .All hilarity breaks loose neath that old Western sky in the biggest fun round-up since Paleface ! . The biggest bestest funni3st most musical Western yet !

    A nice spoof Western, it results to be a loose reboot of Norman Taurog's "Rhythm on the Range" made 20 years earlier with Bing Crosby. Stands out Jerry Lewis at his most worryingly infantile, giving overacting , mimic and lots of gesticulation , while Dean Martin singing catching songs in his usual style . However , the Martin and Lewis partnership was nearing breaking point on this ironical and fun Western . Here there is more singing than gunslinging but it turns out to be entertaining and amusing enough . Incredibly , this amiable enough romp was written by beststseller author Sidney Sheldon. Jerry Lewis at his best as a rich momma's boy , a millionaire son of a former rancher who's persuaded to go West once again by the saddle-happy of his father's old partner , Dean Martin, both of them giving very likable interpretations .There's also spectacular musical numbers with impressive choreography by prestigious chreographer Nick Castle , attractive musical score by Frank De Vol and colorful cinematography in Technicolor by Daniel L. Fapp

    Great duo starring , Martin and Lewis , are well accompanied by a good cast , such as : two beautiful girls incarnated by Lori Nelson , Jackie Loughery , various familiar secondaries as Agnes Morehead, Jeff Morrow, Lon Chaney Jr , Lee Van Cleef , Bob Steele, Jack Elam, among others . The motion picture was decently directed by Norman Taurog . This craftsman was a fine Hollywood artisan with penchant for Musical and Comedy , though he also made other genres , such as : "Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Speedway , Toast of New Orleans, Presenting Lily Mars , Broadway Melody of 1940, Bundle of Joy, Girls Gils Girls , GI Blues , Blue Hawaii, Tickle me , Birds and the bees , Double Truble , Words and Music" , among others . Rating : 6.5/10 . The flick will appeal to spoof Western and Musical genre enthusiasts , as well as Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin fans .

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    • Trivia
      During the weeks this movie was being filmed, rumors began about the impending demise of the Martin and Lewis partnership. So when "The End" title appears on the screen, Dean and Jerry look at the audience and exclaim: "We're not ready for 'The End' yet!" Then they shoot the letters off the screen with their six-guns. The stars continue to address the audience, calling one another as "Dean" and "Jer", insisting how much they enjoy making pictures for everybody.
    • Goofs
      As Dean rescues Jerry in the doorway of the train after it leaves New York, cars from the 1950s, not 1910, are visible in the rail yard in the stock footage background.
    • Quotes

      Slim Mosely Jr.: [waiting with Carol to meet Mrs. Kingsley] Oh, don't worry - I'll make a good impression.

      Slim Mosely Jr.: [he sits on an old chair and in collapses just as Matilda comes into the room screaming in horror] My antique chair!

      Slim Mosely Jr.: [relieved] Well, I'm glad it was only an old one.

    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Buckskin Beauty
      Music by Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)

      Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

      Sung by Jerry Lewis

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1956 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Where Men Are Men?
    • Filming locations
      • Old Tucson, Arizona, USA(K Ranch)
    • Production company
      • York Pictures Corporation
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,920,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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