Money from Home
1953
100 Min
Synopsis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis are at it again in this madcap comedy featuring a debt-ridden gambler (Martin) who tries to get his hapless veterinarian cousin (Lewis) to fix a horse race. But when the mob and a beautiful woman enter the mix, plans are hurled out the window and the boys must improvise, including impersonating a British jockey and wooing a woman à la Cyrano de Bergerac. Marjie Millar, Sheldon Leonard and Pat Crowley co-star.
Director
George Marshall
George E. Marshall (December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975) was a prolific American actor, screenwriter, producer, film and television director, active through the first six decades of movie history.
Relatively few of Marshall’s films are well-known today, with Destry Rides Again, The Sheepman, and How the West Was Won being the biggest exceptions. Marshall co-directed How the West Was Won with John Ford and Henry Hathaway, handling the railroad segment, which featured a celebrated buffalo stampede sequence. While Marshall worked on almost all kinds of films imaginable, he started his career in the early silent period doing mostly Westerns, a genre he never completely abandoned. Later in his career, he was particularly sought after for comedies. He did around half a dozen films each with Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, and also worked with W.C. Fields, Jackie Gleason, Will Rogers and Laurel and Hardy.
For his contribution to the film industry, George Marshall has a star on the… read more
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