They met in 1945 and debuted at atlantic citys 500 club on july 25, 1946. What would you do if you mom disappeared, and your dad ran off. Scared stiff 2001, a childrens book by willo davis roberts. They say that dean martin and jerry lewis put up a considerable squawk at appearing in their new picture, scared stiff, which arrived at the mayfair last night. This book is just as fun and entertaining as the first one. Dean martin and jerry lewis were the most successful act in show business in the early 1950s, a hit nightclub act that dominated every medium they tackled. Dean martins performance of i dont care if the sun dont shine was the influential version of the song, which became elvis presleys second sun single in 1954.
Scared stiff 2008, a horror anthology series created by. Scared stiff martin and lewis movie trailer youtube. First pas truck was robbed, then pa ran off, leaving rick, kenny, and ma to fend for themselves, and now ma has disappeared, too. At least in this one willie best is not playing a horrible racial stereotype. A remake of bob hopes the ghost breakers, it is just as much fun. I had been searching for this in a better outlet since the dude who posts on. The pair worked together in nightclubs, on radio and television, and film from 1946 until 1956. Dean martin, jerry lewis, lizabeth scott, carmen miranda, george dolenz, dorothy malone, william ching, paul marion, jack lambert, tony barr, leonard strong, henry brandon, george marshall, hal walker. I always like comedymysteryhorror films and this one doesnt disappoint. Martin and lewis were an american comedy duo, comprising singer dean martin and comedian jerry lewis. Dean martin, jerry lewis, lizabeth scott, carmen miranda, george dolenz, dorothy malone, william ching, paul marion, jack lambert.
The acting was good and the sets were well planned. In one respect scared stiff is an improvement over the ghostbreakers that starred bob hope and paulette goddard back in the day. Before they teamed up, martin was a nightclub singer, while lewis performed a comedy act lipsynching to records they performed in nightclubs, and, starting in 1949, on radio. Scared stiff, as far as i know, is not one of them. Scared stiff though less mysterious, when it should be, than ghost breakers is a classic martin and lewis comedy. See more ideas about jerry lewis, dean martin, lewis. Boys and ghouls scared stiff, jerry lewis, dean martin. The foreign version releases section contains poster art from artists and models, at war with the army, jumping jacks, pardners, sailor beware. A couple nearmisses in the stooge and scared stiff as well as a memorable one in the 500 club episode of the colgate comedy hour. The comedy was the first for the martin and lewis movies to be shot in color and was their only film in 3d. What was dean martin and jerry lewis last film together. Scared stiff by annelise ryan is the second book in the mattie winston mystery series.
Scared stiff directed by george marshall available on. Still, if one is a martin and lewis fan, this collection is highly recommended. The film, based on a popular radio show, pits martin and lewis as juice bar operators who get discovered when a show biz. Definition of scared stiff in the idioms dictionary. Scared stiff is the 1953 remake of the 1940 bob hopepaulette goddard vehicle the ghost breakers, reupholstered for the. Jerry lewis best films by tomatometer book is divided into four sections. The latest money news, tips, tricks and advice from martin lewis money saving expert jump directly to the content news corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media. Scared stiff was their seventh film and the second of four features released in 1953. Scared stiff 1953 film, a haunted house comedy starring dean martin and jerry lewis.
Though the martin and lewis hijinks are at times highly fun and at other times tiresome here, with the haunted house factor, the comedy is very enjoyable. Scared stiff, dean martin and jerry lewis ninth film together, was released to theaters on this day in 1953. Suffering catfish, do you call this a murdock book for kiddies with no stranglings, with no. Nightmare has written an enticing, suspenseful mystery for young readers. Scared stiff 1945 film, a comedy directed by frank mcdonald.
Inside jerry lewis and dean martins rise to fame, bitter breakup and ultimate reunion. When it comes to jerry lewis you love him or you hate him. However, his lipsynching was occasionally far off and when speaking he often sounded distractedly more like humphrey bogart than dean martin. Several films earlier, tashlin launched his popart primary color comic book look with rkos susan slept here, and continued in the same style with 1955s artists and models, his first film with jerry lewis and his first of two with dean martin. The book scared stiff is a mystery novel written by. This supernatural comedy also features the final film appearance of carmen miranda. Too bad only a few of the martin and lewis films are available singly. After taking the world by storm with one of the most beloved. Sean hayes was perfectly cast as the zany jerry lewis.
A waitress and part time model is found shot dead amongst halloween decorations. A golfer dean martin and a caddy jerry lewis land in show business after getting kicked out of professional golf. Pas truck was robbed then he ran off leaving rick, kenny, and ma. Bob hope and bing crosby make gag appearances toward the end of scared stiff. Buy movie film scared stiff dean martin jerry lewis comedy 18x24 poster art print lv10165.
In my opinion scared stiff wasnt really a good book because it really didnt grab my attention. Scared stiff is the 1953 remake of the 1940 bob hopepaulette goddard vehicle the ghost breakers, reupholstered for the talents of dean martin and jerry lewis. Martin and lewis feature films containing a poster from each of their films as a team, foreign version releases, rereleased films and a poster art gallery. Dean martin is the usual smoothtalking, girl watching, under booked singer larry dodd teamed up with his clumsy fried myron m. In thats my boy martin and lewis played bill baker and junior jackson, and in scared stiff jerry played myron mertz. The theatrical trailer for scared stiff 1953 starring dean martin.
With dean martin, jerry lewis, lizabeth scott, carmen miranda. Dean martin and jerry lewis are best known for their movies, but heres an exclusive inside look at their entire career together and apart. Fleeing from a murder charge, dean martin and jerry lewis find gangsters and ghosts on a spooky caribbean island inherited by an heiress. One of the 17 films made by the martin and lewis team, it was released on april 27, 1953 by paramount pictures. Jeremy northam, on the same hand, had that dangerous charm that the early dean martin was known for. Scared stiff david derosa acoustic guitar and vocals adrian madden bass guitar and vocals rob wales electric guitar and vocal. Bob hope had an uncredited role in martin and lewiss scared stiff 1953. Scared stiff by george marshall dean martin, jerry lewis. George marshall also directed the earlier version of this film the ghost breakers. Trivia for the dean martin and jerry lewis comedy, scared stiff. While martin handles the straight plot scenes, just as hope did in the earlier film, the hopelike wisecracks are fairly evenly divided between martin and lewis.
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