Hollywood or Bust

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Due to a scam that fell through, gambler Steve Wiley (Dean Martin) finds himself on a road trip to California with film fanatic Malcolm Smith (Jerry Lewis) and his Great Dane, Mr. Bascom. Steve is on the run from his debt to Bookie Benny (Maxie Rosenbloom), and Malcolm is trying to meet actress Anita Ekberg (Anita Ekberg). Soon, they are joined by singer Terry Roberts (Pat Crowley), who's on her way to Las Vegas. As Steve falls for Terry, he tries to figure out how to pay back his debtors.
  • Genre:
    comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Frank Tashlin
  • Producer:
    Hal B. Wallis
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  • Production Co:
    Hal Wallis Productions

Cast

Dean Martin
as Steve Wiley
Jerry Lewis
as Malcolm Smith
Pat Crowley
as Terry Roberts
Anita Ekberg
as Actress Anita
Willard Waterman
as Manager Neville
Jack McElroy
as Stupid Sam
Michael Ross
as Guard
Frank Wilcox
as Director
Wendell Niles
as MC
Kathryn Card
as Old Lady
Richard Karlan
as Sammy Ross
Tracey Roberts
as Redhead
Ben Welden
as Boss
Ross Westlake
as Sheep Woman
Adele August
Gretchen Houser
as Specialty Dancer
Sandra White
as Dancer
Adelle August
as Dancer
Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom
as Bookie Benny
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  • Aug 29, 2014
    The last film the boys did together is a throwaway, both of them having done 10 years of their act, so their routines were familiar to them both (and to us). Still, whether either of them would admit it by this stage (Martin reportedly told Lewis angrily once that "all you are to me is a dollar.") or not, their chemistry continued to pop. While certainly their routine is dated, a smile or two is still within their grasp as this work demonstrates. Pat Crowley and Anita Ekberg are little more than window dressing to the boys antics, and they're not bad, but in this film a Great Dane has more to do.
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