''Money From Home'' is a 1953 American

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starring

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and

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in popular culture, pop culture ...

. The comedy was the first for the

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team to be shot in color and was their only film in 3-D. The picture was premiered as a special preview screening across the U.S. on New Year's Eve, 1953.

Plot

New York City in the 1920s is where gambler "Honey Talk" Nelson crosses paths with bookie "Jumbo" Schneider. Nelson has two choices, cement shoes or "fixing" a horse race in Maryland. Naturally, Nelson heads to Maryland with his cousin Virgil Yokum tagging along. Once in Maryland, Nelson falls for the owner of the horse that has been chosen for the "fix". Virgil has also fallen in love, with the horse's veterinarian. Nelson decides that love should prevail and refuses to go along with the plan. Meanwhile, an English jockey, who is to ride the horse, is prevented from performing his job by Schneider's mobsters and Yokum winds up riding the horse to victory.

Cast

as Herman "Honey Talk" Nelson *

as Virgil Yokum *

Marjie Millar Marjorie Joy "Marjie" Millar (August 10, 1931 – April 16, 1966) was an American television and film actress. She was born Marjorie Joy Miller to George W. and Eunice Miller in Tacoma, Washington. Millar's father had changed his surname to "Mill ...

as Phyllis Leigh * Patricia "Pat" Crowley as Dr. Autumn Claypool *

Richard Haydn Richard Haydn (born George Richard Haydon, 10 March 1905 – 25 April 1985) was a British-American comedy actor. Some of his better known performances include his roles as Professor Oddley in ''Ball of Fire'' (1941), Roger in '' No Time for Lov ...

as Bertie Searles * Robert Strauss as Seldom Seen Kid *

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as Marshall Preston *

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as Jumbo Schneider *Romo Vincent as The Poojah *

Jack Kruschen Jacob "Jack" Kruschen (March 20, 1922 – April 2, 2002) was a Canadian character actor who worked primarily in American film, television and radio. Kruschen was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. ...

as Short Boy *Charles Horvath as Big Midge (billed as Charles Frank Horvath) *Richard Reeves as Russian Henry (billed as Richard J. Reeves) *Lou Lubin as Sam *Frank Richards as Angry Truck Driver *

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as First Race Judge

Production

The team's eleventh feature, ''Money from Home'' was the first

film made in color, although they did make a color, cameo appearance in the 1952

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and

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...

film, ''

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''. It was filmed from March 9 to May 1, 1953. ''Money From Home'' is also the only

film made in 3-D, having been shot with Technicolor's 3-D camera rig, which exposed six strips of film in synchronization. It was the second and final time the rig was used. The film was also the third and last time one of the team's features was available with a Western Electric, 3-track

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soundtrack. This soundtrack is now

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. The film was premiered on New Year's Eve, 1953 as a special preview in 322 theaters. Because of a technical issue at Technicolor, pairs of prints necessary for 3-D were not available, so the film was previewed in 2-D. The film went into general release in February, 1954. Lewis received an additional on-screen credit: "Special Material in Song Numbers Staged by Jerry Lewis." It was the only time during the team's productions that Lewis received creative credit, despite co-writing and co-directing several of the pictures.

Home media

After being excluded from both Paramount Pictures Martin and Lewis DVD collections, released in 2006 and 2007, ''Money from Home'' saw a single-disc DVD release on July 1, 2008 and a blu-ray release on June 27, 2017.

References

External links

* * * {{George Marshall 1953 films 1953 comedy films 1953 3D films American comedy films American 3D films 1950s English-language films Films scored by Leigh Harline Films directed by George Marshall Films produced by Hal B. Wallis Films set in the 1920s Films about gambling American horse racing films Paramount Pictures films 1950s American films