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ComedyWestern

Pardners

- You'll Ride With 'Em! Shoot With 'Em! Laugh With 'Em! In The Biggest Bestest Funniest Most Musical Western Yet!

Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes Slim's initial reluctance to accept him by using his fortune to buy a prize cow and new car to help Slim in his job as foreman on the Kingsley family ranch, currently under siege by a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders." Wade generously tries to pay off the ranch's mortgage with $15,000 of his own money, but unfortunately neither "pardner" realizes that respected banker Dan Hollis, the son of their fathers' murderer, is the leader of the gang.

Release Date : 1956-08-01

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dean Martin

Character Name : Slim Mosely Jr. / Slim Mosely Sr.

Original Name : Dean Martin

Gender : Male

Jerry Lewis

Character Name : Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

Original Name : Jerry Lewis

Gender : Male

Lori Nelson

Character Name : Carol Kingsley

Original Name : Lori Nelson

Gender : Female

Jeff Morrow

Character Name : Pete Rio

Original Name : Jeff Morrow

Gender : Male

Lon Chaney Jr.

Character Name : Whitey

Original Name : Lon Chaney Jr.

Gender : Male

Lee Van Cleef

Character Name : Gus

Original Name : Lee Van Cleef

Gender : Male

Jack Elam

Character Name : Pete

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

John Baragrey

Character Name : Dan Hollis / Sam Hollis

Original Name : John Baragrey

Gender : Male

Agnes Moorehead

Character Name : Mrs. Matilda Kingsley

Original Name : Agnes Moorehead

Gender : Female

Milton Frome

Character Name : Hawkins, the Butler

Original Name : Milton Frome

Gender : Male

Richard Aherne

Character Name : Chauffeur

Original Name : Richard Aherne

Gender : Male

Scott Douglas

Character Name : Salvin

Original Name : Scott Douglas

Gender : Male

Jackie Loughery

Character Name : Dolly Riley

Original Name : Jackie Loughery

Gender : Female

Bob Steele

Character Name : Shorty

Original Name : Bob Steele

Gender : Male

Mickey Finn

Character Name : Red

Original Name : Mickey Finn

Gender : Male

Douglas Spencer

Character Name : Smith

Original Name : Douglas Spencer

Gender : Male

Philip Tonge

Character Name : Mr. Baxter, Footman

Original Name : Philip Tonge

Gender : Male

Dorothy Abbott

Character Name : Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Abbott

Gender : Female

Valerie Allen

Character Name : Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Valerie Allen

Gender : Female

Ann McCrea

Character Name : Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann McCrea

Gender : Female

Elaine Riley

Character Name : Dance Hall Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Elaine Riley

Gender : Female

Dorothy Ford

Character Name : Amanda Wentworth (uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Ford

Gender : Female

William Forrest

Character Name : Hocker (uncredited)

Original Name : William Forrest

Gender : Male

Frances Mercer

Character Name : Sally (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances Mercer

Gender : Female

Johnstone White

Character Name : Businessman (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnstone White

Gender : Male

Emory Parnell

Character Name : Col. Hart (uncredited)

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Murray Pollack

Character Name : Bank Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Pollack

Gender : Male

James Parnell

Character Name : Bank Teller (uncredited)

Original Name : James Parnell

Gender : Male

Mary Newton

Character Name : Laura (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary Newton

Gender : Female

James Gonzalez

Character Name : Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : James Gonzalez

Gender : Male

Art Felix

Character Name : Rodeo Cowboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Felix

Gender : Male

Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Character Name : Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Noble 'Kid' Chissell

Gender : Male

Stanley Blystone

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Blystone

Gender : Male

James Dime

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : James Dime

Gender : Male

George Huggins

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : George Huggins

Gender : Male

Ethan Laidlaw

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethan Laidlaw

Gender : Male

Jack Tornek

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Tornek

Gender : Male

Leslie Sketchley

Character Name : Townsman (uncredited)

Original Name : Leslie Sketchley

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Almost a buckskin beauty. Pardners is the 15th of the 16 feature length pictures that Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis made together. It'a a reworking of the 1936 Bing Crosby film, Rhythm On The Range, which just like this remake was directed by Norman Taurog. Plot sees the comedy duo playing sons of one time wild west partners. Brought together by accident 25 years later, the boys head out west and get into all sorts of scrapes; with Jerry even becoming sheriff! It was inevitable that Martin & Lewis would end up out west playing cowboys since all the comedy duos do it. The timing here was perfect since the 50s was the most prolific decade for the genre. On the list of their collaborations Pardners probably sits some where in the middle, it's a safe mix of songs and buffoonery, with pretty girls represented by Jackie Loughery & Lori Nelson. It's a VistaVision/Technicolor production and songs featured are "Me 'n You 'n the Moon," "The Wind! The Wind!" "Buckskin Beauty" and "Pardners," (music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Sammy Cahn). Safe & colourful comedy fare for fans of the successful duo. 7/10