Comedy

Artists and Models

- Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!

A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.

Release Date : 1955-11-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hal Wallis ProductionsParamount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Rick Todd

Original Name : Dean Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eugene Fullstack

Original Name : Jerry Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bessie Sparrowbush

Original Name : Shirley MacLaine

Gender : Female

Character Name : Abigail Parker

Original Name : Dorothy Malone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Murdock

Original Name : Eddie Mayehoff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sonia / Mrs. Curtis

Original Name : Eva Gabor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anita

Original Name : Anita Ekberg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Richard Stilton

Original Name : George Winslow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ivan

Original Name : Jack Elam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secret Service Chief Samuels

Original Name : Herbert Rudley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secret Service Chief Rogers

Original Name : Richard Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secret Service Chief Peters

Original Name : Richard Webb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Otto

Original Name : Alan Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kurt

Original Name : Otto Waldis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

Original Name : Kathleen Freeman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fat Lady (uncredited)

Original Name : Martha Wentworth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Stilton (uncredited)

Original Name : Sara Berner

Gender : Female

Character Name : TV Commentator (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kurt's Associate (uncredited)

Original Name : Steven Geray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Kelly (uncredited)

Original Name : Emory Parnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Trimm (uncredited)

Original Name : Ralph Dumke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Clancy Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Traynor (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Colonel Drury (uncredited)

Original Name : Carleton Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet (uncredited)

Original Name : Ann McCrea

Gender : Female

Character Name : Masseuse (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Walters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Masseuse (uncredited)

Original Name : Larri Thomas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vulture Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Dale Hartleben

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vulture Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Mickey Little

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zuba Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Patricia Morrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Office Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Sue Carlton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Summers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Max Power

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances Lansing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Telescope (uncredited)

Original Name : Don Corey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stage Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Makoul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mara Lynn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlotte Lander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Shirley Falls

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Heidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jane Adrian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Audrey Saunders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Esther Furst

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Edna Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcella Becker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Susan Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Model (uncredited)

Original Name : Georgia Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Diana Deane

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stork Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Deery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Ferrandini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stork Club Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Fogel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)

Original Name : George Ford

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Happiness is just a state of mind my friend … when you pretend. Rick Todd and Eugene Fullstack share an apartment, Rick is a struggling artist and Eugene is a comic book fan with very few marbles! Both men are struggling to earn money, but when Eugene starts telling the comic book adventures of Vincent the Vulture in his sleep, Rick spies an opportunity to make some money. Trouble is is that the gorgeous Bessie Sparrowbrush and Abigail Parker are about to enter the boys lives, and with the secret services from different countries interested in Eugene's dreams as well, love and government interests are going to meet head on - with the result being chaos! Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were a double act that had as many ups as they did downs, but something about their partnership tapped into the fluff entertainment market that entertained millions with a blend of crooning and idiotic pratfalling. Here with Artists And Models they manage to create an ode to joy that positively quakes with fun from the very first tremor of the opening sequence. If we were to dissect the film and analyse it piece by piece it would probably come up short of being a technical wonder and a genius smart piece of film making, but really why would anyone want to do that? Surely we enter a film like this in the hope of being taken away from the world? And few films in this genre can better lay claim to being so fun and full of love, friendship and care free abandon, all in one clean sweep. To me personally there is only Singing In The Rain that can portray better the beauty of living your life with a smile on your face, Artists And Models has everything one needs to cure the blues. Sparkling as it does in Vistavision, Artists and Models delights the eyes as much as it lifts the heart, technically it scores high and it's boosted by a cast on optimum form. Jerry Lewis is hated as much as he is adored, I guess his bumbling buffoonery annoys if taken in regular doses, but when he was on form he is nothing short of a comic genius. Witness here in this film the quintessential Jerry Lewis turn, from a quite brilliant telephone to bath sequence via mime, to an interplay musical sequence with the fabulous Shirley MacLaine, these could surely make even the dead raise a smile. Then there is Dino Paul Crocetti, those Italian looks so beloved by the ladies, sickeningly going hand in hand with a voice apparently sent from high above. Enjoy here a special sequence as Dean sings and dances with the children (sadly uncredited), every inch of the frame is filled with what makes the world go around. Shirley Maclaine, Dorothy Malone and the ever enjoyable Eddie Mayehoff all combine to make this one of the pinnacles of the Dean & Jerry partnership, it may not be your preferred genre, but everyone should let such an ode to joy into their lives just once. 9/10