The daring jockey
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The daring jockey |
| Original title | Money from Home |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | George Marshall |
| script |
James B. Allardice Hal Kanter |
| production |
Hal B. Wallis for Paramount Pictures |
| music | Leigh Harline |
| camera | Daniel L. Fapp |
| cut | Warren Low |
| occupation | |
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The daring jockey (English: Money from Home ) is the only 3D film by the comedian duo Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis and at the same time their first color film. The script was based on a template by the American author Damon Runyon .
action
Herman 'Honey Talk' Nelson has carelessly amassed a lot of gambling debt. Now he is blackmailed by a betting fraud ring to manipulate a racehorse. Honey Talk hires his dumb cousin, Virgil Yokum , a veterinarian assistant. Virgil is supposed to make sure that the famous racehorse is the last to cross the finish line, but with him as a rider it even comes first.
Others
The daring jockey is said to be one of only two 3D films that was shot in a three-strip Technicolor . The second film was "flight to Tangier" ( Flight to Tangier , 1953) with Jack Palance .
The film songs are penned by Jack Brooks , Burton Lane and Joseph J. Lilley .
Reviews
“(...) little inspired Lewis Martin spectacle. Rating: 2 stars (average) "
"Undemanding, overly chatty comedy about the unequal comedian duo Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin, which has its most entertaining moments in the fun of gangster films."
Awards
Pat Crowley won for both her performance as Dr. Autumn Claypool and the Golden Globe Award for best young actress for the film Die Spikanten Jahre einer Frau .
Web links
- The daredevil jockey in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The daring jockey. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .