Horror of the division
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Horror of the division |
| Original title | Jumping Jacks |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1952 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Norman Taurog |
| script |
Herbert Baker Robert Lees Frederic I. Rinaldo James Allardice Richard Weil |
| production | Hal B. Wallis |
| music |
Mack David Joseph J. Lilley |
| camera | Daniel L. Fapp |
| cut | Stanley Johnson |
| occupation | |
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Horror of the Division (Original title: Jumping Jacks ) is an American comedy film by director Norman Taurog from 1952 , based on a story by Brian Marlow . The premiere in Germany took place on April 17, 1970.
action
The paratrooper Chick Allen is a retired nightclub entertainer. His partner Hap Smith, postponed as unfit for the military, stayed at the nightclub after Chick was called up and is now performing with Betty Carter. Chick invites his friend to stage a show with him and other comrades. General Timmons, who is dissatisfied with the quality of the previous shows, fears that this show will also be a disaster because Hap is supposed to be involved. He threatens to kick both of them out if the show doesn't live up to his expectations.
During a test performance, the general is so enthusiastic about the performance of Haps that he sends the show on tour. They should visit other military camps and perform there as well. Since Hap is no longer an active soldier, Chick and his comrades fear legal problems. You pass Hap off as Private Dolan. The real Dolan goes into hiding.
The clumsy Hap suffers the paratrooper training in order to be able to look like a real soldier. But every accident that Hap suffers turns for the better, so the training supervisor, Sergeant McClusky, has to praise him. Meanwhile, the unfortunate Hap tries to return to civilian life and leave the military camp. But Chick can prevent Hap's escape.
Hap tries to escape during a maneuver. In doing so, he accidentally destroys a bridge and takes the "enemy" general prisoner. This reveals his true identity as a civilian. But Hap is sworn in as a paratrooper and celebrated as a hero.
Reviews
“Grotesque comedy, tailored to the contradictions of the well-established Lewis / Martin duo; some sparkling gags do not compensate for the excess of gossip. "
"A rough comedy with a firework of weird numbers, especially since the two long-term partners Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin present themselves here in the best mood."
“The classification in military discipline and order offers the opportunity for successful attacks on stubborn soldiery and war games. Entertaining from 12. "
background
- Paramount estimated a budget of $ 4 million.
- The film was shot in Fort Benning, Georgia .
- For Jerry Lewis it was the seventh feature film, he made his cinema debut in 1949. Of the six films he had made so far, Lewis starred five times on the side of his partner Dean Martin ( Golden Globe 1967), with whom he had worked since 1946 . By 1956 they made 17 films.
- Director Taurog ( Oscar 1931 ) made five more Martin and Lewis films after this film, plus two films with Lewis only.
- Award-winning employees on the set were: costume designer Edith Head (Oscars 1950, twice in 1951, 1952 - later added Oscars in 1954, 1955, 1961, 1974); Set decorator Sam Comer (Oscars 1946, twice in 1951, another in 1956); his colleague Emile Kuri (Oscar 1950, another 1955); Special effects designer Farciot Edouard (Oscar 1942, 1943, also honorary Oscar 1939 and special Oscars 1938, 1940, twice in 1944, 1948, twice in 1956); and his colleague Gordon Jennings (Oscars 1942, 1943, Honorary Oscar 1939, Special Oscars 1945, 1952).
- Some of the film staff were later honored with prizes: cameraman Fapp with an Oscar in 1962, art director Henry Bumstead with an Oscar in 1963 and 1974; his colleague Hal Pereira with the Oscar in 1956; the uncredited cameraman of the second unit Loyal Giggs with the Oscar in 1954.
Web links
- Horrors of Division in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hal Erickson in The New York Times (English)
- Film frames
Individual evidence
- ↑ Terror of the Division. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ^ Rheinische Post ( Memento from December 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 268/1970.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044774/business