Money from Home (1953)
Synopsis of Money from Home
Frightening though the prospect may sound, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis appear in Technicolor and 3-D in the musical comedy Money from Home. Cashing in on the success of Guys and Dolls, the script is based on a Damon Runyon story. Martin plays gambler Honey Talk Nelson, whose "markers" have been called in by gangster boss Jumbo Schneider (Sheldon Leonard). In need of money in a hurry, Honey Talk tries to honey-talk his gawky assistant-veterinarian cousin Virgil Yokum (Jerry Lewis) into "fixing" the outcome of an upcoming Maryland steeplechase competition. Along the way, Virgil is forced to impersonate British jockey Bertie Searles (Richard Haydn), and also gets mixed up with a visiting Arab potentate (Romo Vincent) and his harem. Pat Crowley and Marjie Millar fulfill the leading-lady obligations, while Dean Martin gets to sing three songs, one of them co-written by Guys and Dolls composer Frank Loesser. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 100 mins
Complete Cast of Money from Home
- Dean Martin - Honey Talk Nelson
- Marjie Millar - Phyllis Leigh
- Robert Strauss - Seldom Seen Kid
- Sheldon Leonard - Jumbo Schneider
- Jack Kruschen - Short Boy
- Ben A. Astar - Manservant
- Edward Clark - Dr. Capulet, Veterinarian
- Pat Crowley - Autumn Claypool
- Louis Nicoletti - Hot Horse Herbie
- Frank Mitchell - Lead Pipe Louie
- Elizabeth Slifer
- Maide Norman - Mattie
- Joe McTurk - Hard Top Harry
- Rex Lease - Conductor
- Harry Hayden - First Judge
- Al Hill - First Reporter
- Robin Hughes - Bankfair
- Jerry Lewis - Virgil Yokum
- Richard Haydn - Bertie Searles
- Gerald Mohr - Marshall Preston
- Romo Vincent - The Poojah
- Phil Arnold - Crossfire
- Bobby Barber
- Mara Corday - Waitress
- Lou Lubin - Sam
- Jack Roberts
- Buck Young
- Richard Reeves - Henchman
- Wendell Niles - Announcer
- Frank Richards - Truck Driver
- Arthur E. Gould-Porter
- Grace Hayle - Mrs. Sheshire, Wealthy Dog Owner
- Charles Horvath - Henchman
- Director(s):
- George Marshall
- Writer(s):
- James Allardice, Hal Kanter
- Producer(s):
- Hal B. Wallis
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