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Hollywood or Bust (1956)
Director: Frank Tashlin
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Last (and one of the best) of the Martin and Lewis comedies, in which Lewis is a mentally retarded movie freak enamoured with La Ekberg, and Martin a gambler on a losing streak. They team up and drive a Cadillac convertible, which they have both won as a prize, to Hollywood. For protection, Lewis takes along his Great Dane. A particular favourite of Truffaut, who pointed out that the title refers to financial insolvency as much as to Ekberg's chest, its gags have real momentum, and the parody of War and Peace, which Paramount were making at the time with Ekberg, is delightful.Author: ATu
Cast & crew
Director: Frank Tashlin
Producer: Hal B Wallis
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Maxie Rosenbloom, Ben Welden, Anita Ekberg full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 95 mins
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