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That's My Boy is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Hal Walker released in USA on 31 may 1951 with Dean Martin
That's My Boy (1951)
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Add to a movie listThat's My Boy is a 1951 film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis and marked the first time that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis actually had "roles" as opposed to previous efforts in which they played an extension of their nightclub act. It was released on May 13, 1951 by Paramount Pictures.
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Junior Jackson (Jerry Lewis) is the nerdy son of a former All-American football hero, Jarring Jack Jackson (Eddie Mayehoff). His mother (Ruth Hussey) is another former star athlete, having been a champion Olympic swimmer. Junior is something of a disappointment to his father, who has a difficult time understanding how two athletes could produce such a weakling.Actors
Dean Martin
(Bill Baker)
Jerry Lewis
('Junior' Jackson)
Ruth Hussey
(Ann Jackson)
Polly Bergen
(Betty 'Babs' Hunter)
Marion Marshall
(Terry Howard)
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