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Money from Home is a american film of genre Comedy directed by George Marshall released in USA on 31 december 1953 with Dean Martin
Money from Home (1953)
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Add to a movie listMoney From Home is a 1953 film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. The comedy was the first for the Martin and Lewis team to be shot in color and was their only film in 3-D. The picture was premiered as a special preview screening across the U.S. on New Year's Eve, 1953.
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New York City in the 1920s is where gambler "Honey Talk" Nelson (Dean Martin) crosses paths with bookie "Jumbo" Schneider (Sheldon Leonard). Nelson has two choices, cement shoes or "fixing" a horse race in Maryland. Naturally, Nelson heads to Maryland with his cousin Virgil Yokum (Jerry Lewis) tagging along.Actors
Dean Martin
(Herman Nelson)
Jerry Lewis
(Virgil Yokum)
Marjie Millar
(Phyllis Leigh)
Pat Crowley
(Autumn Claypool)
Robert Strauss
(Seldom Seen Kid)
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