Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection - Vol. 2 (You're Never Too Young / Artists and Models / Living It up / Pardners / Hollywood or Bust)

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Surely even the French, with their legendary love of all things Jerry Lewis, will be sated by the Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection: Vol. 2, a three-disc package containing five comedy-musicals released on DVD for the first time. It would be a supreme stretch to call any of the five films in question (You're Never Too Young, Artists and Models, Living It Up, Pardners, and Hollywood or Bust) a classic, but then, anyone looking for challenging storylines and deep characterizations probably wouldn't be here in the first place. What the films offer instead are various breezy diversions, in the form of Martin, the suave, smooth talking cad and crooner; a parade of lovely young women (Dorothy Malone, Anita Ekberg, Janet Leigh, and Shirley MacLaine among them); some terrific musical numbers that are the highlights of their respective films; and, of course, the antics of Lewis, whose capacity for slapshtick and mugging is apparently inexhaustible. By this time (the mid-1950s), the two had already fit comfortably into their respective personae, with Lewis as the naïve, ingenuous rube and Martin right there to take advantage of him. In Artists and Models, Martin's aspiring painter cops ideas from the frenzied dreams of his comics-obsessed roommate (Lewis, natch) and creates a hit comic of his own, a simple story that's derailed by an absurd and unnecessary subplot involving the U.S. government and some enemy agents. Living It Up, adapted from an earlier musical called Nothing Sacred, finds Lewis cajoled by Martin, his doctor (talk about a stretch!), into pretending that he's suffering from radiation poisoning so they can both enjoy a lavish trip to New York courtesy of a newspaper trying to boost circulation by playing up the "dying" man's plight. Hollywood or Bust, a combination road picture and gentle spoof of the movie biz, casts Martin as a gambler and con man accompanying film fanatic Lewis on a trip to Tinseltown, while Pardners is a Wild West romp ("Jerry Lewis as a gunslinger" about sums it up) and You're Never Too Young puts Lewis totally in his element as he impersonates a 12-year-old boy in order to escape bad guy Raymond Burr. The plots are thin, at best, and the songs are hardly Oscar caliber. Still, the two stars have an undeniable chemistry, and the musical set pieces are highly entertaining, most notably a sort of pas de duh (sic) between Lewis and MacLaine in Artists and Models and an eye-popping, show-stopping dance number in Living It Up. In the end, it all basically comes down to one's capacity to endure Lewis' manic mannerisms (it's worth noting that by Hollywood or Bust, the pair's last collaboration, he's pretty thoroughly upstaged by a Great Dane). If even this cornucopia isn't sufficient, perhaps a move to France is in order. The set contains no bonus material. --Sam Graham

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LIVING IT UP: The 1954 Martin-and-Lewis romp Living It Up is an amusing remake of the 1937 comedy classic Nothing Sacred. More specifically, it is the film version of the Broadway musical Hazel Flagg, which was based on Nothing Sacred. The heroine of the original undergoes a sex change to become feckless Homer Flagg (Jerry Lewis), who is led to believe that he's dying of radiation poisoning. Manhattan newspaperwoman Wally Cook (Janet Leigh), hoping to improve circulation of her paper, convinces her boss, Oliver Stone (Fred Clark), to fete Homer as a hero with an all-expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple. Meanwhile, Homer learns from local doctor Steve (Dean Martin) that he isn't dying at all. But Steve talks Homer into taking advantage of the celebrity treatment bestowed on him by Wally, and a good time is had by all — until medical specialist Dr. Egelhofer (Sig Rumann) insists upon examining Homer. Highlights include a hilarious bit at Yankee Stadium, and an energetic jitterbug number featuring Jerry Lewis and Sheree North. The handful of songs retained from Hazel Flagg include "Every Street's a Boulevard in Old New York."
YOU'RE NEVER TOO YOUNG: You're Never Too Young is a slapstick-with-songs remake of the 1944 Ray Milland/Ginger Rogers vehicle The Major and the Minor. Dean Martin plays the Milland part, while Ginger's shoes are filled by...Jerry Lewis? Lewis plays an apprentice barber who inadvertently crosses a homicidal jewel thief (Raymond Burr), and equally inadvertently hightails it out of town with the crook's jewels in his possession. Desperate to escape the crook's clutches, and lacking the necessary funds for a train ticket, Lewis disguises himself as a 12-year-old boy so he can travel half fare. He latches onto Dean, a music teacher heading for an all-girls school. After innumerable routines sparked by Lewis's adolescent disguise, the jewel thief catches up with him, leading to a rollicking climactic speedboat chase. Dean Martin has plenty of opportunities to serenade leading lady Diana Lynn (who'd played a supporting role in The Major and the Minor), while Jerry Lewis is in peak form doing his usual "waah-waah-waah" schtick. The original Billy Wilder/Charles Brackett script for The Major and the Minor was reshaped into You're Never Too Young by future bestselling novelist Sidney Sheldon.
ARTISTS AND MODELS: Bearing very little relation to the 1937 Paramount musical of the same name, Artists and Models is a lavish, girl-filled vehicle for the popular team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Martin plays Rick Todd, a comic-book artist who is under fire from his publisher (Eddie Mayehoff), who complains that Rick's work isn't gory enough. Lewis plays Eugene Fullstack, Rick's roommate, who while asleep dreams up elaborate comic-book plots and garishly costumed superheroes. Eugene's nightmares help Rick become a success; meanwhile, our two heroes romance their luscious neighbors, artist Dorothy Malone and rambunctious model Shirley MacLaine (who during one song wrestles Eugene to the floor and sits on his chest!) Eugene's overworked imagination somehow attracts the attention of a group of Russian spies, who attempt to abduct Eugene during the annual Artists and Models Ball. Director Frank Tashlin uses Artists and Models as an excuse for some of the wildest sight-gags seen in a mid-1950s film. At one point, the director contrives to stuff a gag in Shirley MacLaine's mouth. Tashlin also exhibits his ongoing fascination with female breasts and legs by giving ample screen time to the natural attributes of co-stars Anita Ekberg and Zsa Zsa Gabor. One of the best of the Martin/Lewis efforts, Artists and Models suffers only from being about 20 minutes too long.
PARDNERS: This Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis romp is liberally based on the 1936 Bing Crosby film Rhythm on the Range. Set around 1910, the film stars Lewis as the pampered son of female tycoon Agnes Moorehead. Yearning to return to the Wild West where his father was a famed peacekeeper, Lewis purchases a prize bull, destined for the ranch inherited by rodeo star Dean Martin. It so happens that Martin and Lewis' late fathers were "pardners", so Martin takes it upon himself to protect Lewis from the various and sundry tough hombres in the region. Through a series of bizarre plot convolutions, Lewis gains a reputation as a rootin' tootin' gunslinger, and in his hubris he decides to round up a gang of outlaws headed by Jeff Morrow. As a result, he nearly gets himself blown to smitherines, but Martin shows up in the nick of time to rescue Lewis and help him capture the bad guys. Lori Nelson and Jackie Loughery supply the film's peripheral romantic angle. Pardners ends with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis turning to the camera and promising that they'll keep on making pictures for their faithful fans; ironically, the team was breaking up even while the cameras were turning.
HOLLYWOOD OR BUST: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made their last joint film appearance in the girl-filled musical Hollywood or Bust. The thinnish plot finds inveterate film fan Jerry making a cross-country journey to Tinseltown for the purpose of meeting his favorite screen star, the buxom Anita Ekberg (the film's title, need it be added, has a double meaning). Dean goes along for the ride, hoping to expand his bankroll during a Las Vegas stopover. The boys are joined by a third traveller, an enormous Great Dane named Mr. Bascomb; along the way, the trio becomes a quartet when pretty Pat Crowley hitches a ride. The finale takes place in Hollywood, naturally, as Jerry wreaks havoc at a film studio which looks suspiciously like Paramount. All reports indicate that Hollywood and Bust was an unhappy shoot, with Jerry Lewis behaving so obstreperously that director Frank Tashlin ordered him off the set and told him to go home until he learned to behave himself; to this day, Lewis cannot bring himself to watch the film. Happily, the animosity between the two stars never comes across on screen, and as a result Hollywood or Bust is a most enjoyable diversion.

Customer Reviews:

Great Series.......2007-08-25

I love this series, film quality is great and some of the best Lewis Martin comedy ever. These movies still make me laugh-

dean sings, jerry clowns.......2007-08-23

a nice collection of their later films, cheaply priced, giving good value. artists & models & living it up are the best movies in the collection.

WHY ARE 3 FILMS MISSING? TOO BAD! :- (...................2007-08-04

This is a really good set, but it would have been great if they included "At War with the Army" "Money from Home" and "Three Ring Circus"!? This kind of stuff drives me crazy! Please complete the series! The set does have nice DVD transfers as a plus! 1 star deducted for leaving 3 films out! Boo!

DEAN MARTIN & JEERY LEWIS VOL 2........2007-08-03

BEST COLLECTION EVER CONSIDERING THE MOVIES BY THESE TWO GENUISES ARE 50 YEARS OLD..

dean martin and jerry lewis collection.......2007-07-26

These are great movies to watch and see a couple guys doing what used to be called acting instead of stunt stuff. Very entertainnig and enjoyable like movies used to be at a resonable price. Well worth the time to buy it with many hours of enjoyment and laughter.

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection - Vol. 1 (The Caddy / Jumping Jacks / My Friend Irma / My Friend Irma Goes West / Sailor Beware / Scared Stiff / That's My Boy)

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GREAT SET! SOME EARLY FAVORITES , BUT MISSING ONE FILM!
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A must have for all Martin and Lewis fans!
Great movie

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection - Vol. 1 (The Caddy / Jumping Jacks / My Friend Irma / My Friend Irma Goes West / Sailor Beware / Scared Stiff / That's My Boy)
Starring: Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Mona Freeman , Don DeFore , and Robert Strauss
Director: Norman Taurog
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ASIN: B000HEWEJE
Release Date: 2006-10-31

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A nightclub act with a handsome singer and an anarchic monkey-boy became a potent box-office force in the early 1950s. Although their wild live antics never translated intact to the screen, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were an instant movie hit; they had two films in the box-office top ten of 1951, and another two in the top ten of 1952. Paramount repays this effort with its Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection, Volume One, which gathers most of their early efforts at the studio.

Martin and Lewis were introduced in 1949's My Friend Irma, a big-screen version of a popular radio show. The boys are in support, but their high jinks were the hit of the movie, and their portion of screen time ballooned in My Friend Irma Goes West, which they basically take over. Both movies are enjoyable comedies, and especially in the sequel Lewis's lunatic style of mugging, vocal calisthenics, and physical shtick makes him look like an animal uncaged.

Not included in this set is their first starring vehicle, At War with the Army. The next six consecutive films are here, beginning with one of their best, 1951's That's My Boy. Jerry plays the athletically hopeless son of a famous football hero (Eddie Mayehoff, a funny man). It's a measure of how much Lewis had grabbed the public's imagination that Dino doesn't show up until the film is 20 minutes old. (Lewis later wrote that he arranged for "That's Amore" to be included in The Caddy to bolster Martin's popularity.) Also from 1951, Sailor Beware is a service comedy with some hilarious sequences--Lewis conducting a male chorus, for instance, or undergoing a slightly surreal medical exam--and the team still has a freshness despite the movie formula. Their timing together in the punchdrunk-boxer routine shows some of the chemistry they must have had onstage.

Jumping Jacks (1952) is the least of Martin & Lewis's service comedies, with Lewis as a showbiz performer who pretends to be in the military as a favor to Dean. The Stooge, same year, is one of their best teamings, this time with a touch of pathos along with the laughs: Martin is a self-centered singer who can't acknowledge that his hired stooge is the reason his act is boffo. Along with the backstage stuff, the movie demonstrates how skilled Lewis's singing was, even in a comic purpose.

1953's Scared Stiff is a warmed-over remake of the Bob Hope comedy The Ghost Breakers, and shows that the boys were overworked; the story is lame and the clowning feels more desperate (although Lewis has a few moments imitating co-star Carmen Miranda). In The Caddy, from the same year, Martin indulges his real-life passion for golf, and Lewis plays the neglected caddy. It's a return to form, borrowing a Stooge vibe, and boasts an odd framing story with the boys playing a nightclub act very much like Martin & Lewis.

Unless you're already a fan, your enthusiasm for this set will depend on your tolerance for Jerry Lewis and his manic, childlike dementia. Either you'll laugh, resist, or become fascinated at the naked, look-at-me neediness of his act. Dean Martin can be appreciated for the difficult job of playing straight man to this craziness (notice, too, how his singing voice comes into its own, from imitation Bing Crosby in the first couple of pictures to the familiar, relaxed style of vintage Dino). The DVD set provides no supporting features, but this is the first chapter of a hugely profitable and popular showbiz phenomenon. Just one more thing: "Who's your little whoozis? Who's your toitle dove?" --Robert Horton

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This 4 disc set includes 8 movies - My Friend Irma, My Friend Irma Goes West, That's My Boy, Sailor Beware, Jumping Jacks, The Stooge, Scared Stiff, and The Caddy.

Customer Reviews:

Dean & Jerry.......2007-09-15

Great stuff. Dean & Jerry had a really good chemistry and are truley a joy to watch. Although film making has changed over the years, it's still fun to go back in time and see GREAT comedy.

GREAT SET! SOME EARLY FAVORITES , BUT MISSING ONE FILM!.......2007-08-04

This is a really good set for any fan of this classic comedy team's films. This has almost all the early stuff, but where is "At War With The Army"???? it does include the "Irma" films which started it all! The other five films on this set are some of their best! The DVD transfers are very good,but 1/2 star deducted for not including a great movie! 4 1/2 stars.

Sailor Beware.......2007-07-04

Sailor Beware is one of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Funnies movies. But it is very importantly funny to me because my father was one of the sailors in this movie when it was filmed in San Diego Navy. My father was in boot camp at the time. In fact in the seen where they are doing there exercise my father is about the 5th or 6th person behind Dean Martin. We laugh allot about this seen because my father hesitates in going down in one or more of his exercises. My father served 4 years in the Korean War. But this movie is the only thing we talk about. A great movie.

A must have for all Martin and Lewis fans!.......2007-07-01

I am thankful that Paramount took the time to present this collection of the funniest works by the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. Personal favorite...Sailor Beware! I hope that we will be able to see Money From Home and Three Ring Circus real soon on DVD. You will laugh for hours with the works of the crooner and the clown...Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis! Enjoy!

Great movie.......2007-05-21

This is a great edition to add to your Martin and Lewis gallery. The quality is great.

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Great Fun.
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Collection
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ASIN: B0000ACOYG
Release Date: 2003-08-26

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis - the crooner and the clown. They were the best-known comedy duo of their day. When they performed, whether on stage, television, or in the movies, the sky was the limit and the laughter was endless.

Disk 1 At War With the Army Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' first starring vehicle together, AT WARE WITH THE ARMY, is a hilarious slapstick comedy about two buddies' mishaps at an army training camp during World War II. Dean Martin is Vic Puccinelli, a newly promoted sergeant who finds himself head over heels in love with pretty Polly Bergen. Desperate, Martin enlists the aid of his bumbling pal Alvin Corwin (Jerry Lewis) to help him win her over. See the laugh-out-loud comedy that catapulted this talented duo to fame.

Disk 2 Colgate Comedy Hour I & II Episode 1: When it came to comedy in the early 1950s, no one was hotter than the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. When they hosted The Colgate Comedy Hour, they brought their unique brand of nuttiness to one of TV's best comedy-variety shows. Watch as the smooth crooning style of Dean Martin and the slapstick lunacy of Jerry Lewis mix hilariously with their guests. Featuring the Polly Bergen and Dean Martin dues "You and Your Beautiful Eyes," and the dancing of Bob Fosse and Mary Ann Niles.

Episode 2: The craziness continues with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in this next edition of The Colgate Comedy Hour. The laughs keep building as Dean and Jerry welcome guests Connie Russell, Ray Malone, Danny Arnold (who later created the hit sitcom Barney Miller) and others. For any fan of Martin and Lewis, or early television in general, this VHS/DVD is a "must have!"

Disk 3 Colgate Comedy Hour III & IV Episode 1: When Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, the top comedy act of the 1950s, hosted The Colgate Comedy Hour, everyone knew what to expect - lots of laughs! These two episodes from one of television's earliest variety shows offer the singer and comedian at their hilarious best. Laugh along as they welcome Dorothy Dandridge, Danny Arnold (who later created the hit TV sitcom Barney Miller), actors Donald MacBride, Marion Marshall, and Bob & Eddie Mayo in this funny edition of the early TV variety show.

Episode 2: More laughs as in store as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host another episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Dean sings with Helen O'Connell, Bob Fosse dances with Mary Ann Niles, and Jerry wreaks his usual comedy havoc throughout the hour. It's Martin and Lewis at their funniest.

Disk 4 Colgate Comedy Hour V & VI Episode 1: In the early 1950s when variety shows were the staple of that new invention called "television," people stayed home to watch. When Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis hosted The Colgate Comedy Hour, viewers knew to expect the unexpected. And that's exactly what they got. The world's hottest comedy act of the time welcomes Jack Benny (as "Phil Abrams"), Vera Miles, Milton Frome, Sylvia Hickle, Hank Mann, Margery Maude, Marvin Middlebird, and The Nick Castle Dancers. Dean also sings one of his classics, "Mambo Italiano."

Episode 2: In this next episode of the classic TV variety program, Martin and Lewis continue to show why they were the world's Number One comedy act. There are plenty of laughs as Dean and Jerry continue to ply their trademarked brand of comedy. Nobody is immune to their comedic assault, especially guest stars Margaret Dumont, Ray Malone, and Mike Mazurki. For any Martin and Lewis fan, or for anyone who just wants to laugh, this is a must-see!

Disk 5 Colgate Comedy Hour VII In the early 1950s, anybody who was big in show business appeared on The Colgate Comedy Hour, and at the time, there was nobody bigger than Martin and Lewis. Debonair crooner Dean Martin and nutty Jerry Lewis made an unlikely duo. But the combination ignited laughs all over the world. See for yourself why hosts Dean and Jerry were the best, as they welcome Dick Humphreys, Gretchen Houser, the singing group The Treniers and others in this look back at a more innocent, but funny time in television.

At The Movies with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis After Dean and Jerry conquered the world with their live performances, they next tackled films. And they did so just as successfully. Here are trailers from some classic Martin and Lewis movies - The Caddy; Hollywood or Bust; Jumping Jacks; Living It Up; Pardners; Sailor Beware; Scared Stiff; Three Ring Circus; and You're Never Too Young.

Customer Reviews:

NOT SO GREAT.......2007-05-13

Was not as great as I thought. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin are better in movies then this sidcom shows

Great Fun........2007-04-10

Martin and Lewis pull out the stops for these live TV shows. Better than their movies. Would have rated it 5 stars except for the sound quality. Because of the primitive recording equipment of the 50s, some lines are hard to catch. The included movie is typical ML comedy. Picture quality is OK, but not as good as others I've purchased.

Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Collection.......2007-03-29

I didn't get what I thought it was going to be. Can I please return this package?

MARTIN & LEWIS.......2007-01-13

STRICTLY FOR DIE-HARD FANS ONLY. THE EARLY "JERRY LEWIS" WORK GETS ON MY NERVES, HIS TALENT IMPROVED TOWARDS THE MID 1950s IN HIS FILMS WHEN HE CREATED A CHARACTER THAT EVOKES SYMPATHY AND LIKEABILITY. BUT HIS EARLY WORK IS TOO MAD, THAT NASAL VOICE HE USED TO ADOPT IS SOOO IRRITATING.

FOR LEWIS GENIUS, BUY "THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY" "ARTISTS AND MODELS" - BETTER CHOICE THAN THESE TV APPEARANCES ON "COLGATE COMEDY HOUR".
THE SHOW CHOICES WERE SO RANDOM TOO.

2 STARS ONLY

This is one of the better buys.......2006-01-26

Martin & Lewis. I didn't get get "it" when I was younger because by the time I was watching the old movies on reruns they were already a non-team. Only by watching these old Colgate shows can a person recapture the magic that made them headlines. Jerry's was the free spirit of nonsense but he needed Dean to pull him back into line once in while and if you watch carefully (very carefully) you can see the dynamics of how they worked off each other's best comic features. Terrific comedy team that was at their best when they forgot the scripts. This is one of the better collections.

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Bob Hope: 100th Anniversary Collection
Starring: Bing Crosby , Bob Hope , Dorothy Lamour , Murvyn Vye , and Peter Coe (III)
Director: Hal Walker , Charles Friedman , and Bud Yorkin
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ASIN: B00008V2VU
Release Date: 2003-05-27

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This classic "Road" comedy pairs Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in one of their all-time funniest outings. The boys are vaudevillians in Australia who take a freighter to exotic Bali, where they run afoul of some sinister natives."The Road to Bali," in glorious Technicolor, is a classic of farce comedy.

The Bob Hope 100th Anniversary Collection Disc 1 The Bob Hope Collection, Road to Bali: This classic "Road" comedy pairs Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in one of their all-time funniest outings. The boys are vaudevillians in Australia who take a freighter to exotic Bali, where they run afoul of some sinister natives. "The Road to Bali," in glorious Technicolor, is a classic farce comedy.

Disc 2 The Bob Hope Collection, My Favorite Brunette This film is a must for Bob Hope fans. Hope and Dorothy Lamour are at their best in this rollicking spy caper. Hope, a baby photographer, is able to make his secret desire to be a private eye a reality when he becomes involved with a murder and a dangerous brunette.

Disc 3 The Bob Hope Collection, Bob Hope on TV During the Golden Age of Television, Bob Hope was a favorite performer. See Hope in hilarious comedy skits with friends Jack Benny, Bobby Darin and other stars in this collection of rare footage from the early years of television.

Disc 4 The Bob Hope Collection, Bob Hope At The Movies In a cinematic journey down memory lane, this video escorts you through Bob Hopes' movie career. It features some of the funniest moments from many of Hope's greatest films, just as they were seen in movie theatres during the original release.

Young Bob Hope This compilation features footage from two "Strictly G.I." programmes, produced by the U.S. government especially for the Second World War servicemen, with Hope as the hilarious master of ceremonies.

Disc 5 The Bob Hope Collection, The Comedy Hour Bob Hope's TV special features Hope's salute to (and lampoon) of all branches of American armed forces.

Customer Reviews:

bobfan.......2004-02-27

This collection is worth the purchase price if you do not already own "Road to Bali". Bob fans will also find value in the segments from 50's TV shows in which Bob guest starred on the Jack Benny show and on the Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra show. There is also a segment in which Bob guest stars on the Bobby Darin show. Other material includes segments recorded (in a studio) in front of serving military personnel from the 40's and 50's of sketches, dancing and singing from Bob and his guests. The sketches are lampoons of military life and are great vehicles for Bob's wit and physical timing.

Unfortunately much of the material in this collection is of "less than perfect" video and audio reproduction with little effort in cleaning up the original source sound and vision evident.
This is most notable on the copy of "My Favourite Brunette" which is nearly inaudible and very washed-out visually. This is a classic early Bob film so don't buy this set if all you are after is this film. There are other productions of "My Favourite Brunette" available from other publishers.

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A Sad Disappointment

Do Not Waste Your Money On This Edited Product!

The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection: When TV Was Funny
Starring: Martin , and Lewis
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ASIN: B0006N0E16
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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No comedy team ever dominated '50s live TV quite like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Even in an era that saw the likes of Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, and Steve Allen taking comedy to new heights on the new medium of television, no one came close to the hysterical interplay between easygoing Dean and his silly stooge, Jerry.

In this fabulous five-disc set, you'll see Martin & Lewis at their brilliant best - on the legendary "Colgate Comedy Hour." And it's not just Dean and Jerry! You'll love watching them fool around with such guest stars as Burt Lancaster, Eddie Cantor, Marilyn Maxwell, Tony Martin, and Joe Louis.

No fan of classic comedy should be without THE DEAN MARTIN & JERRY LEWIS COLLECTION VOLUME 2: WHEN TV WAS FUNNY.

Disc One The first show, originally broadcast in September of 1950, has Dean and Jerry alongside gorgeous Marilyn Maxwell ("The Lemon Drop Kid") and comedian Leonard Barr. Sketches include a backstage bit with Martin and Lewis goofing around in their dressing room, and another with Jerry playing a little kid who goes to the movies with grown-up Dean.

The second show, from October of the same year, features the actual mayors of Steubenville, Ohio - where Dino was born, and Newark, New Jersey - birthplace of Jerry Lewis. Sketches include a hilarious bit set in a gymnasium with Jerry getting the craziest workout ever, and another with Martin and Lewis as a couple of tough hoods.

Disc Two First off is a show from November of 1950, with eccentric dancer and comedian Leonard Barr. Also appearing is Sammy Petrillo ("Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla"), who made a career out of imitating - Jerry Lewis! Sketches include Dean as a dance instructor and Jerry as his hapless student, and another with Dean as a distracted babysitter and Jerry as - the baby!

Next up is an episode from May of 1951 featuring legendary entertainer Eddie Cantor, who also hosted some of the "Colgate Comedy Hours." Sketches include a hospital bit with Dino as a doctor and Jerry as his stubborn patient, and one that revolves around a fancy dinner party with Dean and Jerry making an absolute mess of things.

Disc Three The first show, originally telecast in June of 1951, features cameo appearances by another "Martin & Lewis" - singer Tony Martin and heavyweight champ Joe Louis! Sketches include one set in a gentlemen's club in which Jerry disturbs the peace of its members, and another with Dean and Jerry as little kids playing - and fighting - on the stoop.

Next is an episode from March of 1952, features an appearance by Danny Arnold, who was a comedy writer and parttime actor who would later create the popular "Barney Miller" TV show in the '70s and Norman Lear, who would go on to create "All in the Family." Sketches include one with Dean as a fashion photographer and Jerry as an inept window-washer, and another with Dean as a baseball manager and Jerry as a very nearsighted ballplayer.

Disc Four First up is a show originally broadcast in May of 1953 featuring three immortal character actors: Benny Rubin ("The Jack Benny Show"), Frank Nelson ("I Love Lucy"), and Sheldon Leonard ("It's a Wonderful Life"). Sketches include one with Dean and Jerry taking out insurance policies on each other, and another where they wreak havoc in a harem.

The second show, from October of 1953, guest stars the great Burt Lancaster, in a rare comic performance alongside Dean and Jerry that spoofs Lancaster's role as an unbalanced alcoholic in the then-current drama, "Come Back, Little Sheba." Disc Five

The first show, from January of 1954, showcases one of Hollywood's great comic actors, Franklin Pangborn, who was a frequent foil of the immortal W.C. Fields and a favorite member of director Preston Sturges' repertory company. Sketches include another hilarious backstage bit set in Dean and Jerry's dressing room, plus a department store skit with Martin and Lewis destroying each and every department.

Next up is a show from February of 1955 once again featuring the fussy and fabulous Franklin Pangborn, as well as tap-dancing great, The Four Step Brothers. Sketches include one more hysterical dressing room bit, plus another where Dean is under the weather and well-intentioned Jerry manages to make him even sicker.

Customer Reviews:

NOT SO GREAT.......2007-05-13

Was not as great as I thought. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin are better in movies then this sidcom shows

Buyer Beware!.......2006-06-06

I love the DVD's of the show I have bought previously but it's true that they've removed Dean's songs on this set.

I know it is extremely expensive to clear the rights for music used in the shows and would not have been surprised to lose a few, but the company behind this made no effort to clear ANY as if they weren't important!

There are better collections out there. Even with the discount, I returned this one. It simply isn't as advertised and it most definitely is NOT Martin And Lewis.

A Sad Disappointment.......2005-03-02

I have to agree with Amanda - this set was a total disappointment to me. I've been a Martin & Lewis fan forever and a huge Dino fan even longer. To eliminate his songs from the set was almost sacreligious to me! Part of watching the shows was waiting for Dean to sing his heart out! Why this was done, I will never understand. Also, Dean & Jerry singing "We Belong Together" was cut out as well. Its nice in a way to relive the "old fashioned" commercials back then, but to take out Dean's songs - Sorry guys that hurt! The only reason I gave it 3 stars was its still worth watching the two of them in action and seeing the love and admiration they had for each other.

Do Not Waste Your Money On This Edited Product!.......2005-02-18

I purchased this set of the Martin & Lewis Colgate Comdey Hour and was thrilled when it arrived because I'm a collecter of the Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis shows, and this set claimed to contain many of the hard to find episodes. If anyone has considered buying this set DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. I was horrified to discover that they've edited out ALL of Dean Martin's song segments. Jerry will literally introduce Dean, tell what he will be singing, and then they'll cut away, returning to applause. Editing out the commercials is one thing, but cutting out all of Dean's songs is a MAJOR portion of the show - and a major reason why I bought them. Nowhere in the advertisements for this set, or on the actual set itself, do the producers disclose the fact that they've edited these shows and you are not seeing them in their entirity. A few of the episodes on this set, I already owned from other DVD collections that contain the complete show. So I can say, with authority, that they've edited out significant portions of the show. Do not be fooled, as I was, by this nearly $30 set that is only partially complete.

Martin & Lewis Collection - Colgate Comedy Hour (17 episodes) and At War With The Army

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Greatest comedy team of the 1950s

Martin & Lewis Collection - Colgate Comedy Hour (17 episodes) and At War With The Army
Starring: Dean Martin , Jerry Lewis , Burt Lancaster , Jack Benny , and Margaret Dumont
Manufacturer: Diamond Ent. Corp.
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ASIN: B000AARK2G
Release Date: 2005-08-30

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Greatest comedy team of the 1950s.......2007-08-25

"The Colgate Comedy Hour" was an enormously popular early TV variety series. With a roster of regular hosts that included Abbott & Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante and Eddie Cantor, the show also had one or two-spot guest hosts, like Ray Bolger and Phil Silvers. The most popular Colgate headliners (and apparently the best-suited for live television) were the team of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

It's been said that their appearances on the Comedy Hour were the closest thing to seeing a Martin & Lewis nightclub show. Jerry was especially capable of throwing the script away and ad-libbing, and Dean always kept right up with him. The 17 kinescopes in this DVD set of Dean and Jerry's Colgate shows are still an absolute joy to behold. Also included is one of Martin & Lewis's early PARAMOUNT feature films.

PROGRAM CONTENTS--
DISC ONE -
(5.6) At War With the Army (1950) - Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis/Dick Stabile/Polly Bergen
The Colgate Comedy Hour--
(9/21/52) Rosemary Clooney
(2/4/51) - Polly Bergen/Bob Fosse

DISC TWO - The Colgate Comedy Hour
(10/4/53) - Burt Lancaster
(5/8/55) Tony Curtis/Janet Leigh/Jimmy Durante/George Raft
(9/17/50) Marilyn Maxwell/Barr & Estes

DISC THREE - The Colgate Comedy Hour
(5/2/54) - Gretchen Houser/The Treniers
(11/4/51) - Dorothy Dandridge
(4/29/51) - Helen O'Connell
(12/19/54) - Jack Benny/Vera Miles

DISC FOUR - The Colgate Comedy Hour
(?) Margaret Dumont
(?) Margaret Dumont
(?) Connie Russell
(?) Connie Russell

DISC FIVE - The Colgate Comedy Hour
(2/10/52) - Ray Malone/Sheldon Leonard
(6/5/55) - Buddy Rich/Peggy Castle/Sonny King
(11/30/52) - Kitty Kallen/Robert Strauss
(5/3/55) Mary McCarty/Benny Rubin/Sheldon Leonard

BONUS FEATURES:
DISC ONE, TWO, FIVE--
Film Info
Bios
Facts & Trivia
Photo Gallery

DISC THREE--
About the Show
Dean Martin Bio
Jerry Lewis Bio
Facts & Trivia
Gallery

DISC FOUR--
Martin & Lewis: A Retrospective
Ten Years Together
Radio

Film trailers:
The Caddy
Hollywood or Bust
Jumping Jacks
Living it Up
Pardners
Sailor Beware
Scared Stiff
3 Ring Circus
You're Never Too Young
Some Came Running

Photo Gallery
Daily Life in 1946

The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection

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Not what is on the description of the box
Useless

The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection
Starring: Martin , and Lewis
Manufacturer: PASSPORT VIDEO
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ASIN: B0002HVE56
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Description

Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis - the crooner and the clown. They were the best-known comedy duo of their day. Whenever they performed, whether on stage, television, or on the big screen, they sky was the limit and the laughter was endless. In this 2-DvD pack, you'll get 6 complete episodes of the classic 1950's variety show, "The Colgate Comedy Hour," starring the legendary comic pair. This fabulous collection showcases the brilliant, off-the-wall antics of Martin and Lewis at their very best.

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Not what is on the description of the box.......2006-08-30

What shows written on the description and cover of the DVD are not whats in the box. I love Martin & Lewis and was dissapointed since i already had the movies that were in the box. The movies are always great, but i am dissapointed that the movies promised werent in there.

Useless.......2005-01-08

It would be helpful if the product description included a description of the product.

The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection: Still Laughing

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NOT SO GREAT
A Ruined Collection

The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection: Still Laughing
Starring: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
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ASIN: B0007X1NW4
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Description

The Colgate Comedy Hour had a successful run from 1950 to 1955, in which a number of comedy legends rotated as hosts of the show, but Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis easily held on firmly as the highly favored and much anticipated comedic duo - by pairing the melodious sounds of Martin with the hilarious antics of Lewis.

In this third 5-disc set, you will see Dean and Jerry keeping up their unmatchable skills to entertain and amuse an audience in these 10 episodes from the classic Colgate Comedy Hour.

You will see such sketches as Dean playing a traveling salesman trying to steal Jerry's girlfriend, a special musical trio number with Kitty Kallon, Dean playing the father of Jerry, and a remarkable parody of Ed Sullivan, played by Jerry, in a "Toast of the Colgate Town" skit, with guest cameo celebrity portrayals - all played by Dean Martin!

No fan of classic comedy without the third volume of THE DEAN MARTIN AND JERRY LEWIS COLLECTION: STILL LAUGHING!

Shows-

Show 1 The first show, originally broadcast in June of 1951 features Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as judges of a dog show. Sketches include one set in Martin's School of the Theater where Jerry wants Dean to teach him how to become an actor and ends with a swordfight between the comedic pair. Another set involves Dean as a traveling salesman who ends up staying in the country with a farmer and his son, Jerry.

Show 2 This show, originally broadcast in April of 1952, opens with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis as guests at a librarian convention. It is followed by a sketch where Jerry plays a nutcase auditioning for a part in Dean's upcoming show. There is also a special musical trio number with Dean, Jerry and guest singer Kitty Kallon. The final sketch has Dean and Jerry traveling abroad, where Jerry is a stowaway.

Show 3 Originally broadcast in September of 1952, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis perform their comedic antics at a psychiatrist convention. Sketches include a set on how Dean and Jerry spent their summer vacation in Italy and a set where Jerry is a detective at Dean's wedding.

Show 4 This show, originally broadcast November of 1952, opens with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on stage talking to themselves on a life-sized television screen. Sketches include a set where Jerry attends a school for Tarzans and another where Dean and his wife try to control their wild son, played by Jerry.

Show 5 The first show, originally broadcast May of 1953, has cameo appearances by Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh where they happen to steal the show from Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. There is a sketch where Jerry plays Dean's son, wreaking havoc in a penny arcade and a sketch were Dean plays a pilot and Jerry is a steward. Plus, special guest appearance by the Four Step Brothers.

Show 6 This show originally broadcast in February of 1954, begins as Dean and Jerry visit the Mayhem Annual Award Dinner. In a sketch we visit the homes of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis to witness how they live as neighbors. In the final sketch, Dean owns a small diner and Jerry arrives to become his soda jerk.

Show 7 This show originally broadcast in 1951, opens with a skit where Dean and Jerry attend the wedding reception of an old flame. Sketches include a set where Dean takes a girls to the drive-in and Jerry keeps interrupting the mood and a set where we see Dean and Jerry in their early years. Dean and Jerry close the show with imitations of James Cagney, Cary Grant and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

Show 8 This show, originally broadcast in May of 1955, opens with a "Toast of the Colgate Town" skit where Jerry parodies Ed Sullivan. Dean portrays celebrities - Cary Grant, Groucho Marx, Kirk Douglas, Clark Gable - in the audience. Dean and Jerry's mother appear to talk about their sons and flashback to when Jerry babysat Dean's baby. Jerry gives various plugs of upcoming tour dates. Finally, Dean and Jerry trade quips on stage as they close the show.

Show 9 The first show, originally broadcast in June of 1955, has Jerry Lewis on stage doing the introduction sans his pants! It is followed by a "Person to People" skit with Dean as Tedward R. Burrow as he interviews Jerry as Harland Sando. Includes a sketch where Martin and his wife's second honeymoon is ruined by the press and the young winner (Lewis) of a "Meet Dean Martin" contest.

Show 10 This final show, originally broadcast in November of 1955, opens with "Martin's Mighty Midnight Matinee Movie" routine, closely followed by Jerry playing in "Eggroll is a Many Splendored Dish" skit. Other sketches include a set where Martin interviews Lewis plays a Japanese character, a set where Dean and Jerry carry on the antics of the previous Japanese character, and a set where Jerry causes trouble at Dean's engagement party.

Customer Reviews:

NOT SO GREAT.......2007-05-13

Was not as great as I thought. Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin are better in movies then this sidcom shows.

A Ruined Collection.......2006-12-14

Get the other volume - The Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Collection. This current "Still Laughing" cuts out all the songs, the quality is poorer, and of all incredibly stupid things to do, the morons who put this out have the title of the collection on the bottom right-hand of the screen, large, ALL THROUGH THE DVDs. Yes, it is VERY distracting.

Boycott this.

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At War with the Army

Manufacturer: Treasure Box Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
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Product Description

Lewis and Marin are best friends who join the Army during WWII.Lewis a hopless screw up falls into one zany mishap after another.Martin is eventually moved up to Sergeant becoming Lewis's superior, which adds to more zany mishaps.

The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection - DVD 2: Colgate Comedy Hour 1 & 2

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The Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection - DVD 2: Colgate Comedy Hour 1 & 2

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All NTSC regions

ASIN: B000MBW4RE

Product Description

Episode 1 features Polly Bergen and Dean Martin singing "You and Your Beautiful Eyes." Bob Fosse and Mary Ann Niles also perform. Episode 2 features Connie Russell, Ray Malone, Danny Arnold, and others.

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