Wednesday, January 27, 2016

The Caddy (1953)

Happy Birthday !!!!

The unbelievably beautiful Donna Reed, who's work spanned over 40 years, most notably on television in the widely popular sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958-66), and the movies It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and From Here to Eternity (1953), was born on this day in 1921. 

Wikipedia.org Article for Donna Reed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Reed


So, to celebrate her birthday we picked one of her film's that she did with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis that came out the same year as From Here to Eternity ....  Check her out, as your film for tonight, in THE CADDY (1953) .....








Run Time:  95 mins
Genre:  Comedy, Romance
Format:  Standard 4:3 Format, Black and White
Director:   Norman Taurog
Starring:  Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Donna Reed, Barbara Bates, Joseph Calleia and Fred Clark

IMDB.com Entry for the film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045589/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caddy

Wikipedia.org Article for Dean Martin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Martin

Wikipedia.org Article for Jerry Lewis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Lewis

Wikipedia.org Article for Barbara Bates:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Bates

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Norman Taurog:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Taurog

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:

Dean performs "That's Amore" in this film.  This film features a lot of professional legends from the world of Golf, who were famous in the 1950s.

Get ready for Donna Reed's appearance around the 33 minute mark.

This film also features stock footage of the boys when they were surprised by thousands of screaming fans (yes, just like the Beatles), outside their townhouse window, so the producers included it as part of this film.

Remember, when Dean went off on his own in the 60s to pursue his solo career he became known as the Beatle-Smasher, because he was the only guy ever to knock the Beatles out of the number one spot.  That is true power and talent.  In fact, among entertainment lore, it turns out Dean predicted he would knock the Beatles out of first place.  A bet he placed with his son, who was a huge Beatles fan. - Phil

Just for fun - Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin Bloopers & Out-takes from "The Caddy" Radio Promotion on YouTube:


Check out TVGuide.com to see if The Caddy (1953) is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-caddy/126066/

CHECK IN TOMORROW ........................
For our next Film of the Day ...................

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