Main Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Donna Reed, Barbara Bates, Joseph Calleia
Release Year: 1953
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
Plot
Martin and Lewis tee each other off on a PGA tour in The Caddy. Harvey Miller (Jerry Lewis) is an expert with his golf club, except when he tries to play in front of a crowd -- then he completely loses control. With his mind set on getting into the PGA one way or another, he latches onto Joe Anthony (Dean Martin), a stylish gadabout. Harvey teaches Joe everything he knows about the game, and when Joe enters a tournament, Harvey does too -- as his caddy. But while the golf fans still make Harvey go wild, laid-back Joe feeds upon their applause. As Joe's game improves, his ego grows, and he begins to think Harvey is useless and wants to take the tour alone. The Caddy introduced the Dean Martin classic That's Amore to the world of kitsch and features a bevy of real life professional golfers in cameo roles -- including Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, and Julius Boros. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Fred Clark - Mr. Baxter; Clinton Sundberg - Charles; Howard I. Smith - Golf Official; Marshall Thompson - Bruce Reeber; Marjorie Gateson - Mrs. Taylor; Frank Puglia - Mr. Spezzato; Lewis Martin - Mr. Taylor; Romo Vincent - Eddie Lear; Argentina Brunetti - Mama Anthony; Houseley Stevenson, Jr. - Officer; John Gallaudet - Mr. Bell; William Edmunds - Caminello; Charles Irwin - Golf Starter; Freeman Lusk - Official; Keith McConnell - Mr. Benthall; Henry Brandon - Mr. Preen; Maurice Marsac - Mr. Leron; Don Randolph - Miller, Sr.; Stephen Chase - George Garrison, Sr.; Tom Harmon - Announcer; Ben Hogan - Himself; Sam Snead - Himself; Byron Nelson - Himself; Julius Boros - Himself; Harry Cooper - Himself; Jimmy Thompson
The story centers around Harvey Miller (Jerry Lewis), whose father was a famous golf pro. He wanted Harvey to follow in his footsteps, but poor Harvey is afraid of crowds. Instead, at the advice of his fiancée Lisa (Barbara Bates), Harvey becomes a golf instructor. Lisa's brother Joe (Dean Martin) becomes Harvey's first client and becomes good enough to start playing in tournaments, with Harvey tagging along as his caddy. Donna Reed plays the wealthy socialite who Dean wins over.
Joe's success goes to his head and begins to treat Harvey poorly. They begin to quarrel and cause a disruption at a tournament and Joe is disqualified. However, a talent agent witnesses the spectacle and advices that they go into show business.
Harvey conquers his fear and they become successful entertainers. At the end, Harvey and Joe meet up with another comedy team who look just like them, Martin and Lewis!
Music
The score for the film includes the hit "That's Amore", sung by Dean Martin. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best song, but it did not win.
The team made a promotional radio message for the movie. Several outtakes, available on The Golden Age of Comedy: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis CD, feature Dean and Jerry trying to get through five lines of dialogue. When either one of them messed up a line, they exchanged several lines of profanity.
DVD release
The film was included on an eight-film DVD set, the Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Collection: Volume One, released on October 31, 2006.
