Slim Moseley (Dean) and Wade Kingsley (Jerry) are sons of former ranch partners. Wade, raised by his millionaire mother, follows visiting Slim back to the old West to learn how to be a cowboy. The ranch where Slim is foreman is in financial trouble, and with Wade's unorthodox help, the ranch is saved, and the good guys end up on top. This film was a fun, fast moving story that both Dean and Jerry loved making because of their love for horses, gun belts, and the old west. The film opened the night that Dean and Jerry last performed together July 25, 1956.
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Pardners (1956). USA. Color. Produced by: York Pictures Corp. Released by: Paramount Pictures. Language: English Genre: Comedy. Runtime: USA:90 min. Directed by Norman Taurog. Cast (in alphabetical order): Richard Aherne.... Chauffeur. Valerie Allen.... Dance hall girl. John Baragrey.... Dan Hollis/Sam Hollis. Bobby Barber.... Townsperson. Emily Belser.... Townsperson. Stanley Blystone.... Townsperson. Robert Brubaker.... Businessman. Lon Chaney Jr..... Whitey. Frank Cordell.... Townsperson. Scott Douglas.... Salvin. Jack Elam.... Pete. Mickey Finn.... Red. Dorothy Ford.... Amanda Wentworth. William Forrest.... Hocker. Milton Frome.... Hawkins. Robert Garvey.... Townsperson. Gavin Gordon.... Businessman. Len Hendry.... Western cowboy. Don House.... Townsperson. Jackie Laughery.... Dolly Riley. Jerry Lewis.... Wade Kingsley Jr./Wade Kingsley Sr. Hank Mann.... Townsperson. Dean Martin.... Slim Mosely Jr./Slim Mosely Sr. Ann McCrea.... Dance hall girl. Frances Mercer.... Sally. Tony Michael.... Businessman. Agnes Moorehead.... Matilda Kingsley. Jeff Morrow.... Rio. Lori Nelson.... Carol Kingsley. Mary Newton.... Laura. Emory Parnell.... Colonel Hart. James Parnell.... Bank Teller. Stuart Randall.... Carol's cowhand. Elaine Riley.... Dance hall girl. Douglas Spencer.... Smith. Bob Steele (I).... Shorty. Charles Stevens.... Indian. Philip Tonge.... Footman. Lee Van Cleef.... Gus. Johnstone White.... Businessman. Keith Wilson.... Townsperson. Written by Jerry Davis, Sidney Sheldon. Cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp.