Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis had been a team since 1946 and had already appeared together in two movies in supporting roles: in "My Friend Irma" and My Friend Irma Goes West." Lewis and Martin were so popular with moviegoers n both pictures that they were giving starring roles in this movie.
This movie isn't as good as their later efforts. The pace is uneven, the movie drags in spots, and much of the comedy is dated to the era, an issue that they avoided in later movies. Martin is overbearing and intolerant of the antics of Lewis, another issue that was corrected in later films. Lewis wasn't as unbuttoned as he got in later movies, and oddly: Lewis is given more opportunities to sing than Martin got.
There are a few gems in this rough effort; one comes towards the end of the movie: when Martin and Lewis recreate a scene from "Going My Way," but it's largely dull and boring, compared to what was to come.
This movie isn't as good as their later efforts. The pace is uneven, the movie drags in spots, and much of the comedy is dated to the era, an issue that they avoided in later movies. Martin is overbearing and intolerant of the antics of Lewis, another issue that was corrected in later films. Lewis wasn't as unbuttoned as he got in later movies, and oddly: Lewis is given more opportunities to sing than Martin got.
There are a few gems in this rough effort; one comes towards the end of the movie: when Martin and Lewis recreate a scene from "Going My Way," but it's largely dull and boring, compared to what was to come.