That's My Boy (1951) DVDRip (SiRiUs sHaRe)

That's My Boy (1951)



The greatest player in Ridgefield College history uses his influence and reputation to get his only son, a sickly, uncoordinated nerd, on the college football team with comic results.



Dean Martin ... Bill Baker

Jerry Lewis ... 'Junior' Jackson

Ruth Hussey ... Ann Jackson

Eddie Mayehoff ... Jarring Jack Jackson

Marion Marshall ... Terry Howard

Polly Bergen ... Betty 'Babs' Hunter

Hugh Sanders ... Coach Wheeler

John McIntire ... Dr. Benjamin Green

Francis Pierlot ... Henry Baker

Lillian Randolph ... May (Maid)

Selmer Jackson ... Doc Hunter (as Selmar Jackson)

Tom Harmon ... Himself - Sports Announcer



Director: Hal Walker



Runtime: 104 mins



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044119/
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Video : 637 MB, 911 Kbps, 29.970 fps, 512*384 (4:3), DX50 = DivXNetworks Divx v5,

Audio : 89 MB, 128 Kbps, 44100 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = MPEG Layer-3, CBR,



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I'm not a big fan of Martin and Lewis movies, though I think I saw all of them over the years. When I was a kid, I was a bit of a fan so I tried to see the films whenever they came on television. Of all their films together, this one is my favorite. It may not be hilarious, but for this comedy team it is awfully good.



Lewis is very funny as the extremely clumsy and nerdy son of the rugged Eddie Mayehoff. Martin plays a football-playing student who Mayehoff WISHES were his son--in order to carry on the legacy. You see, because MANY years earlier Mayehoff had been a big college football star and he was beside himself having an embarrassment for a son. So, he makes Martin a proposition--take Lewis under his wing and make him a real man. In exchange, Mayehoff will bankroll Martin's college expenses.



What ultimately happens is a bit predictable but worth watching.



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This film, while enjoyable, has quite a few flaws. The idea of casting Martin and Lewis as graduating high school students/freshmen in University. While Lewis can obviously pull off his role as a 'nerd', Martin doesn't look anything like someone in their late teens, and it's almost laughable when they refer to him as such in the film.



Eddie Mayehoff is very good in his role, but overall I don't think this was a good vehicle for Martin and Lewis. By that I don't mean they're bad in it, but rather it doesn't give them a chance to display their talents much. Lewis doesn't get many chances to do his slapstick, silly voices and wild takes. He plays his typical eager, earnest youngster, but in most films that's simply one of his character's aspects. Here, it's the whole thing. Martin doesn't get the chance for many songs, either.



The script itself, and the editing, can also be clumsy at times. The repetition of the already-silly line "It's all for you, Junior" becomes unintentionally hysterical as 'Terry' says it for a third time, and the scene ends with her, Lewis and Martin just standing there, staring at each other awkwardly. There's an overly long scene of Eddie Mayehoff's character singing the school song, with no punchline at the end. The clunky, bare-bones editing stops the finale from having any tension. Before you can ask yourself "will Junior be able to win the game with this kick?" he's already done it.



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"Gotta hit 'em low, hit 'em hard, and if they get up, hit 'em again. Gotta play GUTS football!" Poor Junior Jackson (Lewis) is the weak, uncoordinated, allergy-prone son of Jarring Jack Jackson, former Ridgeville football alum now trying to relive his collegiate days of glory through Junior. Studly Bill Baker (Martin) becomes the dorm-mate Jackson arranges to mentor Junior in football and other aspects of, uh, manhood. The plot is fairly predictable, but this is one hilarious movie about father-son relationships, college life, football, manhood, friendship, and girls (not in that particular order.) Martin & Lewis were never better together, along with a superb supporting cast. A classic comedy with heart.



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# Football great Frank Gifford doubled for Jerry Lewis in the kicking scenes.



# The film's premise spun off into a TV series of the same name in 1954 with Mayehoff recreating his role as father and Gil Stratton Jr. in the Junior role.