Money from Home

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he’ll fix a horse, so that it does not run..

• Director: George Marshall
• Genre:Comedy
• Runtime:96 minutes

Cast

Dean Martin : Herman ‘Honey Talk’ Nelson
Jerry Lewis : Virgil Yokum
Marjie Millar : Phyllis Leigh
Pat Crowley : Dr. Autumn Claypool, Veterinarian
Richard Haydn : Bertie Searles

New York City in the 1920s is where gambler “Honey Talk” Nelson (Dean Martin) crosses paths with bookie “Jumbo” Schneider (Sheldon Leonard). Nelson has two choices, cement shoes or “fixing” a horse race in Maryland. Naturally, Nelson heads to Maryland with his cousin Virgil Yokum (Jerry Lewis) tagging along.

Once in Maryland, Nelson falls for the owner (Marjie Millar) of the horse that has been chosen for the “fix”. Virgil has also fallen in love, with the veterinarian (Pat Crowley) assigned to the horse. Nelson decides that love should prevail and refuses to go along with the plan. Meanwhile, an English jockey (Richard Haydn), who is to ride the horse, is prevented from performing his job by Schneider’s mobsters and Yokum winds up riding the horse to victory. Read more