Approved | 1h 42min | Comedy | 20 July 1955 | Color, WS
Director: Norman Taurog
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Diana Lynn, Raymond Burr.
Nick Castle ... choreographer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048822/
Watched online, mediocre print.
Remake of The Major and the Minor (1942), although I don't remember any jewel thief there.
DM plays a teacher at a girl's school, and doesn't know JL, but they cross paths and inadvertently, and unbeknownst to them, both get involved with that jewel theft.
I missed why DM was at the train station to help the 12 yo JL buy his half-price ticket. Because JL gets involved with DL on the train, he ends up at the girls school.
6 songs in the Soundtracks (with only 1 having a performer credit), yet this is not a musical? The songs are nice interruptions of the story, mostly sung by DM, of course. One is a comedy performance of JL "conducting" a choral group, with DM singing solo. I didn't track the performer for each song (I kept falling asleep), so I can't really make a case for this being a Musical, although I think it does qualify.
It's manic, as expected from M&L. DM gets to do some of the physical comedy, and the big waterski/boat chase is lively.
Paramount, dir. Taurog; 6
