The Caddy

1953

Action / Comedy / Musical / Sport

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 75% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 75% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 2623 2.6K

golf caddy singing black and white comedy routine screwball comedy

Plot summary

Although the son of a skilled golfer and an outstanding player in his own right, Harvey Miller is too nervous to play in front of a gallery, so he acts as coach and caddy for Joe Anthony, his girlfriend's brother.

Director

Norman Taurog Photo
Norman Taurog

Top cast

John Indrisano Photo
John Indrisano as Fisherman / Golf Spectator
Ned Glass Photo
Ned Glass as Stage Manager
Chuck Hicks Photo
Chuck Hicks as Caddy
Jeffrey Sayre Photo
Jeffrey Sayre as Country Club Patron
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877.16 MB
968*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 2
1.59 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ksf-2 6 / 10

seldom shown, for some reason.

Dean martin, jerry lewis, still together, kind of. Kind of like abbott and costello, harvey (lewis) can't seem to do anything right... his dad wanted him to play golf, and he keeps getting fired from his jobs. Co-stars donna reed, barbara bates, fred clark. When harvey can't take the pressure of golfing in front of a crowd, he ends up as caddy to joe (martin). That somehow leads to the comedy team being hatched. Lewis was almost 30 at this point, and i never understood why he spoke in that annoying baby voice. Did he dislike his own voice that much? It's a seldom shown martin and lewis film. It's okay. Not bad, not great. Martin's song amore was nominated for the oscar. Directed by norman taurog, who did a whole lot of elvis films. A bunch of spencer tracy films. And some other great stuff too.
Reviewed by vincentlynch-moonoi 7 / 10

One of the best of the Martin & Lewis films

This has always been my favorite of the Martin & Lewis films. It just all comes together, and whether you prefer Dean (as I do) or Jerry, there's something for everyone.The film starts at the Paramount Theater in New York, where actual footage of the crowds outside the Paramount to see Martin & Lewis is used. Here it's Anthony & Miller -- a vaudeville team, whose rise to stardom we see in flashback. The boys open with one of their best duo-numbers -- "What Would You Do Without Me". From there we see Dean as the young man who gets away from the fishing business his father runs in San Francisco. We also meet Jerry, a sad sack who loses one job after another. Dean comes home and meets Jerry, who is engaged to Dean's sister. A party ensues and Dean sings one of his signature songs -- "That's Amore". It's a delightful production number in his parent's Italian restaurant. Troubles begin when Dean enters a local golf tournament...and begins rubbing elbows with the upper class, while Jerry (as caddy) is relegated into the background. Meanwhile, at a country club affair, Dean sings one of his best movie ballads to date -- "You're The Right One" -- to his love interest -- Donna Reed (surprisingly, this film followed her performance in "From Here To Eternity"). Will Dean break training for love? Will Jerry survive a visit to a baronial estate? Will the estate survive Jerry being a waiter? And then it comes down to the big golf tournament! Will Dean win? No...but he and Jerry will begin their life in show business. It's all great fun.Dean Martin is very comfortable here, and why not...he was Italian (as the role called for) and played golf. Jerry Lewis was what Jerry Lewis always was, but here does it pretty pleasantly. Donna Reed is fine as the love interest. Joseph Calleia as Dean's papa is fine, as are the rest of the supporting cast.Highly recommended as one of Martin & Lewis' early films.
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