Hollywood or Bust
“A COAST TO COAST FUN TOOT!”
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...
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Cast
64 people
Dean Martin
Steve Wiley
Known for
Rio Bravo
Ocean's Eleven
Jerry Lewis
Malcolm Smith
Known for
The King of Comedy
The Nutty Professor
Pat Crowley
Terry Roberts
Known for
There's Always Tomorrow
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bookie Benny
Known for
Each Dawn I Die
Nothing Sacred
Anita Ekberg
Actress Anita
Known for
La Dolce Vita
Boccaccio '70
Willard Waterman
Manager Neville
Known for
The Apartment
Auntie Mame
Richard Karlan
Sammy Ross
Known for
Star!
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Richard Alexander
Western Actor
Known for
Modern Times
All Quiet on the Western Front
Leon Alton
Casino Patron
Also in
Blackbeard's Ghost
The Swan
Adelle August
Dancer
Also in
Apache Ambush
Women's Prison
Chet Brandenburg
Stagehand
Known for
You're Darn Tootin'
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Kathryn Card
Old Lady
Known for
Born to Kill
Undercurrent
Frank Tashlin Director · Erna Lazarus Writer Walter Scharf Composer
Worldwide gross $3.3M · United States release December 6, 1956 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,300,000
Production
Hal Wallis Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 6, 1956
Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1957 · Theatrical
France
April 19, 1957 · Theatrical
Germany
September 16, 1957 · Theatrical
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