Artists and Models
“Martin and Lewis run amok with spies, models and Shirley MacLaine!”
A struggling painter begins taking inspiration from the dreams of his friend and roommate, a comic book fan who narrates an adventure story while he sleeps, but unbeknownst to the latter, the artist of his favorite comic book lives in the same building as they do with the model for her drawings.
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Cast
53 people
Dean Martin
Rick Todd
Known for
Rio Bravo
Ocean's Eleven
Bess Flowers
Stork Club Patron
Known for
Monkey Business
Houseboat
Jerry Lewis
Eugene Fullstack
Known for
The King of Comedy
The Nutty Professor
Shirley MacLaine
Bessie Sparrowbush
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Dorothy Malone
Abigail Parker
Known for
Basic Instinct
Written on the Wind
Eddie Mayehoff
Mr. Murdock
Known for
How to Murder Your Wife
Eva Gabor
Sonia / Mrs. Curtis
Known for
The Aristocats
The Rescuers
Anita Ekberg
Anita
Known for
La Dolce Vita
Boccaccio '70
George Winslow
Richard Stilton
Known for
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Monkey Business
Jack Elam
Ivan
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Cannonball Run
Herbert Rudley
Secret Service Chief Samuels
Known for
The Court Jester
The Bravados
Richard Shannon
Secret Service Chief Rogers
Known for
The Tin Star
The Bridges at Toko-Ri
Frank Tashlin Director · Hal Kanter Screenplay Herbert Baker Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.8M · Budget $1.5M · United States release November 7, 1955
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Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,800,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Hal Wallis Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · November 7, 1955
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 1955
Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 26, 1999 · TV · Network mj.gov.br
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