Hollywood Or Bust (1956)

In New York City, a film buff (Jerry Lewis) and a gambler (Dean Martin) both win a car at a raffle although the gambler's winning ticket is counterfeit. They take the car on a road trip to Hollywood, the gambler to avoid some gangsters he owes money to and the film buff to meet his favorite actress ..... Anita Ekberg! This was the last Martin & Lewis film. By the time the film opened, they had already ended the partnership and each went his own way. While the title is pure Frank Tashlin, the director is rather restrained in his lunacy here. The songs by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster are an unmemorable lot but there's a Great Dane that does the near impossible ... he steals the movie away from Jerry Lewis! It's not as consistently funny as the best of the Martin & Lewis vehicles but it's a decent swan song for one of cinema's great comedy teams. In addition to Anita Ekberg playing herself, the cast includes Pat Crowley, Maxie Rosenbloom and Kathryn Card in an amusing bit as a gun wielding old lady.