Comedy · United States of America · 1952 · 1h 36m

Jumping Jacks

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Director
Norman Taurog
Cast
Dean Martin as Chick Allen Jerry Lewis as Hap Smith Mona Freeman as Betsy Carter Don DeFore as Lieutenant Kelsey Robert Strauss as Sergeant McClusky Richard Erdman as Dogface Dolan
Crew
Daniel L. Fapp — Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson — Editor Joseph J. Lilley — Original Music Composer Frederic I. Rinaldo — Screenplay Robert Lees — Screenplay Herbert Baker — Screenplay
Tagline

IT'S A RIP-ROARING RIOT! When Dean and Jerry Reach For Their Rip-Cords...

Synopsis

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.

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Mood & Themes
paratroops
Key Collaborators
Norman Taurog Director Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography Stanley E. Johnson Editor Joseph J. Lilley Original Music Composer Frederic I. Rinaldo Screenplay Robert Lees Screenplay Herbert Baker Screenplay Brian Marlow Story Hal B. Wallis Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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