On July 25, 1946, Jerry began a show business partnership with Dean Martin, an association that would soon skyrocket both to fame. It started when Jerry was performing at the 500 Club in Atlantic City and one of the other entertainers quit suddenly. Lewis, who had worked with Martin at the Glass Hat in New York City, suggested Dean as a replacement. At first they worked separately, but then ad-libbed together, improvising insults and jokes, squirting seltzer water, hurling bunches of celery and exuding general zaniness. In less than eighteen weeks their salaries soared from $250.00 a week to $5,000.00. For ten years Martin and Lewis sandwiched sixteen money making films between nightclub engagements, personal appearances, recording sessions, radio shows, and television bookings. Their last film together was "Hollywood or Bust" (1956). On July 25th of that year the two made their last nightclub appearance together at the Copacabana, exactly ten years to the day since they became a team.
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Guest - Georgie Jessel (Sound file is 40MB, but worth the wait. Georgie imitates Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor. Jerry imitates Georgie's singing! But, the show-stopper is their singing "Oh, You Beautiful Doll" in three-part barbershop harmony.) |
Guest - Hopalong Cassidy (Good show. Hopalong's cattle are rustled. Jerry denies having them. Says "Search me!" Dean sings "Has Anybody Seen My Gal?") |
Guest - Billie Burke (Dean and Jerry want to convert an old building (owned by Billie) into a nightclub. Sheldon Leonard is "Soapy" the hood.) |
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Guest - Dorothy Kierston (Dorothy and Dean sing a great duet of a popular tune.) |
Guest - Tony Martin (Dean and Tony end up in court over using the name Martin. You have to hear them both sing "Anything you can do, I can do better".) |
Guest - Jane Russell (Jane dresses up disguised to get a job with Dean and Jerry, who do not know who she really is. The name Jane Russell comes up and Jerry tells her how romantically involved he is with Jane.) |
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