Pardners

Pardners

88 mins | Comedy, Western | Aug. 1, 1956

Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes Slim's initial reluctance to accept him by using his fortune to buy a prize cow and new car to help Slim in his job as foreman on the Kingsley family ranch, currently under siege by a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders." Wade generously tries to pay off the ranch's mortgage with $15,000 of his own money, but unfortunately neither "pardner" realizes that respected banker Dan Hollis, the son of their fathers' murderer, is the leader of the gang.

Pardners

88 mins | Comedy, Western | Aug. 1, 1956

Pardners
Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes Slim's initial reluctance to accept him by using his fortune to buy a prize cow and new car to help Slim in his job as foreman on the Kingsley family ranch, currently under siege by a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders." Wade generously tries to pay off the ranch's mortgage with $15,000 of his own money, but unfortunately neither "pardner" realizes that respected banker Dan Hollis, the son of their fathers' murderer, is the leader of the gang.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Paramount
Original title Pardners
Directors Clem Jones, Norman Taurog, Michael D. Moore
Writers Mervin J. Houser, Jerry Davis, Sidney Sheldon

Cast

Dean Martin

as Slim Mosely Jr. / Slim Mosely Sr.

Jerry Lewis

as Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.

Lori Nelson

as Carol Kingsley

Jeff Morrow

as Pete Rio

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Whitey

Lee Van Cleef

as Gus

Jack Elam

as Pete

John Baragrey

as Dan Hollis / Sam Hollis

Agnes Moorehead

as Mrs. Matilda Kingsley

Milton Frome

as Hawkins, the Butler

Richard Aherne

as Chauffeur

Scott Douglas

as Salvin

Jackie Loughery

as Dolly Riley

Bob Steele

as Shorty

Mickey Finn

as Red

Douglas Spencer

as Smith

Philip Tonge

as Mr. Baxter, Footman