Artists and Models

Artists and Models

109 mins | Comedy | Nov. 7, 1955

Rick Todd is a struggling artist who lives with his pal Eugene Fullstack who happens to be a writer of children's stories. Rick would like to break in the comic book industry but he has one problem, he can't write. However, Eugene's overactive imagination as well as his obsession with comic books causes him to have wild dreams of a super hero named Vincent the Vulture and Rick uses Eugene's dreams to create a comic book featuring Vincent. Living in the same building as the boys is Abigail Parker and her roommate Bessie Sparrowbush. Abigail happens to be the author of Eugene's favorite comic book, Bat Lady, and Bessie is her model. During one of Eugene's dreams, he comes up with the formula for a secret rocket fuel, which happens to be an exact copy of half of a formula the government is working on. Soon, a group of enemy agents are after Eugene in order to get the rest of the formula.

Artists and Models

109 mins | Comedy | Nov. 7, 1955

Artists and Models
Rick Todd is a struggling artist who lives with his pal Eugene Fullstack who happens to be a writer of children's stories. Rick would like to break in the comic book industry but he has one problem, he can't write. However, Eugene's overactive imagination as well as his obsession with comic books causes him to have wild dreams of a super hero named Vincent the Vulture and Rick uses Eugene's dreams to create a comic book featuring Vincent. Living in the same building as the boys is Abigail Parker and her roommate Bessie Sparrowbush. Abigail happens to be the author of Eugene's favorite comic book, Bat Lady, and Bessie is her model. During one of Eugene's dreams, he comes up with the formula for a secret rocket fuel, which happens to be an exact copy of half of a formula the government is working on. Soon, a group of enemy agents are after Eugene in order to get the rest of the formula.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Hal Wallis Productions
Original title Artists and Models
Directors James Engle, Marvin Weldon, Charles C. Coleman, Frank Tashlin, Richard Caffey
Writers Michael Davidson, Jack Brooks, Norman Lessing, Herbert Baker, Don McGuire, Frank Tashlin, Hal Kanter

Cast

Dean Martin

as Rick Todd

Jerry Lewis

as Eugene Fullstack

Shirley MacLaine

as Bessie Sparrowbush

Dorothy Malone

as Abigail Parker

Eddie Mayehoff

as Mr. Murdock

Eva Gabor

as Sonia / Mrs. Curtis

Anita Ekberg

as Anita

George Winslow

as Richard Stilton

Jack Elam

as Ivan

Herbert Rudley

as Secret Service Chief Samuels

Richard Shannon

as Secret Service Chief Rogers

Richard Webb

as Secret Service Chief Peters

Alan Lee

as Otto

Otto Waldis

as Kurt

Kathleen Freeman

as Mrs. Muldoon (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth

as Fat Lady (uncredited)

Sara Berner

as Mrs. Stilton (uncredited)

Art Baker

as TV Commentator (uncredited)

Steven Geray

as Kurt's Associate (uncredited)

Emory Parnell

as Mr. Kelly (uncredited)

Ralph Dumke

as Mr. Trimm (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

as Police Officer (uncredited)

Charles Evans

as General Traynor (uncredited)

Carleton Young

as Colonel Drury (uncredited)

Ann McCrea

as Janet (uncredited)

Glen Walters

as Masseuse (uncredited)

Larri Thomas

as Masseuse (uncredited)

Dale Hartleben

as Vulture Boy (uncredited)

Mickey Little

as Vulture Boy (uncredited)

Patricia Morrow

as Zuba Girl (uncredited)

Sue Carlton

as Office Clerk (uncredited)

Tommy Summers

as Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Max Power

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Frances Lansing

as Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

Don Corey

as Man at Telescope (uncredited)

Frank Carter

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

Rudy Makoul

as Announcer (uncredited)

Mara Lynn

as Dancer (uncredited)

Charlotte Lander

as Dancer (uncredited)

Shirley Falls

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jean Heidy

as Dancer (uncredited)

Jane Adrian

as Dancer (uncredited)

Audrey Saunders

as Dancer (uncredited)

Esther Furst

as Dancer (uncredited)

Edna Ryan

as Dancer (uncredited)

Marcella Becker

as Dancer (uncredited)

Susan Brown

as Dancer (uncredited)