My Friend Irma (1949)
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- Passed
- 1h 43min
- Comedy, Musical
- 14 Oct 1949 (USA)
- Movie
A scatterbrained Brooklynite and her wheeler-dealer fiancé interfere in her level-headed roommate's love life.
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John Lund | ... |
Al
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Diana Lynn | ... |
Jane Stacey
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Don DeFore | ... |
Richard Rhinelander
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Marie Wilson | ... |
Irma Peterson
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Dean Martin | ... |
Steve
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Jerry Lewis | ... |
Seymour
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Hans Conried | ... |
Prof. Kropotkin
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Kathryn Givney | ... |
Mrs. Rhinelander
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Percy Helton | ... |
Mr. Clyde
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Gloria Gordon | ... |
Mrs. O'Reilly
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Ernö Verebes | ... |
Mr. Ubang
(as Erno Verebes)
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Margaret Field | ... |
Alice
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Hazel Boyne | ... |
Gypsy Tea Room Diner (uncredited)
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Charles Coleman | ... |
Henry (uncredited)
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Chester Conklin | ... |
Gypsy Tea Room Waiter (uncredited)
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Nick Cravat | ... |
Mushie (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Wallpaper Man (uncredited)
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Franklyn Farnum | ... |
Maitre D' (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Gypsy Tea Room Diner (uncredited)
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Sam Harris | ... |
Gypsy Tea Room Diner (uncredited)
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Leonard B. Ingoldest | ... |
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
Customer (uncredited)
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Walter Merrill | ... |
Newspaper Man (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Gypsy Tea Room Diner (uncredited)
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Howard M. Mitchell | ... |
Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
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Jack Mulhall | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Ken Niles | ... |
Radio Contest Announcer (uncredited)
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Francis Pierlot | ... |
Taxman (uncredited)
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Joey Ray | ... |
Sam - the Pet Shop Man (uncredited)
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Dewey Robinson | ... |
Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Billy Snyder | ... |
Butcher (uncredited)
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Douglas Spencer | ... |
Interior Decorator (uncredited)
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Ray Stanley | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ian Wolfe | ... |
Minister (uncredited)
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Chief Yowlachie | ... |
Indian (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Marshall |
Written by
Cy Howard | ... | (screenplay) and |
Parke Levy | ... | (screenplay) |
Cy Howard | ... | (radio program "My Friend Irma") |
Produced by
Cy Howard | ... | associate producer |
Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
Music by
Roy Webb |
Cinematography by
Leo Tover | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
LeRoy Stone |
Art Direction by
Henry Bumstead | ||
Hans Dreier |
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer | ||
Grace Gregory |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Makeup Department
Wally Westmore | ... | makeup supervisor |
Nellie Manley | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Harry Ray | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Richard Blaydon | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Oscar Rudolph | ... | assistant director |
John Robert Murphy | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Gene Lauritzen | ... | construction coordinator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Gene Merritt | ... | sound recordist |
Walter Oberst | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart | ... | process photography |
Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
Don English | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
H.H. Graham | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Soldier Graham | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Thomas Morris | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Charles Sickler | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Music Department
Ray Evans | ... | new songs |
Jay Livingston | ... | new songs |
Charles Bradshaw | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Alfred Newman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
George Parrish | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Jean Vincent Plummer | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Leo Shuken | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Irvin Talbot | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Claire Behnke | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Joan Halloway | ... | dialogue director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1949) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1950) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount (1950) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1950) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1950) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
Based on the long-running radio show. Irma is a likeable airhead who meddles in her roommate's love-life. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, in their first screen appearance, are juice-bar operators who are discovered when a self-proclaimed manager hears Martin's golden voice. Irma's roommate wants to marry her rich boss, but instead falls in love with Martin. Written by Sergei Scurfield |
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Taglines | The Riotous Gal of Radio...NOW FUNNIER on the SCREEN! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Jerry Lewis was originally cast to play Al, but it was decided to let him act similar to his onstage comic persona and the character of Seymour was created for him. See more » |
Goofs | When Irma (Marie Wilson) falls down the hole in the street in the first scene of the movie, a pair of hands can be seen catching her. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #9.145 (1989). See more » |
Soundtracks | Street Scene See more » |
Quotes |
Irma Peterson:
[to Al]
Oh, well, you know Jane. She wants to marry a man with money, but I don't think money's important. Look, I have you, and you have me, and we both have nothing. See more » |