Artists and Models
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- For the 1937 film, see Artists and Models (1937 film).
| Artists and Models | |
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| Image:Artistsandmodels.jpg | |
| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Written by | Herbert Baker Michael Davidson |
| Starring | Jerry Lewis Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Eva Gabor Anita Ekberg |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | August 25, 1955 |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Artists and Models was filmed from February 28 - May 3, 1955. It was released on November 7, 1955 by Paramount.
[edit] Plot
Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is a struggling painter. His roommate, Eugene Fullstack (Jerry Lewis) is an aspiring children's author. Fullstack has a passion for comic books, especially those of the 'Bat Lady.' However, each night he has nightmares which he describes aloud during his sleep. They are about "Vincent the Vulture", who is half-boy, half-man, and half-bird.
A neighbor in the complex, Abigail Parker (Dorothy Malone) is a professional artist and works for a comic book company, Murdock Publishing. Her roommate is Bessie Sparrowbush (Shirley MacLaine), who is Mr. Murdock's secretary, and the model for "Bat Lady". Sparrowbush develops a crush on Fullstack, who is unaware that she is the "Bat Lady."
Parker becomes frustrated at work and quits at the same time that Todd gets a job with them after pitching the adventures of "Vincent the Vulture" from Fullstacks' dreams. He attains success at his new job, but after falling for Parker he keeps his work a secret from her.
Unbeknownst to all of them, Fullstacks' dreams also contain a top-secret rocket formula that Todd publishes in his stories. With spies all around them, the manage to entertain at the annual "Artists and Models Ball" and capture the enemy, preserving national security.
[edit] Trivia
- Jimmy Stewart has a cameo as a man on a balcony with a camera.
- Anita Ekberg would also appear in Martin and Lewis' final film together, Hollywood Or Bust.
- Shirley MacLaine went on to appear in six other films with Dean Martin, including Some Came Running, Ocean's Eleven, and What a Way to Go!
