Jumping Jacks
“IT'S A RIP-ROARING RIOT! When Dean and Jerry Reach For Their Rip-Cords...”
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Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.
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Principal cast & crew: 19
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Edited by Stanley E JohnsonShot by Daniel L Fapp
Also known as
- Schrecken der Divisionde
- Locos del airees
- Parachutiste malgré luifr
- Il caporale Samit
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dean Martin
as Cpl. Chick Allen
Jerry Lewis
as Hap Smith
Mona Freeman
as Betsy Carter
Don Defore
as Lt. Kelsey
Robert Strauss
as Sgt. McClusky
Richard Erdman
as Pvt. Dogface Dolan
Robert Strauss Nm0833865
as Sgt. McClusky
Ray Teal
as Brig. Gen. W.W. Timmons
Marcy Mcguire
as Julia Loring
Danny Arnold
as Pvt. Evans
Dorothy Adamson
as Cigarette Girl
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