Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to. Mistaken identities are assumed, while along the way, Virgil meets a female vet and Herman falls for the owner of the horse.
Cast
Dean Martin
Herman Nelson
Jerry Lewis
Virgil Yokum
Marjie Millar
Phyllis Leigh
Pat Crowley
Autumn Claypool
Richard Haydn
Bertie Searles
Robert Strauss
Seldom Seen Kid
Gerald Mohr
Marshall Preston
Sheldon Leonard
Jumbo Schneider
Romo Vincent
Poojah
Jack Kruschen
Short Boy
Frank Nelson
Radio Exercise Instructor (voice) (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Hunt Club Ball Guest (uncredited)
Crew
George Marshall
Director
James B. Allardice
Adaptation
Hal Kanter
Adaptation, Screenplay
Damon Runyon
Story
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Michael D. Moore
Assistant Director
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Gene Garvin
Sound Recordist
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Paul K. Lerpae
Special Effects
Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Joseph J. Lilley
Music Arranger, Conductor
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Ross Dowd
Set Decoration
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Henry Bumstead
Art Direction
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