The Caddy

1953
Approved
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.5K

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Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed, and Barbara Bates in The Caddy (1953)

Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.

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Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.Although gifted golfer Harvey Miller is too nervous to golf in public tournaments, he acts as coach and caddy for friend Joe Anthony.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
"That's Amore", sung by Dean Martin, became a multi-million seller and one of his signature songs. The tune also appeared in the closing credits of "Rear Window (1954)" and is regarded as the theme song to "Moonstruck (1987)." An instrumental version can be heard in "Houseboat (1958)."

Goofs
Joe is twice seen walking down Pacific Coast Highway "heading for San Francisco." However, from Monterey he would actually need to walk in the opposite direction.

Quotes
Joe Anthony: Lisa, what is that?
Lisa Anthony: Better get used to him, Joe. He's gonna be your brother-in-law.
Joe Anthony: That's nice.
[beat]
Joe Anthony: My brother-in-law?

Connections
Featured in Doogie Howser, M.D.: It's a Wonderful Laugh (1991)

Soundtracks
The Gay Continental
Music by Harry Warren
Lyric by Jack Brooks
Sung by Jerry Lewis

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Featured review

10/10

The best golf movie ever made!

How can you go wrong with Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed and Ben Hogan all in the same film?! The funniest of the Martin-Lewis pairings, with real-life players Sam Snead and Julius Boros adding to the goofy golf. Oscar-nominated song "That's Amoré" has been a classic for 45 years (it should have won the Academy Award; hear it again in "Moonstruck"). If you don't crack up when Jerry tells Bantam Ben "That's a wedge shot Mr. Hogan," then take up tennis.