Pardners

Pardners

You'll Ride With 'Em! Shoot With 'Em! Laugh With 'Em! In The Biggest Bestest Funniest Most Musical Western Yet!

1956 · 88 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Western

Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes Slim's initial reluctance to accept him by using his fortune to buy a prize cow and new car to help Slim in his job as foreman on the Kingsley family ranch, currently under siege by a gang of outlaws called "masked raiders." Wade generously tries to pay off the ranch's mortgage with $15,000 of his own money, but unfortunately neither "pardner" realizes that respected banker Dan Hollis, the son of their fathers' murderer, is the leader of the gang.

Directed by Norman Taurog · Written by Sidney Sheldon

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Dean Martin Slim Mosely Jr. / Slim Mosely Sr.
Jerry Lewis Wade Kingsley Jr. / Wade Kingsley Sr.
Lori Nelson Carol Kingsley
Jeff Morrow Pete Rio
Lon Chaney Jr. Whitey
Lee Van Cleef Gus
Jack Elam Pete
John Baragrey Dan Hollis / Sam Hollis
Agnes Moorehead Mrs. Matilda Kingsley
Milton Frome Hawkins, the Butler
Richard Aherne Chauffeur
Scott Douglas Salvin

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