A hunch horse-player's marriage is threatened by his betting ways; in desperation, his wife becomes his bookie.A hunch horse-player's marriage is threatened by his betting ways; in desperation, his wife becomes his bookie.A hunch horse-player's marriage is threatened by his betting ways; in desperation, his wife becomes his bookie.
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Leon Alton
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Don Ames
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- TriviaAccording to newspaper movie gossip columns of the day, Anne Bancroft originally sought to play second female lead under Lana Turner.
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They try....
"Who's Got the Action" is a forgettable time-passer. I wasn't totally surprised, as the film starred Lana Turner...and by 1962 the quality of her films had diminished considerably. I was surprised, however, to see a major star at the time, Dean Martin, in such a slight film.
Martin plays a husband who loves to gamble on the horses. He's not very good at it and the wife wants to teach him a bizarre lesson...she sets herself up as a bookie for him because she KNOWS he'll lose a lot of money. The problem is that he starts winning big...and others notice and join him in betting with this mystery bookie. Soon, real gangsters are noticing they're losing clients and they are NOT happy.
The film is supposed to be a comedy but there really weren't many laughs. Add to that one of Walter Matthau's worst performances and you've got a movie that should have been better but wasn't.
Martin plays a husband who loves to gamble on the horses. He's not very good at it and the wife wants to teach him a bizarre lesson...she sets herself up as a bookie for him because she KNOWS he'll lose a lot of money. The problem is that he starts winning big...and others notice and join him in betting with this mystery bookie. Soon, real gangsters are noticing they're losing clients and they are NOT happy.
The film is supposed to be a comedy but there really weren't many laughs. Add to that one of Walter Matthau's worst performances and you've got a movie that should have been better but wasn't.
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- Jan 27, 2023
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- Immer nur deinetwegen
- Filming locations
- The Talmadge, 3278 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(Exteriors of the Flood's apartment)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $3,488,000
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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