Who's Got the Action? (1962)

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1h 33min
Comedy
01 Mar 1963 (West Germany)
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A hunch horse-player's marriage is threatened by his betting ways; in desperation, his wife becomes his bookie.

Director:

Daniel Mann

Writers:

Alexander Rose, Jack Rose

Stars:

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Still of Lana Turner (I) in Who's Got the Action? (1962)

Still of Dean Martin (I) in Who's Got the Action? (1962)

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	Dean Martin	...	Steve Flood
	Lana Turner	...	Melanie Flood
	Eddie Albert	...	Clint Morgan
	Walter Matthau	...	Tony Gagouts
	Paul Ford	...	Judge Boatwright
	Nita Talbot	...	Saturday Knight
	Lewis Charles	...	Clutch
	John McGiver	...	Judge Fogel
	Margo	...	Roza
	Jack Albertson	...	Officer Hodges
	Alexander Rose	...	Mr. Goody
	Ned Glass	...	Baldy
	Dan Tobin	...	Mr. Sanford
	Mack Gray	...	Hood
	John Indrisano	...	Hood
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jay Adler	...	Man in Car Accident (uncredited)
	Leon Alton	...	Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
	Don Ames	...	Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
	Monya Andre	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Gordon Armitage	...	Bookie (uncredited)
	Al Bain	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Herman Belmonte	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Mary Benoit	...	Mrs. Fogel (uncredited)
	Lulu Mae Bohrman	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	George Boyce	...	Witness (uncredited)
	Leonard Bremen	...	Heimie Strauss (uncredited)
	Betty Bronson	...	Mrs. Boatwright (uncredited)
	George Bruggeman	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Boyd Cabeen	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Jack Carr	...	Racing Fan (uncredited)
	Sue Casey	...	Clint's Date (uncredited)
	Michael Cirillo	...	Racetrack Patron (uncredited)
	Bud Cokes	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	George Dee	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	George DeNormand	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Raoul Freeman	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	James Gonzalez	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
	Joe Gray	...	Pool Player (uncredited)
	Raven Grey Eagle	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Len Hendry	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Eugene Jackson	...	Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
	Eylla Jacobs	...	Mrs. Van Pelt (uncredited)
	Freda Jones	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Charles La Rocca	...	Doorman (uncredited)
	Robert Locke Lorraine	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Groom (uncredited)
	Alphonse Martell	...	Maitre d' (uncredited)
	Jim Michael	...	Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
	Ralph Montgomery	...	Street Cleaner (uncredited)
	House Peters Jr.	...	Cop in Elevator (uncredited)
	Eddie Quillan	...	Dingo the Telephone Repairman (uncredited)
	Fred Rapport	...	Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
	Anthony Redondo	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Frieda Rentie	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Leoda Richards	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
	Clark Ross	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Russell	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Lee Sabinson	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
	Rube Schaffer	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Charles Sherlock	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Stephen Soldi	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
	Joseph Vitale	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Karen von Unge	...	Starlet (uncredited)
	Charles Watts	...	Judge John E. Swinely (uncredited)
	June Wilkinson	...	Bride (uncredited)
	Beal Wong	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
	Hillary Yates	...	Hoxie (uncredited)

Directed by

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Daniel Mann

Written by

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Alexander Rose	...	(novel "Four Horse Players Are Missing")

Jack Rose	...	()

Produced by

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Dean Martin	...	executive producer (uncredited)
Jack Rose	...	producer

Music by

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George Duning

Cinematography by

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Joseph Ruttenberg

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director of photography

Editing by

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Howard A. Smith

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(as Howard Smith)

Editorial Department

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Richard Mueller

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color consultant: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Arthur Lonergan
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Darrell Silvera

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Nellie Manley	...	hair stylist
Wally Westmore	...	makeup artist
Helen Young	...	hair stylist: Ms. Turner
Del Armstrong	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Loren Cosand	...	makeup artist (uncredited)
Virginia Darcy	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Mary Hadley	...	body makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Frank Caffey	...	production manager (uncredited)
Curtis Mick	...	assistant production manager (uncredited)
Don Robb	...	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur Jacobson	...	assistant director
Bud Brill	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Donald Roberts	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Wally Oliver	...	props (uncredited)
Martin Pendleton	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Charles Grenzbach	...	sound
Hugo Grenzbach	...	sound
Albert D. Cuesta	...	sound recordist (uncredited)
Al Marsh	...	boom operator (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart

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process photography

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gene Liggett	...	assistant camera operator (uncredited)
Thomas Morris	...	camera operator (uncredited)
G.E. Richardson	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Chet Stafford	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Darrell Turnmire	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)
Robert Magahay	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Ruth Stella	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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George Duning	...	conductor
Arthur Morton	...	orchestrator
Laurindo Almeida	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Victor Arno	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Robert Bain	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
José Barroso	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Frank Beach	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Malcolm Beelby	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Milt Bernhart	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Larry Bunker	...	musician: vibes (uncredited)
Mahlon Clark	...	musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Buddy Collette	...	musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Don Fagerquist	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
James Getzoff	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Benny Gill	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Caesar Giovannini	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Justin Gordon	...	musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Neal Hefti	...	conductor (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg	...	musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Plas Johnson	...	musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Pearl Kaufman	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Manny Klein	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Lou Levy	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Sinclair Lott	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Jack Marsh	...	musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Lew McCreary	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Richard Nash	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ted Nash	...	musician: flute (uncredited)
Earl Palmer	...	musician: drums (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen	...	musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards	...	musician: vibes (uncredited)
Howard Roberts	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Gale Robinson	...	musician: french horn (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Schuchman	...	musician: oboe (uncredited)
Ray Sherman	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Kenny Shroyer	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Alvin Stoller	...	musician: drums (uncredited)
Irvin Talbot	...	conductor (uncredited)
Gerald Wilson	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eylla Jacobs

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Arno Tanney

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dialogue coach (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Amro-Claude-Mea

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Release)
Paramount Film Service (1962) (Canada) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1962) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Film Service (1962) (Australia) (theatrical)
Les Films Paramount (1963) (France) (theatrical)
Paramount Filmes (1963) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1968) (United States) (tv)
Olive Films (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Olive Films (2011) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Artaire Films (2020) (Spain)

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords	horse-racing bookie gambling question-mark-in-title question-in-title See All (8) »
Taglines	The hilarious yarn of vice and versa! See more »
Genres	Comedy
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:A Australia:PG Finland:K-16 New Zealand:G Norway:16 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United States:Not Rated West Germany:12

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Also Known As	L'inconnu du gang des jeux (France) Trampa a mi marido (Spain) L'Inconnue du gang des jeux (Canada, French title) Näin huiputetaan aviomiestä (Finland) Kerdismenos tis agapis (Greece) See more »
Runtime	93 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Filming Locations	The Talmadge, 3278 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Trivia	According to newspaper movie gossip columns of the day, Anne Bancroft originally sought to play second female lead under Lana Turner. See more »
Goofs	After Tony sits down to talk with Melanie in the kitchen, the items on the table change position between shots. Most notably, a bottle of tomato ketchup appears out of nowhere. See more »
Soundtracks	Who's Got The Action? See more »

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