ilovedinomartin: DINO = COOL - - - 1957

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

DINO = COOL - - - 1957 - 1962

Hey pallies, likes today we feature part duo of Mike Cline's hugest of huge Dino-homage to our great man's great flicks. From Cline's self-tag pad, "Mike Cline's Then Playing," comes the publicity posters, release year info, and patter for our King of Cool's big screen adventures for the years 1957-1962.

These are our amazin' man's first efforts sans Jerry Lewis, and there are some huge huge Dino-sucesses in the mix...."The Young Lions, "Some Came Running," "Rio Bravo,"
"Career," "Who Was That Lady," "Bells Are Ringing," "Oceans 11," "Ada," and "Sergeants 3." This was a golden period for our most beloved Dino as many many of his serious dramatic roles occured durin' this Dino-period...along with our Dino's only big screen musical and a variety of sex farces as well.

Again, ilovedinomartin salutes Mr. Mike Cline for his stupendous efforts in homagin' each and every flick that our Dino appeared in. To view this in it's original format, click on the tag of this Dino-message. Be sure to stay tuned from parts tres and quatre. Dino-devotedly, DMP

DINO = COOL - - - 1957 - 1962

After HOLLYWOOD OR BUST in 1956, DEAN MARTIN and JERRY LEWIS went separate ways to concentrate on their individual careers.

Jerry didn't miss a beat and continued to soar. Dean, however, stumbled out of the chute. His first feature, TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS, might not have sold ten thousand tickets. Critics lined up to write that Dean was finished and couldn't survive without his ex-partner.

DINO = COOL - - - 1957 - 1962
TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS
1957

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THE YOUNG LIONS
1958

His shared the screen in his next movie, THE YOUNG LIONS, with heavyweights Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift. Dino gave a bravura performance and more than held his own on camera. Critics had to eat their words of a year earlier.

"Maybe this guy can really act," many wrote. And they were, oh so, correct.

Turns out, the crooner could do it all - - sing, dance and act. He also showed them he could be funny as well and not just the straight man.