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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.
Two young men, who are friends and working as busboys in New York City, inherit a ranch in the West from an uncle they never knew. They travel west to claim their inheritance, only to discover the ranch is in trouble. They decide to help save it, leading to humorous situations as they try to adapt to ranch life and deal with various colorful characters.
Pardners was met with a generally lukewarm reception from critics, though audiences were more forgiving of its formulaic plot and reliance on the popular Martin and Lewis comedic duo. It is often considered a lighthearted, albeit unremarkable, entry in their filmography.
Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin's signature comedic chemistry provides some enjoyable moments.
The musical numbers offer light entertainment, but the plot is predictable and thin.
A standard buddy comedy with a Western setting that doesn't break new ground.
Google audience: Audiences generally found the film to be a fun and lighthearted comedy, particularly appreciating the comedic timing and performances of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin. Some noted that while not a groundbreaking film, it served as solid entertainment.
The film was one of the last collaborations between Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin before they officially split up as a comedy team.
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Almost a buckskin beauty. Pardners is the 15th of the 16 feature length pictures that Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis made together. It'a a reworking of the 1936 Bing Crosby film, Rhythm On The Range, which just like this remake was directed b...