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That’s Amore” is a 1952 song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Jack Brooks. It became a major hit and signature song for Dean Martin in 1953. Amore (pronounced ah-MOR-eh) means “love” in Italian.
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| Single by Dean Martin | |
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| from the album Dean Martin Sings | |
| B-side | “You’re The Right One” |
| Released | November 7, 1953 |
| Recorded | August 13, 1953 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:05 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Composer(s) | Harry Warren |
| Lyricist(s) | Jack Brooks |
The song first appeared in the soundtrack of the Martin and Lewis comedy film The Caddy, released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953. In the film, the song is performed mainly by Dean Martin, with Jerry Lewis joining in and then followed by the other characters in the scene. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song of that year, but it lost to “Secret Love” from Calamity Jane starring Doris Day.
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| The Caddy | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Produced by | Paul Jones |
| Screenplay by | Danny Arnold Edmund Hartmann |
| Starring | Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Donna Reed Barbara Bates |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp |
| Edited by | Warren Low |
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York Pictures Corporation
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,864,112 |
| Box office | $3.5 million (US) 1,008,197 admissions (France) |
The Caddy is a 1953 American semi-musical–comedy–sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song “That’s Amore“.
This movie is notable for cameo appearances by some of the leading professional golfers of the era (all playing themselves), including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, and Julius Boros.
It was filmed from November 24, 1952 through February 23, 1953 and was released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953. It was later re-released in 1964 on a double bill with another Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis picture, You’re Never Too Young (1955).
This was the team’s first film since At War with the Army (1950) to be produced by their own production company, York Pictures Corporation. During shooting, on January 8, 1953 production was suspended for 23 days when Lewis entered Cedars of Lebanon Hospital with a fever. The movie became Martin and Lewis’ most expensive to date.
The score for the film includes the hit “That’s Amore“, sung by Dean Martin. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but lost to “Secret Love” from Calamity Jane.
The career of Donna Reed began a huge upswing following the release of The Caddy. Five days prior to the film’s release, Columbia Pictures released From Here to Eternity, starring Reed. Reed went on to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity. Both films were shown in theaters during the same time period and both were hugely successful.
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