Pardners

VHS, 90 minutes, PARAMOUNT

The Wild West. A place where men are men, horses are pretty enough to kiss and laughter is heartier than chuckwagon stew. No wonder the great comedy teams of Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello all ventured into the land of horselaughs. No wonder legendary funnymen Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis saddled up as buddies, pals, "Pardners". Dino and Jerry restore order to Carson Valley and teach a few good manners to lowdown connivers who think nothing of stealing land, stuffing lighted sticks of dynamite into Jerry's pockets or perhaps even sneering at puppies. Toting six-guns and carrying a tune (songs are by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen), our comedic heroes turn Western clichis six ways from Sunday. Westward-ho-ho!.