Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin had a laid-back charm that made him successful in everything from big-screen comedies to television variety shows to live acts in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Tom Donahue explores Martin’s varied career, including his complicated relationships with Jerry Lewis, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and others. We hear from admirers such as critic Gerald Early, actor Jon Hamm, and Hip-Hop artist RZA who testify to Martin’s enduring mystique.

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  Tom Donahue

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  Dean Martin
  Self (archive footage)
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  Alec Baldwin
  Self
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  Jeanine Basinger
  Self
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  Jerry Blavat
  Self
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  Peter Bogdanovich
  Self
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  Bill Boggs
  Self
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  Carol Burnett
  Self
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  Bing Crosby
  Self (archive footage)
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  Neil Daniels
  Self
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  Sammy Davis Jr.
  Self (archive footage)
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  Angie Dickinson
  Self
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  Tom Dreesen
  Self
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  Gerald Early
  Self
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  Susan R Ewing
  Self
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  Todd Fisher
  Self
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  Will Friedwald
  Self
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  Rosie Cox Gitlin
  Self
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  Lee Hale
  Self
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  Jon Hamm
  Self
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  Anne Harden
  Self