Production
Jumping Jacks was filmed from December 3, 1951 through January 23, 1952. The original story was written during World War II by Robert Lees and Fred Rinaldo and acquired by Paramount Pictures. It was offered first to Bob Hope, then to Danny Kaye who both turned it down because they had already done army comedies. Paramount made arrangements to bring Cantinflas up from Mexico for the film but the war ended making army comedies obsolete. The screenplay was updated for Martin and Lewis by Herbert Baker who would write several other films for the team as well as write for Martin on The Dean Martin Show and three of the Matt Helm films.
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