The Stooge
(1952)
A RIOTOUS MUSICAL RAMPAGE! (original print ad - all caps)
Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Eddie Mayehoff
Director: Norman Taurog
Writer: Sid Silvers, Fred F. Finklehoffe, Martin Rackin, Elwood Ullman
Language: English
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Duration: 92
Bill Miller is an unsuccessful Broadway performer until his handlers convince him to enhance his act with a stooge - Ted Rogers, a guy positioned in the audience to be the butt of Bill's jokes. But Ted begins to steal the show. Bill's girlfriend and his pals tell him to make Ted an equal partner. Complications occur, while Bill sings and Ted gets the laughs.
| Dean Martin | Bill Miller |
| Jerry Lewis | Theodore 'Ted' Rogers |
| Polly Bergen | Mary Turner |
| Marion Marshall | Genevieve 'Frecklehead' Tait |
| Eddie Mayehoff | Leo Lyman |
| Richard Erdman | Ben Bailey |
| Frances Bavier | Mrs. Rogers |
| Oliver Blake | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Composer |
| Martha Hyer | |
| Darren McGavin | |
| Danny Davenport | Sam Heinz (uncredited) |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Cinematographer |
| Danny Borzage | Diner Patron |
| Charles Evans | Mr. Sutherland (uncredited) |
| Stella Stevens | |
| Morgan Brown | Wedding Guest |
| Steve Carruthers | Audience Member |
| Franklyn Farnum | Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Charles Smith | Soda Jerk |
| Tommy Farrell | Tommy, Kit Kat Club MC (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | Mr. Winston (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hausner | Al Borden (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Sam Robertson (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Party Guest |
| Nolan Leary | Pops, Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Party Guest |
| Norman Leavitt | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Wedding Guest |
| Freeman Lusk | Frank Darling, Booking Agent (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Wedding Guest |
| Donald MacBride | Diner Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | stagehand (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Club Patron |
| Harold Miller | Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parks | Mr. Dusick, Janitor (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | Big Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| Harry Hines | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Shep Houghton | Club Patron |
| Al Thompson | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Miss Regan, Robertson's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Warren Low | Film Editor |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Director |
| Hal Pereira | Art Director |
| Frank O'Connor | Sidewalk Passerby |
| Sam Comer | Set Decorator |
| Bertram C. Granger | Set Decorator |
| Monty O'Grady | Wedding Guest |
| Edwin Rochelle | Audience Member |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Theatre Patron |
| Cap Somers | Diner Patron |
Genre: Classics, Comedy
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
IMDb: 0045192
