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 |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Composer |
| Oliver Blake | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| Martha Hyer | |
| Danny Borzage | Diner Patron |
| Danny Davenport | Sam Heinz (uncredited) |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Cinematographer |
| Darren McGavin | |
| Charles Evans | Mr. Sutherland (uncredited) |
| Stella Stevens | |
| Morgan Brown | Wedding Guest |
| Franklyn Farnum | Dance Extra (uncredited) |
| Charles Smith | Soda Jerk |
| Steve Carruthers | Audience Member |
| Tommy Farrell | Tommy, Kit Kat Club MC (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | Mr. Winston (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hausner | Al Borden (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Sam Robertson (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Pops, Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Party Guest |
| Rudy Germane | Party Guest |
| Norman Leavitt | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Wedding Guest |
| Freeman Lusk | Frank Darling, Booking Agent (uncredited) |
| Donald MacBride | Diner Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Wedding Guest |
| Hank Mann | stagehand (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Audience Extra (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Club Patron |
| 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 |
| Sam Comer | Set Decorator |
| Frank O'Connor | Sidewalk Passerby |
| Monty O'Grady | Wedding Guest |
| Bertram C. Granger | Set Decorator |
| 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
