The Stooge (1952)

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. After Ted begins to steal the show, Bill’s girlfriend and his pals advise him to make Ted an equal partner.
Norman Taurog
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Eddie Mayehoff, Richard Erdman, Frances Bavier, Percy Helton, Oliver Blake, Danny Borzage, Morgan Brown, Steve Carruthers, Danny Davenport, Charles Evans, Franklyn Farnum, Tommy Farrell, George Ford, Rudy Germane, Joe Gilbert, Herschel Graham, Don Haggerty, Robert Haines, Jerry Hausner, Harry Hines, Shep Houghton, Nolan Leary, Norman Leavitt, Freeman Lusk, Donald MacBride, Hank Mann, Harold Miller, Frank O’Connor, Monty O’Grady, Eddie Parks, Edwin Rochelle, Michael Ross, Jeffrey Sayre, Charles Smith, Cap Somers, Al Thompson, Mary Treen
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