The Stooge

1951
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1h 40m

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6.7/10

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Polly Bergen, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Marion Marshall in The Stooge (1951)

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Slapstick Comedy Drama Music Romance

Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana.Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana.Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Diner Patron
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Morgan Brown

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Steve Carruthers

Audience Member
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Danny Davenport

Sam Heinz
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Charles Evans

Mr. Sutherland
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Franklyn Farnum

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Tommy Farrell

Tommy - Kit Kat Club MC
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George Ford

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Rudy Germane

Party Guest
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Joe Gilbert

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Trivia
Said to be Jerry Lewis's favorite of all the Martin and Lewis films, because he felt it came closest to capturing what they had as a team onstage.

Quotes
Theodore 'Ted' Rogers: Well, my mother loves me.
Bill Miller: I'll bet she was disappointed. I'll bet she wanted a child.
Theodore 'Ted' Rogers: She got one. Look up the records. I was born at Mercy Hospital.
Bill Miller: Were you sick?
Theodore 'Ted' Rogers: No, I wanted to be near my mother.

Connections
Featured in Dean Martin: The One and Only (2004)

Soundtracks
A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill
Lyrics by Mack David
Music by Jerry Livingston

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6/10

The true Jerry & Dean story starts here!

It has its moments as a curious piece where one can't help but see this as a premonition of the future relationship between Dean and Jerry. All the laughs go to Jerry and the romance is looked after by Dean the man. I now know where Jim Carey got his facial expressions from.