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

Wedding Guest
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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

Party Guest
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Tommy Farrell

Tommy - Kit Kat Club MC
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George Ford

Party Guest
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Rudy Germane

Party Guest
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Joe Gilbert

Wedding Guest
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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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Lewis and Martin, a couple to remember

Funny man Jerry Lewis is Ted Rogers and Dean Martin is Bill Miller in this Norman Taurog comedy from 1953.Dean's character gets angry when the clown gets all the attention, something that happened in the real life too.In 1956 these two split up.The Stooge is a marvelous Martin and Lewis picture.It's impossible to get bored while watching a Lewis and Martin movie.The movie has also some serious moments but the drama and comedy are well balanced in the movie.There's a lot of singing in this movie and it's amazing to see Jerry and Dean on stage entertaining people.Polly Bergen is wonderful playing Dean's love interest Mary Turner. Jerry Lewis is one of my favorite comedians of all time and after he stopped clowning with Dean he did very well alone.The master turned 75 years old the 16th day of March and it would be great if he still made some great comedies just like he did in the 50's and 60's. But you can laugh during these old movies of his and The Stooge is a must see for all the fans of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin.