The Stooge
A RIOTOUS MUSICAL RAMPAGE!
1951 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Norman Taurog |
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| Writer: | Fred F. Finklehoffe, Martin Rackin, Sid Silvers |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 15, 1951 |
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| Director: | Norman Taurog |
| Writer: | Fred F. Finklehoffe, Martin Rackin, Sid Silvers |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | musical, champagne, singer, broadway |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Wallis-Hazen Inc. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dean Martin | Bill Miller |
| Jerry Lewis | Ted Rogers |
| Polly Bergen | Mary Turner |
| Marion Marshall | Genevieve 'Frecklehead' Tait |
| Eddie Mayehoff | Leo Lyman |
| Richard Erdman | Ben Bailey |
| Frances Bavier | Mrs. Rogers |
| Percy Helton | Sam Robertson (uncredited) |
| Oliver Blake | Theater Manager (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| Morgan Brown | Wedding Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Danny Davenport | Sam Heinz (uncredited) |
| Charles Evans | Mr. Sutherland (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Party Guest / Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Tommy Farrell | Tommy (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Joe Gilbert | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Don Haggerty | Mr. Winston (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Jerry Hausner | Al Borden (uncredited) |
| Harry Hines | (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Nolan Leary | Pops (uncredited) |
| Norman Leavitt | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| Freeman Lusk | Frank Darling (uncredited) |
| Donald MacBride | Diner Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Eddie Parks | Mr. Dusick (uncredited) |
| Edwin Rochelle | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | Big Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
| Charles Smith | Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
| Cap Somers | Diner Patron (uncredited) |
| Al Thompson | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Mary Treen | Ms. Regan (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Fred F. Finklehoffe | Screenplay, Story |
| Elwood Ullman | Additional Dialogue |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Don McKay | Sound Recordist |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Warren Low | Editor |
| Norman Taurog | Director |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Music Director, Original Music Composer |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Martin Rackin | Screenplay |
| Sid Silvers | Story |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 5 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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