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The Stooge

1951 · 100 min

A gentle backstage comedy-drama that mixes slapstick with a sincere look at friendship and ego.

Tagline
A RIOTOUS MUSICAL RAMPAGE!
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • identity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Norman Taurog
Written by
Martin Rackin, Fred F. Finklehoffe
Starring
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall, Eddie Mayehoff, Richard Erdman, Frances Bavier, Percy Helton
Music
Joseph J. Lilley
Cinematography
Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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