The Stooge

Starring: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Director: Norman Taurog

DVD Features:

Audio:

• Dolby Digital Mono - English

Additional Release Material:

• Audio Commentary - 1. Jerry Lewis - Star, Steve Lawrence
• Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

• Photo Gallery

Description by OLDIES.com:

One Sings, One Clowns...Together They're Showbiz Magic!

One of the greatest comedy teams reached new entertainment heights in this beloved film that mixes Martin and Lewis' trademark hilarity with a heart-tugging story of friendship.

Dean Martin stars as Bill Miller, a struggling 1930s vaudeville singer whose small act could use a big-time boost. Help arrives in the form of fall-down-funny comic Ted Rogers (Jerry Lewis). Teamed together, Miller and Rogers climb to the top of the showbiz heap, but as their success grows, so does Miller's ego. When Miller suddenly fires Rogers, he figures he's bound for stardom; what he gets is a tough lesson in what it means to be a class act...and the realization that his ex-partner wasn't just a "stooge" - he was a star.

Featuring the song favorite "Who's Your Little Whozis?" and a classic production number complete with rising curtains, falling sandbags and a flying comic-on-a-rope, The Stooge is a movie treasure.

Product Description:

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis made 16 movies together from 1949 to 1956, and this remains one of the very best. It's the depths of the Depression in the 1930s, and vaudeville singer Bill Miller (Dean Martin) can't seem to break through to the public. Someone hits on the idea of planting a "stooge" in the audience, an accomplice with pre-planned heckles and questions as comedy relief during the act. The stooge (Jerry Lewis) soon proves more popular than the singer, which rapidly leads to friction both on and off the stage. Martin and Lewis, by far the most popular comedy team of the 1950s, reprise a lot of their nightclub material in what amounts to a vehicle for their live act (the cliché is that if you've never seen Martin and Lewis live, you've never seen them). Lots of music, dancing, and comedy figure in this Martin and Lewis classic directed by Norman Taurog.

Plot Synopsis:

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis play entertainers in one of their most offbeat efforts. Although there's plenty of laughs, `The Stooge' has a more serious plot than usual for the comedy team. Bill Miller, a struggling entertainer, becomes a hit after teaming up with "stooge" Ted Rogers. However, Bill's ego leads him to break off their partnership. After the breakup of the act results in failure, Bill starts realizing how important Ted has been to his success.

Plot Keywords:

Buddies | Comedy | Morons | Scams And Cons | Slapstick | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Though the film was completed in 1951, it was not released until 1953. Songs: "Who's Your Little Who-Zis" (words and music by Walter Hirsch, Al Goering and Ben Bernie/performed by Ben Bernie and his Orchestra); "Just One More Chance" (words by Sam Coslow/music by Arthur Johnston); "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming" (words by Mack Gordon/music by Harry Revel); "A Girl Named Mary and a Boy Named Bill" (composed by Jerry Livingston and Mack David); "Louise" (words by Leo Robin/music by Richard Whiting) and "I'm Yours."

Cast and Crew: