The Patsy
Jerry's a dumb-like-a-fox bellhop that some smart alecs manipulate into stardom...
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.
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Jerry Lewis
Stanley Belt
Ina Balin
Ellen Betz
Everett Sloane
Caryl Fergusson
Phil Harris
Chic Wymore
Keenan Wynn
Harry Silver
Peter Lorre
Morgan Heywood
John Carradine
Bruce Alden
Hans Conried
Prof. Mulerr
Quinn O'Hara
Cigarette Girl
Richard Deacon
Sy Devore
Scatman Crothers
Shoeshine Boy
Del Moore
Policeman
Neil Hamilton
The Barber
Buddy Lester
Copa Café MC
Nancy Kulp
Helen, Theatergoer
Lloyd Thaxton
Lloyd
Norman Alden
Bully at the Gym
Jack Albertson
Theatergoer with Helen
Henry Slate
Paul
Gavin Gordon
Executive on Golf Course
Ned Wynn
Band Member
Mantan Moreland
Barber Shop Porter
Dave Willock
Alec (uncredited)
Fritz Feld
Maitre D'
Hedda Hopper
Herself
Joan Swift
Girl (uncredited)
Sherwood Price
Bellboy (uncredited)
Bob May
Fireworks Boy (uncredited)
Norman Leavitt
Newsboy (uncredited)
Jerry Dexter
(uncredited)
Fay DeWitt
Woman at Party (uncredited)
Chick Chandler
Hedda Hopper's Escort (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Bowler (uncredited)
Richard Bakalyan
Boy at Spring Hop (uncredited)
Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn
George Raft
George Raft
Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming
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