
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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Cast

Scatman Crothers
Shoeshine Boy

Nancy Kulp
Helen, Theatergoer

Everett Sloane
Caryl Fergusson

Richard Deacon
Sy Devore

Bob May
Fireworks Boy (uncredited)

Norman Leavitt
Newsboy (uncredited)

Fay DeWitt
Woman at Party (uncredited)

Ed Wynn
Ed Wynn

George Raft
George Raft

Ina Balin
Ellen Betz

Keenan Wynn
Harry Silver

Del Moore
Policeman

Jack Albertson
Theatergoer with Helen

Mantan Moreland
Barber Shop Porter

Dave Willock
Alec (uncredited)

Chick Chandler
Hedda Hopper's Escort (uncredited)

Rhonda Fleming
Rhonda Fleming

Phil Harris
Chic Wymore

Peter Lorre
Morgan Heywood

Don Brodie
Bowler (uncredited)

Quinn O'Hara
Cigarette Girl

Buddy Lester
Copa Café MC

Henry Slate
Paul

John Carradine
Bruce Alden

Norman Alden
Bully at the Gym

Gavin Gordon
Executive on Golf Course

Fritz Feld
Maitre D'

Jerry Lewis
Stanley Belt

Hedda Hopper
Herself

Sherwood Price
Bellboy (uncredited)

Richard Bakalyan
Boy at Spring Hop (uncredited)

Hans Conried
Prof. Mulerr

Neil Hamilton
The Barber