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.

• Paramount Pictures
• Wallis-Hazen Inc.
• Dean Martin
• Jerry Lewis
• Polly Bergen
• Marion Marshall
• Eddie Mayehoff
• Richard Erdman
• Frances Bavier
• Percy Helton