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.
The Stooge has generally received positive reviews.
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The Stooge was released in 1951 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 22 reviews, giving The Stooge (1951) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Stooge than critics were.
With a score of 70%, The Stooge is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1951, which stands at 60%.
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