Everett Sloane

When a big-time comedy star unexpectedly dies, his managment team decides to recruit a no-talent bellboy to take his place!

Poor Jerome Littlefield (Jerry Lewis). He wants to be a doctor but that's not exactly the perfect career choice when you're hopelessly squeamish. So he settles for the job of orderly at the Whitestone Sanitarium, a career move that's guaranteed to keep the patients and viewers in stitches! The fun begins with Sammy Davis, Jr.'s rendition of the film's title song and continues as the bumbling Jerome, a one-man disaster area, triggers chaos every time he tries to lend a helping hand. From causing the patients more trauma to a highspeed ambulance chase, Lewis and his healthy dose of comic mishaps are the perfect prescription for all that ails you.

When a popular entertainer meets with an untimely death, his shocked showbiz associates scramble desperately to find a quick replacement. That replacement is Stanley Belt (Jerry Lewis), a meek hotel employee who suddenly finds himself plucked from obscurity and hilariously groomed for stardom.

When a star comedian dies, his comedy team, decides to train a nobody to fill the shoes of the Star in a big TV show (a Patsy). But the man they choose, bellboy Stanley Belt, cant do anything right. The big TV show is getting closer, and Stanley gets worse all the time.