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Alla morte di un popolare divo del cinema i suoi agenti pubblicitari decidono di sostituirlo con uno sconosciuto qualsiasi. La loro scelta cade su Stanley, un fattorino d'albergo, che viene sottoposto a un duro addestramento. Degli agenti solo Ellen prova comprensione e simpatia per Stanley. Il debutto di questi avviene in un piccolo locale; ma Stanley, emozionatissimo, crea un'indescrivibile confusione che fa disperare i suoi protettori. Dopo un ulteriore insuccesso gli agenti perdono le speranze e decidono di abbandonare Stanley proprio nel momento in cui questi sta per debuttare in un popolare spettacolo televisivo...
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The Patsy (1964)
101 min
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.