Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's in...
Top Cast
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Dean MartinBill Baker
JE
Jerry Lewis'Junior' Jackson
RU
Ruth HusseyAnn Jackson
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Eddie MayehoffJarring Jack Jackson
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Marion MarshallTerry Howard
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Polly BergenBetty 'Babs' Hunter
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Hugh SandersCoach Wheeler
JO
John McIntireDr. Benjamin Green
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Francis PierlotHenry Baker
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Lillian RandolphMay
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Selmer JacksonDoc Hunter
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Tom HarmonSports Announcer
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Gregg PalmerStudent
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Hazel BoyneMiss Johnson - Housemother
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Lyn ThomasStudent (uncredited)
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Frank GiffordJunior Jackson - Football Sequences (uncredited)
