
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 initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.
Cast

Dean Martin
Bill Baker

Jerry Lewis
'Junior' Jackson

Ruth Hussey
Ann Jackson

Eddie Mayehoff
Jarring Jack Jackson

Marion Marshall
Terry Howard

Polly Bergen
Betty 'Babs' Hunter

Hugh Sanders
Coach Wheeler

John McIntire
Dr. Benjamin Green

Francis Pierlot
Henry Baker

Lillian Randolph
May

Selmer Jackson
Doc Hunter

Tom Harmon
Sports Announcer

Gregg Palmer
Student
Hazel Boyne
Miss Johnson - Housemother

Lyn Thomas
Student (uncredited)

Frank Gifford
Junior Jackson - Football Sequences (uncredited)
Ginger Anderson
Student
Jimmy Aubrey
Spotter (uncredited)
Robert Board
Student
Drew Cahill
Student
Jim Davies
Trainer (uncredited)

Don Haggerty
Tom - Masseur (uncredited)

Mickey Kuhn
Student (uncredited)
Barbara Logan
Student (uncredited)

Torben Meyer
Photographer (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Mailman (uncredited)

Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Assistant coach (uncredited)
Bill Radovich
Assistant coach (uncredited)

Eric Sinclair
Student (uncredited)
Anthony M. Taylor
Extra

Leon Tyler
Student (uncredited)
Glen Walters
Henrietta
Phyllis Woodward
Co-ed
Crew

Hal Walker
Director
Cy Howard
Screenplay, Associate Producer
Warren Low
Editor
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography

Hal B. Wallis
Producer

Edith Head
Costume Design

Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Charles C. Coleman
Second Unit Director
Hugo Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Walter Oberst
Sound Recordist

Leigh Harline
Original Music Composer
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration

Sam Comer
Set Decoration

Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
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