"Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment working in a circus, but Jerry has different dreams. He wants to become a clown."
Dean Martin
as Pete Nelson
Jerry Lewis
as Jerry Hotchkiss
Joanne Dru
as Jill Brent
Zsa Zsa Gabor
as Saadia
Wallace Ford
as Sam Morley
Elsa Lanchester
as The Bearded Lady
Sig Ruman
as Fritz Schlitz
Nick Cravat
as Timmy
Kathleen Freeman
as Custard Pie Gag Victim
Robert 'Bob' Atterbury
as The Great Nero(High Wire Walker)(uncredited)
George Boyce
as Circus Clown(uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
as Circus Roustabout(uncredited)
Drew Cahill
as Second Soldier(uncredited)
Frank Carter
as Army Captain(uncredited)
Sue Casey
as Circus Snake Charmer(uncredited)
Chick Chandler
as Drop-the-Dip Pitchman(uncredited)
Sandy Descher
as Crippled Girl
Joseph Pevney
Director
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Don McGuire
Writer
Warren Low
Editor
Loyal Griggs
Director of Photography
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Tambi Larsen
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Rudy Makoul
Dialogue Coach
Daniel McCauley
Assistant Director
Ray Moyer
Charles C. Coleman
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Harold Lewis
Nick Castle
Choreographer