What was Rags Ragland's longtime performing partner known as?
"The King of Chutzpah"
Title: Rags Ragland
Passage: Rags Ragland (born John Lee Morgan Beauregard Ragland, August 23, 1905 – August 20, 1946) was an American comedian and character actor.  Ragland made his show business reputation in burlesque, where he was one of the house comics for the famed Minsky burlesque shows.  Minsky striptease star Georgia Sothern remembered him fondly in her 1971 memoir, saying she considered Ragland a close friend and the funniest comedian the Minskys had ever produced.  His longtime performing partner Phil Silvers referred to Ragland in his autobiography as "my favorite comic".
Title: Phil Silvers
Passage: Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 – November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah".  He is best known for starring in "The Phil Silvers Show", a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko.
Title: Panama Hattie (film)
Passage: Panama Hattie is a 1942 American film produced by Arthur Freed and directed by Norman Z. McLeod.  Substantial retakes were directed by Roy Del Ruth with choreography by Danny Dare and musical numbers staged by Vincente Minnelli.  The film used only four of Porter's songs and substituted other songs.  The cast featured Red Skelton as Red, Ann Sothern as Hattie Maloney, Rags Ragland as Rags, Ben Blue as Rowdy, Marsha Hunt as Leila Tree, Virginia O'Brien as Flo Foster, Alan Mowbray as Jay Jerkins, Dan Dailey as Dick Bulliard and Lena Horne as Singer in Phil's Place.  Songs used in the film are as follows:
Rags Ragland Phil Silvers