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*The Stooges filmed the "[[Slowly I Turned|Niagara Falls]]" rountine in [[1943 in film|1943]] for the feature film ''[[Good Luck, Mr. Yates]]'', but the scene was cut at the last minute. Instead of wasting the footage, Columbia built ''Gents Without Cents'' around it. <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 250; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
*The Stooges filmed the "[[Slowly I Turned|Niagara Falls]]" rountine in [[1943 in film|1943]] for the feature film ''[[Good Luck, Mr. Yates]]'', but the scene was cut at the last minute. Instead of wasting the footage, Columbia built ''Gents Without Cents'' around it. <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 250; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
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*''Gents Without Cents'' is the first Stooge film to employ a syncopated, jazzy version of "[[Three Blind Mice]]" as the Stooges' theme song. The new version is now is the key of F, while the key of G was previously utilized. The syncopated version would be used regularly (though briefly) after the next film, ''[[No Dough Boys]]''<ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 251; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref>. |
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Revision as of 18:34, 5 December 2007
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Lindsay Bourquin Laverne Thompson Betty Phares Judy Malcolm John Tyrrell |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Charles Hochberg |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |  September 22, 1944 |
Running time | 18' 58" |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Gents Without Cents is the 81st short subject starring American slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
Yet another patriotic entry in the Three Stooges' canon of shorts, and easily one of their finest. In this one, the Stooges are small time song-and-dance performers who are having trouble rehearsing due to loud tapping that is going on one story above them. When they go to give the roudies a piece of their mind, three lovely ladies named Flo (Lindsay Bourquin), Mary (Laverne Thompson) and Shirley (Betty Phares) come to the door. It turns out the girls are performing their tap dance rountine.
The six become friends, with the ladies accompanying the boys when they perform at the Noazark Shipbuilding Company to entertain the defense workers. The Stooges slay the audience with their hilarious "Niagara Falls" rountine ("slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch...") routine. When the boys receive word that the headliners (The Castor and Earl Review) have to bail, the Stooges and the girls offer to take their place. The three ladies perform some unbelivable acrobatics, while the Stooges perform "At the Front." The Stooges' agent is so enthralled with the boys' performance that he offers to send the trio to Broadway.
The Stooges nearly leave their ladies, but end up getting married first with a honeymoon planned for — where else? — Niagara Falls.
Notes
- The Stooges filmed the "Niagara Falls" rountine in 1943 for the feature film Good Luck, Mr. Yates, but the scene was cut at the last minute. Instead of wasting the footage, Columbia built Gents Without Cents around it. [1]
- Gents Without Cents is the first Stooge film to employ a syncopated, jazzy version of "Three Blind Mice" as the Stooges' theme song. The new version is now is the key of F, while the key of G was previously utilized. The syncopated version would be used regularly (though briefly) after the next film, No Dough Boys[2].
External links
- "Slowly I Turned": A Piece of America's Pop Culture - credits Joey Faye as originator
See also
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 250; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 251; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2](Citadel Press, 1994).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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