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'''''Listen, Judge''''' is the 138th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]].
'''''Listen, Judge''''' is the 138th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]].

==Plot==
The Stooges are repairmen who are on trial for stealing [[chickens]], but are found not guilty. However, Shemp opens his suit jacket, resulting to a live chicken flying out of his grip and into the face of Judge Henderson([[Vernon Dent]]). The boys then flee the courtroom, and pursue some work.

The trio comes upon a lady ([[Kitty McHugh]]) whose doorbell is in need of repair. The Stooges manage to ruin most of the house while working on the wiring, ultimately clobbering the chef ([[Emil Sitka]]) who is preparing dinner at the customer's house. The irate chef abruptly quits, resulting the Stooges being hired to prepare dinner for her husband's birthday party. To their shock and horror, the party in question is for none other that Judge Henderson, and their lady cutsomer is the Judge's wife.

Now frantic, the trio try their best to make the dinner at least edible. All hell nearly breaks loose when the birthday cake they prepare is accidentally pierced, deflating in the process. The cake is then "re-inflated" using [[town gas]] through the gas stove's connection.

During the party, Judge Henderson blows the out candles, and the gas-filled cake explodes. The judge angrily realizes who the new "help" are, and the Stooges are forced to leave in a hurry.


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 21:22, 18 June 2008

Listen, Judge
File:ListenJudgeTITLE.jpg
Directed byEdward Bernds
Written byElwood Ullman
Produced byHugh McCollum
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Kitty McHugh
Emil Sitka
Vernon Dent
CinematographyEllis W. Carter
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
United States March 6, 1952
Running time
16' 06"
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Listen, Judge is the 138th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are repairmen who are on trial for stealing chickens, but are found not guilty. However, Shemp opens his suit jacket, resulting to a live chicken flying out of his grip and into the face of Judge Henderson(Vernon Dent). The boys then flee the courtroom, and pursue some work.

The trio comes upon a lady (Kitty McHugh) whose doorbell is in need of repair. The Stooges manage to ruin most of the house while working on the wiring, ultimately clobbering the chef (Emil Sitka) who is preparing dinner at the customer's house. The irate chef abruptly quits, resulting the Stooges being hired to prepare dinner for her husband's birthday party. To their shock and horror, the party in question is for none other that Judge Henderson, and their lady cutsomer is the Judge's wife.

Now frantic, the trio try their best to make the dinner at least edible. All hell nearly breaks loose when the birthday cake they prepare is accidentally pierced, deflating in the process. The cake is then "re-inflated" using town gas through the gas stove's connection.

During the party, Judge Henderson blows the out candles, and the gas-filled cake explodes. The judge angrily realizes who the new "help" are, and the Stooges are forced to leave in a hurry.

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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