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'''''Three Smart Saps''''' is the 64th [[short film]] starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between 1934 and 1959. |
'''''Three Smart Saps''''' is the 64th [[short film]] starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between 1934 and 1959. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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The Stooges must get their future father-in-law ([[John Tyrrell (actor)|John Tyrrell]]) out of jail. Apparently, the father is a prison warden who has been overthrown and put behind bars by the local [[mafia]]. The Stooges manage to sneak into the prison, find the father-in-law to be, and start snapping as many incriminating photos of the mafia's party as possible. As a result, the real crooks are served justice, and the Stooges marry their sweethearts. |
The Stooges must get their future father-in-law ([[John Tyrrell (actor)|John Tyrrell]]) out of jail. Apparently, the father is a prison warden who has been overthrown and put behind bars by the local [[mafia]]. The Stooges manage to sneak into the prison, find the father-in-law to be, and start snapping as many incriminating photos of the mafia's party as possible. As a result, the real crooks are served justice, and the Stooges marry their sweethearts. |
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== Production notes == |
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*The title is a play on the 1936 musical comedy film ''[[Three Smart Girls]].''<ref>http://www.threestooges.net/episode.php?id=64</ref> |
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*The mobster party in prison is decorated with college-sports-style banners for [[Alcatraz]], [[Joliet]], [[Leavenworth]] and [[Sing Sing]], all well-known prisons of the day.<ref name=solomon>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion''; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The scene featuring Curly's loosely basted suit that comes apart at the seams while he is on the dance floor was a routine borrowed from [[Harold Lloyd]]'s 1925 film ''[[The Freshman (1925 film)|The Freshman]]''.<ref name="Okuda">{{cite book|last = Okuda|first = Ted|authorlink = Ted Okuda|coauthors = Watz, Edward|title = The Columbia Comedy Shorts|publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|date = 1986|pages = 63|isbn = 0-89950-181-8}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:30, 9 September 2012
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Produced by | Del Lord Hugh McCollum |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Bud Jamison Sally Cairns Barbara Slater Julie Gibson Frank Coleman Julie Duncan John Tyrrell Victor Travers Eddie Laughton Lew Davis |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 16' 40" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Three Smart Saps is the 64th short film 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 must get their future father-in-law (John Tyrrell) out of jail. Apparently, the father is a prison warden who has been overthrown and put behind bars by the local mafia. The Stooges manage to sneak into the prison, find the father-in-law to be, and start snapping as many incriminating photos of the mafia's party as possible. As a result, the real crooks are served justice, and the Stooges marry their sweethearts.
Production notes
- The title is a play on the 1936 musical comedy film Three Smart Girls.[1]
- The mobster party in prison is decorated with college-sports-style banners for Alcatraz, Joliet, Leavenworth and Sing Sing, all well-known prisons of the day.[2]
- The scene featuring Curly's loosely basted suit that comes apart at the seams while he is on the dance floor was a routine borrowed from Harold Lloyd's 1925 film The Freshman.[3]
References
- ^ http://www.threestooges.net/episode.php?id=64
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
- ^ Okuda, Ted (1986). The Columbia Comedy Shorts. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 63. ISBN 0-89950-181-8.
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