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| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] |
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| released = August 23, 1940 |
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| runtime = 16' |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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'''''From Nurse To Worse''''' is the 49th [[short subject]] starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team [[ |
'''''From Nurse To Worse''''' is the 49th [[short subject]] starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team [[ 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 boys are painters who run into their old friend Jerry, an insurance salesman ([[Lynton Brent]]). He promises them that if they take out a policy on Curly proving that he has gone [[insane]], they can collect $500 a month. Moe and Larry bring Curly on a leash to the office of Dr. D. Lerious ([[Vernon Dent]]). Curly's pretending to be a hound is so over the top that the doctor declares he must operate. The Stooges flee, and hide out in the back of a dog catcher's truck and are soon infested with [[flea]]s. Dr. Lerious eventually catches up with the Stooges, and Curly is sent straight for the operating room. Eventually, the trio get away on a [[gurney]], bump into their pal Jerry, and give him the works. |
The boys are painters who run into their old friend Jerry, an insurance salesman ([[Lynton Brent]]). He promises them that if they take out a policy on Curly proving that he has gone [[insane]], they can collect $500 a month. Moe and Larry bring Curly on a leash to the office of Dr. D. Lerious ([[Vernon Dent]]). Curly's pretending to be a hound is so over the top that the doctor declares he must operate. The Stooges flee, and hide out in the back of a dog catcher's truck and are soon infested with [[flea]]s. Dr. Lerious eventually catches up with the Stooges, and Curly is sent straight for the operating room. Eventually, the trio get away on a [[gurney]], bump into their pal Jerry, and give him the works. |
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==Production notes == |
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==Notes== |
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The footage of the Stooges sailing through the city streets was lifted from ''[[Dizzy Doctors]]''.<ref name="Solomon">{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| authorlink = Jon Solomon | coauthors =| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion| publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc| date = [[2002]]| location = | pages = | url = http://www.amazon.com/dp/0971186804 | doi =| id = | isbn = 0971186804}}</ref> |
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*The footage near the end where The Stooges leave a hospital sailing through the city streets on a gurney is lifted from ''[[Dizzy Doctors]].'' |
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*The man on the radio is actually [[Moe]]. |
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The voice on the police scanner is Moe's.<ref name="Solomon"/> |
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* {{IMDb title|0032496|From Nurse To Worse}} |
* {{IMDb title|0032496|From Nurse To Worse}} |
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* {{Amg movie|141211|From Nurse To Worse}} |
* {{Amg movie|141211|From Nurse To Worse}} |
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Revision as of 01:10, 6 September 2013
| From Nurse To Worse | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Clyde Bruckman Charles L. Kimball |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Lynton Brent Vernon Dent Dudley Dickerson Dorothy Appleby Ned Glass Cy Schindell John Tyrrell Al Thompson |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Mel Thorsen |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | August 23, 1940 |
Running time | 16' 43" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
From Nurse To Worse is the 49th 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 boys are painters who run into their old friend Jerry, an insurance salesman (Lynton Brent). He promises them that if they take out a policy on Curly proving that he has gone insane, they can collect $500 a month. Moe and Larry bring Curly on a leash to the office of Dr. D. Lerious (Vernon Dent). Curly's pretending to be a hound is so over the top that the doctor declares he must operate. The Stooges flee, and hide out in the back of a dog catcher's truck and are soon infested with fleas. Dr. Lerious eventually catches up with the Stooges, and Curly is sent straight for the operating room. Eventually, the trio get away on a gurney, bump into their pal Jerry, and give him the works.
Production notes
The footage of the Stooges sailing through the city streets was lifted from Dizzy Doctors.[1]
The voice on the police scanner is Moe's.[1]
References
- ^ a b Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. ISBN 0971186804.
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