Rl.
May 3 / Prod. No. 4239 / 16
m / p d Jules White
/ st Edward
Bernds / scr Felix Adler / ad Willard
Sheldon / ph Irving Lippman / e
Harold White / a Cary Odell
/ C: Barbara Bartay (Newsgirl), Christine McIntyre (Delores,
Goodrich's niece, in stock footage), Emil Sitka (John Goodrich), Duke
York (Nikko, the Goon, in stock footage), Charles Knight (Crandall),
Kenneth MacDonald (Hackett, in stock footage) and Ralph Dunn (Henchman/Servant)
SYN:
The Stooges work for Miracle Detective
Agency ("If We Solve Your Crime, It's a Miracle!") and are
hired by a middle-aged millionaire to track down some racketeer's
who've threatened his life. Upon arrival at Old man Goodrich's mansion,
the boys are quickly seduced by a beautiful blonde who administers
a near-lethal dose of poison to the amorous Shemp's drink. Moe and
Larry revive Shemp and a spectacular chase ensues, culminating in
a lights-out fight in which Shemp is the only one left standing.
Quick
Hits:
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This was the last short film that contained
any new footage featuring the threesome of Moe, Larry & Shemp.
WT:
Nutty Newshounds / FN: Stock footage
is heavily used from Who Done It? (3/3/49). The Stooges appear
in a few new scenes, the most notable being that of them at their detective
agency. The fighting in the dark gag is also used in Out West
(4/24/47), in Who Done It? (3/3/49) and later in The Three
Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963).
