Rl.
Sep. 2 / Prod. No. 4090 / 161/2
m / p d Jules White / st
scr Zion Myers / ph
Allen Siegler / e
Edwin Bryant / a Charles
Clague / C: Vernon Dent (Lawyer), Sam McDaniel (Spiffingham),
Vic Travers (Mr. De Peyster), Symona Boniface (Mrs. De Peyster), Moe
Howard (Uncle Mortimer), Marti Shelton (Miss Jones, the Blonde Angel)
and Judy Malcolm (Swithboard Operator in Heaven)
SYN:
Shemp dies and is informed by
one of his angels "Uncle Mortimer" (played by Moe) that
in order to enter heaven he must goe back to earth to reform Moe and
Larry. His spirit returns to find the Moe and Larry scheming to sell
a fountain pen that writes under whipped cream. Shemp takes full advantage
of the opportunity and makes sure the boys are "very" unsuccessful
with their sell. During their big unveiling, Shemp turns the mixer
(holding the fountain pen) on high-speed causing the whipped cream
to shoot out and plaster everyone in the room. In the end, the mixer
catches on fire and Shemp is laying in bed in flames as a result of
smoking in bed again. The whole thing was a crazy dream...well, all
except the burns on Shemps rear end from the fire.
Quick
Hits:
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Did you know that The Hays Office,
a movie censorship board, ordered a musical Ten Commandments scene
with Shemp and Moe be struck from the final print of the film?
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Larry Fine once recalled that when
the pen sprung out of the mixer, it actually jabbed him in the forehead.
Evidently Moe chased director Jules White off the set because he
had promised the gag was harmless.
WT:
Heaven's Above / FN: Reworked
as Bedlam in Paradise (4/14/55).
