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Columbia Shorts 1953

146. LOOSE LOOT

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Rl. April 2 / Prod. No. 4197 / 16 m / p d Jules White / st Felix Adler / scr Jack White / ad Carter DeHaven / ph Fayte Brown / e Edwin Bryant / a Walter Holscher / C: Kenneth MacDonald (Icabod Slipp), Tom Kennedy (Joe), Emil Sitka (Attorney Poole in stock footage), Nanette Bordeaux (Fifi), Suzanne Ridgeway (Girl), Johnny Kascier (Moe's stand-in), Harold Breen (Shemp's stand-in) and D. White (Larry's stand-in)

SYN: In order to collect their late Uncle's inheritance, Shemp, Larry and Moe are advised to subpoena Icabod Slipp, the executor of the estate. Icabod, of course, turns out to be a conniving crook and he gives the the Slip, literally! The Stooges corner the conman at the Circle Follies Theatre. After a chase ensues, the Stooges lock themselves in the dressing room of one of the performers. Slipp and his assistants attempt to beat the door down, and end up punching a hole in the door. Slipp gets his head stuck in the door and the Stooges seize the opportunity to capture Slipp once and for all. They grab a chair and put it around his neck so he can't escape and use him as a human target as they assault him with an arsenal of fruit. They end up with their inheritance, and Slipp ends up a fruit salad.

Quick Hits:

- Did you know that Emil Sitka, (playing the Stooges' attorney) was the only supporting player inducted as an actual member of the Three Stooges? Yes, Moe Howard enjoyed Emil's work so much that he asked him to join the Stooges after Larry Fine retired in the 1970's. The idea never developed, however, as shortly afterward, Moe Howard fell ill with cancer and passed away.

 

WT: Filthy Lucre / SD: 2 (T 5/20 to W 5/21/52) Shot on Stage 10 / FN: Scenes with the Stooges' attorney and inside Slipp's office are from Hold That Lion (7/7/47).