SYN:
It's been just 10 short years
since the Stooges got engaged to beauties Betty, Hettie, and Nettie,
bt the girls impatient father insists that the wedding occurs soon.....or
else. Vowing to keep their garage open until they can earn enough
money to pay for nuptials, mechanics Moe, Larry and Shemp demonstrate
the kind of proficiency with tools that will keep them bachelors for
life. To make matters worse, their first customers seem to match detailed
descriptions of recently escaped convicts. Soon, the Stooges are wise
to the crooks, utilizing monkey wrenches, power sanders and even a
blowtorch, they capture the escapees and collect enough money to marry
their sweethearts.
Quick
Hits:
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In an attempt to revive the Stooges
popularity, the Director Jules White used a newfangled technology
called "3-D" to make objects in the film appear to pop
out at the audience. This technique became wildly popular in the
50's & 60's and faded out as high tech special effects got more
advanced.
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This was actually only one film in
a series of Stooge's shorts directed by Jules White that were released
in "Magical" 3-D. The technology was very new in the early
50's and very hot. You also see it used the the Norman Maurer Comics
produced in the same year by St. John's Publishing (issue 2 &
3). The idea was short-lived, however, as it was very expensive
and proved to be a passing fad.
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Although quite amusing at times, the
3-D effects don't add even the slightest edge of technological advancement
to the film. But they do add humor, as the effect is far from a
"high-tech" special effect.
