SYN:
Moe, Larry and Curly are traveling
salesmen for a winter clothing manufacturer, marketing their wares
in Valeska, an earthquake region of the tropic isles. As guests at
Singapore Joe's Palace Hotel, the boys are asked to pay up as the
Hotel will be closing for the winter. They tell Joe that they are
waiting on a telegram and Joe remembers their letter which arrived
earlier that day. The Stooges who have asked for some more money from
their employer are informed in the telegram that they won't receive
another cent until they've gotten rid of their present wardrobe. The
boys decide the quickest way to alleviate death by firing squad (a
penalty in Valeska for those who fail to pay their debts) is to trick
Singapore Joe, and make a run for it. Of course, the Stooges fail
to escape and are taken to the Gen. LeGrande who will determine their
fate. Rita, a beautiful lady who quickly takes a liking to Curly just
about has them out of a jam when Curly's pet parrot says "Why
don't you search them General?" LeGrande thinks this is a great
idea and the guards find the telegram. The boys are mistaken for masterminding
an uprising against President Ward Robey (Present wardrobe) and are
arrested on suspicion of being spies. Rita, who still thinks they're
all innocent shows up at their prison and helps them escape. They
recover a battle map from General Casino's headquarters for Rita to
repay her for saving them. When the boys deliver the chart, however,
it was accidentally swapped for a rolled up beer calendar. The Stooges are once again spared
execution when Rita saves the day by showing up with the real map.
Quick
Hits:
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Curly openly flirts with co-star Carmen
LaRoux (Rita) in this short, but later mentions his wife Elaine.
SD:
4 (M 12/12 to TH 12/15/38).
