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Columbia Shorts 1939

39. YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA

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Rl. May 19 / Prod. No. 438 / 16 m / ap Jules White / d Del Lord / st scr Elwood Ullman and Searle Kramer / ph Lucien Ballard / e Charles Nelson / C: Dick Curtis (Jack), Lynton Brent (Pete), Vernon Dent (Sheriff), Suzanne Kaaren, Jean Carmen and Lola Jensen (Saloon Girls)

SYN: As singing waiters of the Canyon Creek Saloon, the Stooge learn that three chorus girls are indebted to their boss, Jack. Jack is a mean ol' cuss, who threatens to throw their father in jail if they decide to quit working for him. Into the saloon staggers Pete, one of Jack's henchmen. He pays for a drink with a $20 gold piece, whereupon the Stooges make a quick decision to quit working as Saloonatics and become prospectors. The big picture is is the Stooges are successful in their new careers, they'll dig up enough gold to pay off the girls debt and get married. During their search, the boys unearth a gold filling missing from Jack's mouth. As the Stooges shovel deeper, they uncover a satchel full of gold, money and bonds (All of which was buried earlier in the short by Jack and his henchman). Believing they are all but millionaires, the Stooges return to the saloon, decked out in fancy western duds. They ask the girls to abandon Jack, quit their jobs and marry them. However, Jack recognizes the satchel as his own buried loot, and goes after the boys. In the ensuing chase, Jack and Pete crash their automobile right into the Sheriff's office and are captured.

Quick Hits:

- On Columbia's Stage 6, a lake (or permanent pond) was built for A Ducking They Did Go (4/7/39). This same structure was used in Yes, We Have No Bonanza.

- Did you know that this short was untitled during production? Curly developed the title (unknowingly) with his ad-libbed line "Yes we have no bonanzas!" at the end of the short.

 

WT: Yes, We Have No Bonanzas SD: 4 (M 11/28 to TH 12/1/38) FN: Complete two-reeler reused in Three Stooges Follies (11/74).