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Columbia Shorts 1955

162. BEDLAM IN PARADISE



 

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Rl. April 14 / Prod. No. 4228 / 16 m / p d Jules White / st Zion Myers / scr Felix Adler / ph Ray Corey / e Paul Borofsky / a Carl Anderson / ad Jerrold Bernstein / C: Moe Howard (Uncle Mortimer), Marti Shelton (Miss Jones, Blonde Angel, in stock footage), Judy Malcolm (Heavenly Switchboard Operator, in stock footage), Phil Van Zandt (The Devil/Mr. Heller), Sylvia Lewis (Female Devil/Helen Blazes), Vernon Dent (Lawyer, in stock footage), Symona Boniface (Mrs. DePeyster, in stock footage) and Sam McDaniel (Spiffingham, in stock footage)

SYN: When Shemp dies and goes to heaven, Uncle Mortimer (a preverbial St. Peter played by Moe Howard) refuses him entrance into the divine kingdom. The deal: Shemp must reform Moe & Larry back on earth who are involved in a very shady deal with the Devil. Shemp uses his magical powers of invisibility and his keen knowledge of Moe and Larry's fear of ghosts to easily complete his mission.

Quick Hits:

- This is basically an exact remake of Heavenly Daze with a few exceptions. New footage included Shemp dying, The Devil trying to coax Shemp to the wrong side, and the Devil making a pact with Moe & Larry.

 

WT: Gruesome Threesome / FN: A reworking of Heavenly Daze (9/2/48), using stock footage.