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Columbia Shorts 1947

101. BRIDELESS GROOM

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Rl. Sep. 11 / Prod. No. 4095 / 161/2 m / p Hugh McCollum / d Ed Bernds / st scr Clyde Bruckman / ad Carter DeHaven, Jr. / ph Vincent Farrar / e Henry DeMond / a Charles Clague / C: Dee Dee Green (Fanny Dunkelmier), Christine McIntyre (Lulu Hopkins), Emil Sitka (J.M. Benton, Justice of the Peace), B. Edney (Moe's Stand-In), Harold Breen (Shemp's Stand-In), J. Murphy (Larry's Stand-In), Nancy Saunders and Doris Colleen (Old Girl Friends)

SYN: Shemp is a vocal instructor who has just been given word that he will inherit a half million dollars. However, there is a catch...he has only 48 hours to get married (a stipulation in his dead Uncle's will). With only seven hours left in which to find the perfect mate, Shemp gets on the horn to call some of his ex-girlfriends only to be met with instant rejection every with every attempt. With time running short and desperation setting in, Shemp proposes to Fanny Dunkelmier. Fanny, a very homely woman, simply adores her little Shempy-Poo, who accepts his offer for marriage immediately. Moe and Larry rush Shemp to the Justice of the Peace, where Shemp gets involved in a melee with all of his ex-girlfriends. It seems that word somehow got out on the half a mil, and now Shemp's proposal offers are seemingly more alluring to all involved. Following an elaborate slugfest, Shemp gets married to his one true love...Fanny, and receives his legacy with only seconds to spare.

Quick Hits:

- In the Justice of the Peace segment, rubber hands were substituted for piano wires, and Moe and Larry wore shin guards under their trousers during the brawl with Shemp's old girlfriends.

- Due to a clerical error on the part of a Columbia Pictures employee in the licensing department, this short film somehow was overlooked at renewal time. As a result, it became a part of the Public Domain along with "Disorder in the Court," "Malice in the Palace" and "Sing a Song of Six Pants". Once a film is in Public Domain, anyone, anywhere can use it for whatever purpose they see fit. Because of the error, the 4 short films have been sold and re-sold using numerous packaging ideas by numerous "Mom & Pop" video & DVD labels.

- After taking a bird cage to the cranium, Emil Sitka administers one of the most famous lines of his career in "Hold hands you lovebirds!" Emil played a character actor in 35 different Three Stooges short films, but was most famous for his part as J.M. Benton in Brideless Groom.

Visit the Official Emil Sitka Website HERE.

 

WT: Love and Learn FN: Footage used in Husbands Beware (1/5/56). Plot derived from Seven Chances (1925), with Buster Keaton, co-written by Clyde Bruckman.