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Columbia Shorts 1938

35. MUTTS TO YOU

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Rl. Oct. 14 / Prod. No. 427 / 18 m / a p Charley Chase and Hugh McCollum / d Charley Chase / st scr Al Geibler and Elwood Ullman / ph Allen G. Siegler/ e Arthur Seid / C: Bess Flowers (Mrs. Manning), Lane Chandler (Doug Manning), Vernon Dent (Mr. Stutz, the Landlord) and Bud Jamison (Mr. O'Halloran, an Irish Cop)

SYN: On their way home from a hard day's work, the Stooges stumble across an infant on the doorstep of nearby home. Assuming the child has been abandoned by it's mother, the Stooges decide to turn the baby into the police. After sneaking the baby into their "Absolutely, no Children" apartment, they decide it would be best to make sure junior has been well fed before taking him to the station. They send Larry on a shopping spree for groceries in an attempt to fatten him up a bit, while Moe and Curly take care of some more "Motherly" chores around the house. In the latest daily newspaper they notice screaming banner headlines stating that the manning baby has been kidnapped. Immediately, the trio panic. In an attempt to return the tot, unobserved, Moe and Larry disguise Curly as the infant's Irish mother. Curly's costume, however, doesn't fool Officer O'Halloran, who happens to be Irish. O'Halloran, now onto their scheme, chases them directly into a nearby Chinese laundry where Curly hops into a laundry cart, and Moe and Larry come out disguised as non-English speaking orientals pushing a laundry cart. They trick O'Halloran temporarily, but flee the scene only to be captured moments later when the laundry cart gets away and rolls downhill to a nearby traffic intersection. Curly and the baby come out unharmed and the boys finally get a chance to state their case. The Manning's being perfectly understanding drop all charges and the Stooges, as a show of gratitude, give little junior a complimentary clean-up at their K9 laundry.

Quick Hits:

- Did you know that Bess Flowers appeared in films from leads to non-speaking roles for decades. She can be glimpsed in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954).

WT: Muts to You / SD: 4 (W 3/30, TH 3/31, F 4/1 to SA 4/2/38).