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Columbia Shorts 1940

50. NO CENSUS, NO FEELING

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Rl. Oct. 4 / Prod. No. 474 / 17 m / p Del Lord and Hugh McCollum / d Del Lord / st scr Harry Edwards and Ellwood Ullman / ph Lucien Ballard / e Arthur Seid / C: Symona Boniface (Mrs. Bedford), Elinor Vandivere (Bit Woman), Vernon Dent, Bruce Bennett and Max Davidson (Bit Men)

SYN: In this short, the Stooges wind up as Census takers when they cut into a job line in an effort to dodge the cops. They figure since they already have the job, they might as well get rich taking the census (compliments of Curly's miscalculating internal cash machine). As Census takers, they crash an affluent woman's bridge party, with Moe and Larry joining in the group of players. In the meantime, Curly is mixing up some punch in the kitchen, adding alum instead of sugar by mistake. The Stooges are introduced to the door when the women, with their alum-puckered lips, are humiliated since they can't speak. Still convinced that they can get rich with this new "Census" gig, they hear the roar of a nearby football stadium. The Stooges, sneak in, and start taking census of the team themselves when they realize that will be the only way to get anyone's attention in the place. The plan backfires when the Stooges interfere with the game and steal the football in an attempt to secure the attention of the players. Curly steals an ice cream vendor's wagon, and the boys make a hasty escape from an angry mob of players and fans.

Quick Hits:

- Did you know that Curly's Thanksgiving remark alludes to the 1939 law establishing Thanksgiving as a legal holiday to be celebrated on a Thursday?

FN: The Stooges also play census takers in Don't Throw That Knife (5/3/51).