Rl.
Dec. 6 / Prod. No. 4163 / 16
m / p d
Jules White / st scr
Felix Adler / ph
Fayte Brown / e Edwin
Bryant / a Charles Clague
/ C: Margie Liszt (Mrs. Castor), Nanette Bordeaux (Fifi,
a French Maid), Emil Sitka (Butler), Vernon Dent (Philander), Helen
Dickerson, Symona Boniface (Mrs. Smythe Smythe, in stock footage), Johnny
Kascier (Moe's Stand-In), Charlie Cross (Larry's Stand-In) and Harold
Breen (Shemp's Stand-In)
SYN:
Mrs. Castor's magnificent display of pies and cakes
is certain to impress her society guests, who are due for luncheon
at any moment. The Stooges, working in the neighborhood as exterminators,
have had no luck finding a home that requires their services. In a
moment of inspiration, Larry concocts a surefire plot: the Stooges
will plant moths, ants, mice, and bedbugs in the Castor home, then
ring the doorbell and announce themselves to the owner. "Heaven
must have sent you!" exclaims Mrs. Castor, who then hires the
Stooges to work incognito. Although dressed dashingly in tuxedos and
tails, the Stooges are not entirely discreet, losing cats in the piano
and pest everywhere else before the pies and cakes become used for
many purposes for which they were never intended.
Quick
Hits:
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Did you know that the custard pies
thrown in the messy Stooges gags weren't custard at all? Custard
won't stick to an actor's face. A mixture of marshmallow, ground
pumpkin, molasses and other ingredients was used instead.
WT:
Mousers in the Trousers
/ SD: (Available dates M 2/12 and T 2/13/51) Shot at Columbia
on Stage 10. / FN: A partial remake of
Ants in the Pantry (2/6/36), using stock footage. Pie fight scenes
are from Half-Wits' Holiday (1/9/47).
