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| '''''For Crimin' Out Loud''''' is the 170th short subject starring American ] comedy team ]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for ] between 1934 and 1959. | '''''For Crimin' Out Loud''''' is the 170th short subject starring American ] comedy team ]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for ] between 1934 and 1959. This short was released in 1956 and features ], ] and ]. | ||
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1956 American film| For Crimin' Out Loud | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler Edward Bernds |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Barbara Bartay Emil Sitka Duke York Ralph Dunn Christine McIntyre Charles Knight |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Edited by | Harold White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 15' 28" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
For Crimin' Out Loud is the 170th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959. This short was released in 1956 and features Shemp Howard, Moe Howard and Larry Fine.
Plot
The Stooges work for Miracle Detective Agency, and are hired by a middle-aged millionaire named John Goodrich (Emil Sitka) to track down some racketeers who have threatened his life. Upon arrival at Old Man Goodrich's mansion, the boys are quickly seduced by a beautiful blonde (Christine McIntyre) who puts a dose of poison in Shemp's drink. Moe and Larry revive Shemp and a spectacular chase ensues, culminating in a lights-out fight, with the Stooges coming out on top.
Production notes
For Crimin' Out Loud is a reworking of 1949's Who Done It? using ample stock footage from the original film. The first five minutes consist of new footage. The remainder of the film (save one closeup of the Stooges after Shemp is poisoned) is made up of stock footage. The title is a play on the expression, "For crying out loud!"
This was the last short film released that contained new footage of Shemp. On November 22, 1955, Shemp went out with his friends to a boxing match at the Hollywood Legion Stadium. After the fight was over, Shemp hailed a taxicab to take him to his North Hollywood home with his friend Al Winston. Shemp sat back and lit up his cigar. Suddenly, he slumped over into Winston's lap, accidentally burning Winston with the cigar. Shemp had a heart attack, and was dead at the age of 60.
See also
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 479. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
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