Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
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Director Jules White Film series Three Stooges Films Duration Country United States | 8/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Short Cinematography Henry Freulich Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Andrew Bennison , Mauri Grashin Release date October 6, 1939 (1939-10-06) Genres Short Film, Comedy, Black-and-white Cast Curly Howard , Larry Fine , Moe Howard , James Craig , Lorna Gray Similar movies Pacific Rim , Paperman , Feast , Trap Happy , Mickey and the Seal , Society Dog Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise is the 42nd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1939 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges are three hapless tramps. After nearly destroying a farmer's (Richard Fiske) pile of firewood, and destroying some of his equipment, they hit the road. Curly wishes they had a car after they stop for a break. By accident they think they've found a car for free and take it. After driving around for a bit the boys come to the assistance of the Widow Jenkins (Eva McKenzie). She graciously gives them a huge meal and in return they offer to fix her broken outdoor water pump.
As the Stooges attempt to fix the pump, they discover oil hidden under the farm when the pump turns into an oil geyser. They are happy for the lady and her beautiful daughters, until she regretfully tells them she had sold the farm. The Stooges realize she was cheated out of her land by a trio of swindlers (Dick Curtis, Eddie Laughton, James Craig). They manage to retrieve the deed to the land and are allowed to marry the now wealthy Widow Jenkins' daughters.
References
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise WikipediaOily to Bed, Oily to Rise IMDb Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise themoviedb.org