Slaphappy Sleuths
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Director Jules White Film series Three Stooges Films Duration Country United States | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Short Written by Felix Adler Writer Felix Adler Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date November 9, 1950 (1950-11-09) Genres Short Film, Comedy, Black-and-white Cast Shemp Howard (Shemp), Stanley Blystone (Crook), Emil Sitka (Emil, a Customer), Gene Roth (Fuller Grime)Three Stooges Films movies Slaphappy Sleuths and Studio Stoops are part of the same movie series, Slaphappy Sleuths and A Snitch in Time are part of the same movie series, Slaphappy Sleuths and Three Hams on Rye are part of the same movie series, Slaphappy Sleuths and Three Arabian Nuts are part of the same movie series, Slaphappy Sleuths and Vagabond Loafers are part of the same movie series Tagline The Onion Oil Company is in deep financial trouble. Many of their gasoline stations have been held up by a gang of organized mobsters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slaphappy Sleuths is the 127th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1950 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges are investigators for the Onion Oil company, whose service stations are being robbed by a gang of crooks. On the job, the Stooges provide nothing less than first-class service. However, most of the services are not typical of your standard gas station (shaves, manicures and cologne), and they still manage to be robbed when their backs are turned.
Tracing a trail of motor oil to the crooks' hideout, the Stooges demonstrate boxing skills far more effective than their earlier detective skills.
References
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