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Gents in a Jam

  • 1952
  • 16m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
368
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Gents in a Jam (1952)
SlapstickComedyShort

Shemp's rich Uncle Phineas comes to visit the stooges who are broke and about to evicted. The boys convince their landlady Mrs. McGruder not to toss them out as Shemp is set to inherit a for... Read allShemp's rich Uncle Phineas comes to visit the stooges who are broke and about to evicted. The boys convince their landlady Mrs. McGruder not to toss them out as Shemp is set to inherit a fortune. The boys also have trouble with a circus strongman after Shemp accidentally rips off... Read allShemp's rich Uncle Phineas comes to visit the stooges who are broke and about to evicted. The boys convince their landlady Mrs. McGruder not to toss them out as Shemp is set to inherit a fortune. The boys also have trouble with a circus strongman after Shemp accidentally rips off his wife's dress. Uncle Phineas gets in the middle of the fight, and Mrs. McGruder ends i... Read all

  • Director
    • Edward Bernds
  • Writer
    • Edward Bernds
  • Stars
    • Moe Howard
    • Larry Fine
    • Shemp Howard
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    368
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Bernds
    • Writer
      • Edward Bernds
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Shemp Howard
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • Moe
    • (as Moe)
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
    • Shemp
    • (as Shemp)
    Kitty McHugh
    • Mrs. McGruder, Landlady
    Emil Sitka
    Emil Sitka
    • Uncle Phineas Bowman
    Danni Sue Nolan
    Danni Sue Nolan
    • Mrs. Gertie Duggan
    • (as Dani Sue Nolan)
    Mickey Simpson
    Mickey Simpson
    • Rocky Duggan
    'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    • Telegram-Deliverer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Bernds
    • Writer
      • Edward Bernds
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    • Trivia
      This was the final Three Stooges short that was directed by Edward Bernds and the final short produced by Hugh McCollum. McCollum was fired from the Columbia Shorts Department due to a string of falling outs with producer/director Jules White and Edward Bernds left Columbia on his own accord out of loyalty to Hugh McCollum. The remaining Stooge shorts are produced and directed by Jules White (resulting in stock footage en masse).
    • Goofs
      Even though Mrs. MacGruder was the one that knocked out Rocky's teeth at the end of the short, he still blames the Stooges for it and chases them away.
    • Quotes

      Larry: How come you give all the orders around here?

      Moe: Because I got all the brains around here. Any objections?

      Larry: Yeah!

      [Moe slaps Larry]

      Moe: Objections overruled.

    • Connections
      References Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932)

    User reviews6

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    8/10

    fun foil

    Larry, Moe, and Shemp are painters. Shemp gets a telegram from his rich Uncle Phineas who is coming for a visit. Mrs. McGruder is their landlady. Mrs. Duggan is their new neighbor. Shemp accidentally tears off her skirt and her giant husband Rocky comes looking for her.

    Rocky really makes this one work. He gets to beat up on Shemp and that's great fun. He's the standout from a standard Stooges short. He's a great foil and he works real good with the boys.
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    • Release date
      • July 4, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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