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'Pardon My Clutch' is a 1948 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 105th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot



Shemp has been ill with a toothache. The Stooges' friend Claude (Matt McHugh), a self-proclaimed Kevin Trudeau-ish doctor, gives Moe and Larry some specific instructions on how to cure the toothache, which, of course, they misinterpret every which way possible. After finally yanking the troublesome tooth, Claude suggests they take Shemp on a camping trip for a little R&R. Since the Stooges do not own a car, Claude offers to sell them a car that turns out to be a "lemon."

The trio run into a series of mishaps trying to get the car to work, including a flat tire that gets them into trouble with a local gas station attendant (George Lloyd). Finally, things improve via a car collector (Emil Sitka) who wants to buy the clunker at a premium. Claude gets wind of this, quickly gives his money back to the Stooges, and hands it to the collector. Within minutes, two men in white coats from the local insane asylum come to retrieve the supposed car collector, with Claude following right behind.

Cast



Credited

* Moe Howard as Moe

* Larry Fine as Larry

* Shemp Howard as Shemp

* Matt McHugh as Claude A. Quacker

Uncredited

* Alyn Lockwood as Petunia

* Wanda Perry as Narcissus

* Doria Revier as Marigold

* George Lloyd as Service station attendant

* Emil Sitka as Car Collector/The Professor

* Stanley Blystone as 1st sanitarium attendant

* Alfred H. Wilson as 2nd sanitarium attendant

Production notes



'Pardon My Clutch' was filmed on May 1921, 1947; it would be remade in 1955 as 'Wham-Bam-Slam!', using ample stock footage. Both films borrow plot elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts 'Perfect Day' (1929) and 'Them Thar Hills' (1934).

This is the second of three Stooge shorts with the words "pardon my" in the title. The first was Pardon My Scotch.

Shemp is unable to convince the gas station attendant that the tire he is removing from the tire display actually came off his car and rolled into the gas station by accident. This was a stock routine that had been used in prior comedies. It had been performed by Joe Murphy and Bud Jamison in 'I'm the Sheriff' (1927) and Edgar Kennedy and Charlie Hall in 'Slightly at Sea' (1940).

A different variation of "Three Blind Mice" introductory theme is used in this entry. This version would be used again for 'Crime on Their Hands' and 'The Ghost Talks'.

Quotes



*'Larry': "You know, fish is great brain food."

*'Moe': "You know, 'you' should fish for a whale!" *SLAP!*

'(As the Three Stooges head out to pack their car:)'

*'Shemp': "Well, fellas, let's get loaded."

*'Larry': "Hey, you know I don't drink!"

References




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