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Sing a Song of Six Pants
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Wikipedia article
'Sing a Song of Six Pants' is a 1947 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 102nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges run a tailor shop that is about to be repossessed by the Skin and Flint Finance Corporation. When the Boys hear about a big reward for fugitive bank robber Terry "Slippery Fingered" Hargan (Harold Brauer), they think that catching him might end their financial woes. Hargan conveniently ducks into their shop as the officer (Vernon Dent) enters and leaves a suit with a safe combination in its pocket. After his girlfriend (Virginia Hunter) fails to retrieve the combination, Hargan returns with his henchmen, and a wild mle follows. The Stooges miss out on the reward but wind up with the crook's bankroll to pay off their debts.
Cast
Credited
* Moe Howard as Moe* Larry Fine as Larry
* Shemp Howard as Shemp
* Vernon Dent as Detective
* Harold Brauer as Terry Hargan
* Virginia Hunter as Hargan's Girlfriend
Uncredited
* Cy Schindell as Henchman* Bing Connolly as Henchman
* Phil Arnold as Customer with shredded jacket
* Jules White as the voice of the radio announcer
Production notes
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'Sing a Song of Six Pants' was filmed on April 14, 1947.[https://threestooges.net/filmography/episode/102 'Sing a Song of Six Pants' at threestooges.net] The title is a takeoff on "Sing a Song of Sixpence," the classic English nursery rhyme. The name of the tailor shop is "Pip Boys," a parody of the auto service chain Pep Boys originally opened in Philadelphia in 1921.Solomon, Jon. (2002) 'The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion', p. 302-303; Comedy III Productions, Inc., 'Sing a Song of Six Pants' was remade in 1953 as 'Rip, Sew and Stitch', using ample recycled footage from the original.
There is an audio goof in the film during a scene when Moe is making pancakes on the pants press; director Jules White can be heard saying "Cut!" right as the camera fades into the next scene.
Copyright status
'Sing a Song of Six Pants' is one of four Columbia Stooge shorts that fell into the public domain after their copyright expired in the 1960s, the other three being 'Malice in the Palace' (1949), 'Brideless Groom' (1947), and 'Disorder in the Court' (1936). As such, these four shorts frequently appear on budget VHS and DVD compilations.
See also
* Public domain film
* List of American films of 1947
* List of films in the public domain in the United States
References
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