Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1950
Slaphappy Sleuths
Buy Slaphappy Sleuths now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Slaphappy Sleuths' is a 1950 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 127th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who appeared in 190 shorts 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.
Cast
Credited
* Moe Howard as Moe* Larry Fine as Larry
* Shemp Howard as Shemp
* Stanley Blystone as the gang leader
* Gene Roth as Fuller Grime
* Emil Sitka as Customer
Uncredited
* Nanette Bordeaux as Girl* Vernon Dent as unknown (cut role)
* Joe Palma as Joe, a gang member
* Blackie Whiteford as a gang member
Production notes
'Slaphappy Sleuths' was filmed on April 1114, 1949[https://threestooges.net/filmography/episode/126 'Slaphappy Sleuths' at threestooges.net] and released 19 months later in November 1950.
The gag of a third Stooge acting like a bloodhound and tries to sniff out the tracks of enemies was also used in 'Goofs and Saddles' (1937) and 'Phony Express' (1943).
Buy Slaphappy Sleuths now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1950