Of Cash and Hash

Of Cash and Hash
Directed by	Jules White Del Lord (stock footage)
Written by	Jack White
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Vernon Dent Christine McIntyre Kenneth MacDonald Frank Lackteen Duke York Stanley Blystone Cy Schindell
Cinematography	Ray Cory
Edited by	Robert B. Hoover
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 3, 1955 (1955-02-03) (U.S.)
Running time	15:52
Country	United States
Language	English

Of Cash and Hash is a 1955 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 160th 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 are mistaken for three armored car thieves after getting caught in crossfire. Captain Mullin (Vernon Dent) gives the boys a lie detector test, but finds no reason to hold them. He releases them, and they return to work at their restaurant, the Elite Café. Friend Gladys Harmon (Christine McIntyre) stops by the restaurant just as one of the real armored car bandits flees the scene. They then chase the bandit to a spooky old mansion where they and their hideous hatchet man, Angel (Duke York), are hiding. When the mob abducts Gladys, the Stooges come to her rescue and retrieve the stolen money.

Cast

Credited

• Moe Howard as Moe
• Larry Fine as Larry
• Shemp Howard as Shemp
• Christine McIntyre as Gladys Harmon (final film)
• Vernon Dent as Captain Mullins (Stock footage)
• Kenneth MacDonald as Lefty Loomis
• Frank Lackteen as Red Watkins

Uncredited

• Joe Palma as Armored car guard
  • Palma as lie detector technician (Stock footage)
• Tommy Kingston as second Armored car guard
• Cy Schindell as Officer Jackson (Stock footage)
• Blackie Whiteford as second policeman (Stock footage)
• Stanley Blystone as Elite Café customer (final film)
• Duke York as Angel (Stock footage)

Production notes

Of Cash and Hash is a remake of 1948's Shivering Sherlocks, using ample recycled footage from the original. New footage was filmed on April 26, 1954.

This was the final film featuring new footage of long-time Stooge character actress Christine McIntyre. She would appear in six additional Stooge films via stock footage. It also was the final Three Stooges film featuring long-time Columbia supporting actor Stanley Blystone and long-time villainous actor Frank Lackteen.

See also

• List of American films of 1955

External links

• Of Cash and Hash at IMDb
• Of Cash and Hash at AllMovie
• Of Cash and Hash at threestooges.net