For Crimin' Out Loud
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Directed by | Jules White |
Screenplay by | Felix Adler |
Story by | Edward Bernds |
Produced by | Jules White |
Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Barbara Bartay Emil Sitka Duke York Ralph Dunn Christine McIntyre Charles Knight |
Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
Edited by | Harold White |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 16:02 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
For Crimin' Out Loud is a 1956 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 170th 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 work for Miracle Detective Agency, and are hired by a middle-aged millionaire named John Goodrich (Emil Sitka) to track down some racketeers who have threatened his life. Upon arrival at Old Man Goodrich's mansion, the boys are quickly seduced by a beautiful blonde (Christine McIntyre) who puts a dose of poison in Shemp's drink. Moe and Larry revive Shemp and a spectacular chase ensues, culminating in a lights-out fight, with the Stooges coming out on top.
Cast
Credited
- Moe Howard as Moe
- Larry Fine as Larry
- Shemp Howard as Shemp (final film)
- Christine McIntyre as Delores (stock footage)
- Emil Sitka as Councilman John Goodrich
- Ralph Dunn as gang leader (stock footage)
Uncredited
- Barbara Bartay as newsgirl
- Charles Knight as Crandall (stock footage)
- Duke York as Nikko (stock footage)
Production notes
For Crimin' Out Loud is a reworking of 1949's Who Done It? (itself a remake of the Schilling and Lane short Pardon My Terror) using ample stock footage from the original film. The first five minutes consist of new footage filmed on June 30, 1955. The remainder of the film (save one closeup of the Stooges after Shemp is poisoned) is made up of stock footage.[1] The title is a play on the expression, "For crying out loud!"[1]
For Crimin' Out Loud is the last film released to contain new footage of Shemp Howard. However, it was not the last one filmed. For Crimin' Out Loud was filmed on June 30, 1955: the previous release, Flagpole Jitters, was actually filmed the next day on July 1 but the first of the two films to be released. Shemp died of a sudden heart attack on November 22, 1955, before any new films were produced.[2][1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 479. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
- ^ Flagpole Jitters at threestooges.net