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Half-Wits Holiday is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jules White released in USA on 9 january 1947 with Moe Howard
Half-Wits Holiday (1947)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 9 january 1947
Length 18minutes
Directed by Jules White
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Rating75%
Half-Wits Holiday is the 97th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Synopsis
In the second Stooge adaptation of Pygmalion, the trio are repairmen who make a scene in the presence of two psychologists, Professors Quackenbush (Vernon Dent) and Sedletz (Ted Lorch). Quackenbush makes a bet with Sedletz that he can turn the boys into gentlemen through environment. Training is slow and painful for the professor, who pulls his hair out in disgust. The Stooges take the opportunity to flirt with the professor's daughter, Lulu (Barbara Slater), while learning table etiquette. Finally, the winner of the wager will be decided by the boys' behavior at a fancy society party.Actors
Moe Howard
(Moe)
Larry Fine
(Larry)
Curly Howard
(Curly)
Emil Sitka
(Sapington (uncredited))
Vernon Dent
(Prof. Quackenbush)
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