Pest Man Wins

Pest Man Wins
Directed by Jules White
Produced by Jules White
Written by Felix Adler
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Margie Liszt
Nanette Bordeaux
Emil Sitka
Vernon Dent
Cinematography Fayte Brown
Edited by Edwin Bryant
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • December 6, 1951 (1951-12-06) (U.S.)
Running time
 16:01
Country United States
Language English

Pest Man Wins is the 136th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1951 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are pest exterminators who decide to drum up business by planting mice, moths, and ants in an unsuspecting house. They select a fancy mansion where a high society dinner party is being held. After successfully infesting the house with pests, the trio are predictably hired to clean up their own mess without interrupting the party. One highlight is the piano recital, whereby Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube Waltz" is being played by party guest/pianist Mr. Philander (Vernon Dent). A chorus of cats replies, bewildering the audience and Mr. Philander. Chaos ensues inside suddenly when a mouse enters the piano, agitating the cats. The Stooges are forced to get the offending pest off the piano, destroying it in the process. After the piano incident passes, the Stooges start loitering around the pastry table. One things leads to another, and a massive pie fight ensues.

Production notes

Pest Man Wins was filmed on February 12-15, 1951. The title is a parody of the expression "the best man wins."[1] It is a remake of 1936's Ants in the Pantry using minimal of stock footage. In addition, pie fight footage was recycled from In the Sweet Pie and Pie and Half-Wits Holiday.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://threestooges.net/episode.php?id=135
  2. ↑ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.