A Merry Mix Up
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| A Merry Mix-Up | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe Besser Nanette Bordeaux Jeanne Carmen Ruth White Suzanne Ridgeway Harriette Tarler Diana Darrin Frank Sully |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Editing by | Harold White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  March 28, 1957 |
| Running time | 15' 51" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Muscle Up a Little Closer |
| Followed by | Space Ship Sappy |
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A Merry Mix-Up is the 177th 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.
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[edit] Plot
The Stooges play three sets of identical triplets, born one year apart. All nine brothers lose track of each other after World War II, unaware that are all living in the same city. One set are single, one are engaged, and one are married.
Trouble brews when the engaged set of brothers decided to celebrate at a local nightclub. Before they arrive, the unmarried set show up, followed by the fiancees of their brothers. The ladies start hugging and kissing the unsuspecting brothers. Within minutes, the wives of the married brothers show up, thinking their husbands are cheating on them. All hell breaks loose when the nightclub waiter (Frank Sully) walks in and sees all nine brothers simultaneously.
[edit] Notes
The shot featuring all nine brothers standing side by side took careful planning to expose just right, giving the effect of three Moes, Larrys, and Joes. To achieve this, each Stooge had to stand behind a specific marker before each shot was taken. For the final exposure, director Jules White suspected that Larry Fine was standing behind the wrong marker when compared to the previous two exposures. Larry knew Jules was wrong, and went to great lengths to prove it. Luckily, Larry prevailed, and saved the studio from having to reshoot thousands of dollars worth of exposures.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, p. 264, Citadel Press. ISBN 0806509465
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [2], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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