| The Knife of the Party | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leigh Jason |
| Produced by | Monroe Shaff Meyer Davis |
| Written by | Art Jarrett, Sr. H.O. Kusell |
| Starring | Lilian Miles Jack Good Shemp Howard James Fox Charles Senna The Girl Friends Gertrude Mudge Leo Kennedy Rogers & Anthony |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 16, 1934 |
| Running time | 20 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Knife of the Party is a black-and-white short film starring Shemp Howard and released on February 16, 1934. The comedy was filmed at Van Beuren Studios and released by RKO Radio Pictures.
Shemp Howard makes an odd appearance as the lead stooge of four smack-around stooges. This act was presumably either cast by the filmmakers or a short-lived act put together by Shemp. Shemp had been the original third stooge of the Three Stooges until he left the act to be replaced by his brother Curly Howard, then returned after Curly retired in the wake of a series of strokes.
This feature appears on the Three Stooges DVD The Three Stooges: Greatest Hits and Rarities.