Three Little Sew and Sews
| Three Little Sew and Sews | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Ewart Adamson |
| Starring |
Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Harry Semels James C. Morton Phyllis Barry Bud Jamison Vernon Dent Lew Davis Ned Glass |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 15' 47" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Three Little Sew and Sews (1939) is the 36th 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.
Plot
The Stooges are sailors employed in a naval base tailor shop. The three steal officer uniforms in order to pursue women. While pretending to be an Admiral, Curly and his "aides" (Moe and Larry) are tricked into stealing a submarine by a pair of spies. The Stooges eventually capture the spies, but whilst reenacting the capture for the real Admiral, Curly accidentally detonates a bomb.[1]
Production notes
The title Sew and Sew is a play on "so and so," a softly worded insulting term for a person.[2]
Three Little Sew and Sews is one of several Stooge shorts in which a sofa spring manages to become attached to someone's backside. This gag was also used in Hoi Polloi, An Ache in Every Stake, Hugs and Mugs and Have Rocket, Will Travel. In addition, footage of war scenes were later used in Boobs in Arms and They Stooge to Conga. The short is also the fifth of sixteen Stooge shorts with the word "three" in the title.
References
- ↑ Garza, Janiss. "Three Little Sew and Sews (1938)". New York Times Movies. The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- ↑ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 140; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
