Hoi Polloi

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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and The Three Stooges in Hoi Polloi (1935)

A professor plays Pygmalion to three bumbling garbagemen and tries to turn them into gentlemen.A professor plays Pygmalion to three bumbling garbagemen and tries to turn them into gentlemen.A professor plays Pygmalion to three bumbling garbagemen and tries to turn them into gentlemen.

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8.0/10

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Moe Howard

Moe
(as Moe)

Larry Fine

Larry
(as Larry)

Curly Howard

Curley
(as Curley)

Gail Arnold

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Maître d'
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Phyllis Crane

Nichols' Daughter
(uncredited)

Harriett De Busman

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Mary Dees

Blonde Party Guest
(uncredited)

Celeste Edwards

Party Guest
(uncredited)

George B. French

Man with cigar
(uncredited)

Grace Goodall

Mrs. Richmond
(uncredited)

Robert Graves

Prof. Nichols
(uncredited)

Harry Holman

Prof. Richmond
(uncredited)

William Irving

Larry's dance partner
(uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Butler
(uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Billy Mann

Party Guest
(uncredited)

Kathryn McHugh

Duchess
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Grace Goodall (Mrs. Richmond) had a near-fatal choking accident during rehearsal of a food fight scene, which never completed filming for this reason.

Goofs
As the Professors Nichols and Richmond leave the restaurant, Nichols says he will hail a cab for the both of them. Yet, after meeting Moe, Larry, and Curly a minute or two later, Richmond invites them all into his car, parked right next to the Stooges' rubbish truck.

Quotes
Prof. Richmond: Can you spell cat?
Curly: Soitenly!
Prof. Richmond: Spell it!
Curly: Cat. K-I-T-T-Y, pussy.

Alternate versions
A 2004 computer-colorized version was created, but not given a normal "Three Stooges set" release. As of now, it is only available as an extra feature on the DVD of the 2004 film Rupture mode d'emploi (2004).

Connections
Edited into In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)

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One of the best stooge shorts

"Hoi Polloi" was excellently done, the party scene is hilarious, and so is the rest of the episode. I love the part when the stooges read and Curly and Larry pretty much goof up the story.

Overall: A

Note: This was later remade as "Half-Wits Holiday"(1947) which would be Curly's last time he would ever be a stooge.