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A Missed Fortune

  • 1952
  • 17m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
354
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Nanette Bordeaux, Shemp Howard, Vivian Mason, and Suzanne Ridgway in A Missed Fortune (1952)
SlapstickComedyShort

Shemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the b... Read allShemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the boys are pursued by three gold-digging dames after their winnings. When the check arrives h... Read allShemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the boys are pursued by three gold-digging dames after their winnings. When the check arrives however, it's only for $4.85 after tax deductions.

  • Director
    • Jules White
  • Writers
    • Felix Adler
    • Jack White
  • Stars
    • Moe Howard
    • Larry Fine
    • Shemp Howard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    354
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writers
      • Felix Adler
      • Jack White
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Shemp Howard
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Moe Howard
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    Larry Fine
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    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
    • Shemp
    • (as Shemp)
    Nanette Bordeaux
    • Fifi
    Vivian Mason
    • Stooge Golddigger
    Vernon Dent
    Vernon Dent
    • Hotel Manager
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Detective
    • (uncredited)
    Johnny Kascier
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    • Golddigger
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writers
      • Felix Adler
      • Jack White
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    10Movie Nuttball

    Great Three Stooges short!

    The Three Stooges has always been some of the many actors that I have loved. I love just about every one of the shorts that they have made. I love all six of the Stooges (Curly, Shemp, Moe, Larry, Joe, and Curly Joe)! All of the shorts are hilarious and also star many other great actors and actresses which a lot of them was in many of the shorts! In My opinion The Three Stooges is some of the greatest actors ever and is the all time funniest comedy team!

    This is a hilarious Three Stooges short in My opinion. The Stooges are so funny. Nanette Bordeaux, Vivian Mason, and Suzanne Ridgeway all perform well and they look excellent! Stanley Blystone and Vernon Dent were good. There is another Three Stooges short with Curly very similar like this one called Healthy, Wealthy, and Dumb . I strongly recommend both!
    8tonyvmonte-54973

    A Missed Fortune was another funny short starring The Three Stooges

    Moe, Larry, and Shemp are having breakfast (in which Moe inadvertently replaces syrup with glue when eating pancakes) when a radio quiz show calls and Shemp correctly guesses the answer leading them all to live it up at a classy hotel. But, of course, that doesn't last for long...This was funny from beginning to end with many of the expected physical comic business you get from the boys. According to this site, this was the last short shown when Moe and Shemp's brother, Curly, was still alive. He had quit the team after his stroke in 1946 leaving Shemp to replace him having previously left back in 1930 to be replaced by the younger Curly. Shemp, himself, would only live for a few more years before he himself had to be replaced...
    7SnoopyStyle

    solid Stooges

    Shemp wins $50k answering the phone to a radio contest. With his new found fortune, he rents a fancy hotel room for the trio. Of course, they wreck the place. Three gold-diggers and a monkey live in the room next to them. Only, the prize reward is not what he expected.

    This is fine standard Three Stooges with Shemp. They could play more with the glue if they stick to each other. The gasoline is stupid, but not in a funny way. It's stupid in a head-scratching way. The hotel is fine and the boys destroy the room as expected. The monkey is weird and fun. The Eastern European ladies could be better. All in all, this is a solid Stooges short.

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    • Trivia
      The last Three Stooges short released during the lifetime of Curly Howard.
    • Goofs
      When Shemp wins the radio contest, the announcer asks him for his address, instead he says "I'll be right over." and hangs up the phone.
    • Quotes

      Moe: [Larry uses boiling water to unglue his mouth] What are you trying to do, boil me? Do you think I'm a lobster?

      Larry: [getting eye-poked] Oh, wait a minute.

      Moe: I'll gouge your eyes...

      Larry: [blocking a second eye-poke, then laughing] I fooled him.

      Moe: Well, you certainly did. Pardon me.

      Larry: Yes?

      Moe: [eye-poking him again] Get away from here!

    • Connections
      Edited from Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)

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    • Release date
      • January 3, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 17m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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