Caught on the Bounce

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Joe Besser needs money to pay back a loan of $2500 and travels to ask his aunt for the money. She boards the train, along with a man who looks like a wanted bank-robber, and tells Joe she ne... Read allJoe Besser needs money to pay back a loan of $2500 and travels to ask his aunt for the money. She boards the train, along with a man who looks like a wanted bank-robber, and tells Joe she needs $2500 herself and can not help him. Between them they capture the bank robber and spli... Read allJoe Besser needs money to pay back a loan of $2500 and travels to ask his aunt for the money. She boards the train, along with a man who looks like a wanted bank-robber, and tells Joe she needs $2500 herself and can not help him. Between them they capture the bank robber and split the $5,000 reward.

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Joe Besser

Maxine Gates

Joe's Wife

Edward Coch Jr.

Junior

Esther Howard

Aunt Tildy

Reggie Dvorak

Vendor
(uncredited)

Johnny Kascier

Bank Robber
(uncredited)

Joe Palma

Policeman
(uncredited)

Blackie Whiteford

Policeman
(uncredited)

Director
- Jules White
Writer
- Felix Adler
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3planktonrules

Fat jokes galore...though very few laughs

When "Caught on the Bounce" begins, Joe and his family are going to see Aunt Tildy. Apparently they need money and are hoping Hildy will help them. Most of the film is set aboard a train bound for Hildy's with lot of fat jokes...most of which aren't particularly funny. However, later, Tildy herself as well as a bank robber board the train...and there's a $5000 reward for the robber. Can Joe be the hero and get the reward?

Before Joe Besser was the Stooge to replace Shemp after his death, Besser made a string of comedy shorts for Columbia...the home studio of the Stooges. In general, I've found Joe's solo films less awful than the ones he made with Moe and Larry...though "Caught on the Bounce" is a bit worse as it's just not funny.