USA, 1955
16m
35mm film, black and white, 1.85:1
mono, English
A short American comedy fantasy film directed by Jules White.
Plot Summary
Shemp dies but is denied access to Heaven unless he returns to Earth and reforms Moe and Larry who have signed their souls over to the Devil.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Jules White
Copyright MCMLV [1955] by Columbia Pictures Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents
Produced by: Jules White
Screen Play by: Felix Adler
Story by: Zion Myers
Assistant Director: Jerrold Berstein
Director of Photography: Ray Cory
Film Editor: Paul Borofsky
RCA Sound Recording
Art Director: Carl Anderson
Cast
Shemp Shemp Howard] [Shemp]
Larry Larry Fine] [Larry]
Moe Moe Howard] [Moe/Uncle Mortimer/Heavenly train announcer]
Vernon Dent [I. Fleecem]
Philip Van Zandt [The Devil, aka Mr Heller]
Sylvia Lewis [Helen Blazes]
Alternative Titles
Gruesome Threesome
De tre træmænd laver numre – Denmark
Links
Remake of
Heavenly Daze (1948)
References
Periodicals
- Kine Weekly no.2513 (25 August 1955) p.20 – credits, review
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.22 no.261 (October 1955) p.158 – credits, synopsis, review
- Motion Picture Herald vol.201 no.3 (15 October 1955) p.635 – credits, review
- Today’s Cinema vol.85 no.7334 (19 August 1955) p.10 – credits, review
Books
- The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958 by Ted Okuda with Edward Watz p.98
- Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982 by Michael R. Pitts pp.328-329
- The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion by Jon Solomon pp.454-455 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
- The Palgrave Encyclopedia of American Horror Film Shorts 1915-1976 by Gary D. Rhodes and David J. Hogan p.578
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.29 – credits
