Gents in a Jam

Gents in a Jam (1952)

Shemp is heir to his uncle Phineas million dollar fortune. Last Stooge short directed by Ed Bernds.

Shemp's rich Uncle Phineas comes to visit the stooges who are broke and about to evicted. The boys convince their landlady Mrs. McGruder not to toss them out as Shemp is set to inherit a fortune. The boys also have trouble with a circus strongman after Shemp accidentally rips off his wife's dress. Uncle Phineas gets in the middle of the fight, and Mrs. McGruder ends it by knocking out the strongman. It turns out that Uncle Phineas and the landlady were childhood sweethearts and he marries her, leaving the stooges out of the bucks once again.

Date of release
1952-07-04
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
16m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Edward Bernds

Casting

Interesting facts

Gents in a Jam is a 1952 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 141st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Production notes

Gents in a Jam was filmed on December 17–19, 1951. It was the last Stooge short directed by Edward Bernds, long considered the Stooges' finest director. Producer Hugh McCollum was discharged and, as a result, Bernds resigned out of loyalty to McCollum, leaving only director/short subject head Jules White to both produce and direct the Stooges' remaining Columbia comedies.

Gents in a Jam marks the final appearance of longtime actor Snub Pollard. The comedy actor appeared in many shorts of the Curly Howard era. This was his final appearance in the Shemp era.

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