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A Missed Fortune

A Missed Fortune

1952Short⏱️ 17m
ComedyShort
7.3
IMDB Rating
358 votes

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 boys are pursued by three gold-digging da...

Director
Jules White
Writers
Felix Adler, Jack White
Stars
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard
Release Date
January 3, 1952
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Moe Howard
Moe Howard
as Moe
Larry Fine
Larry Fine
as Larry
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
as Shemp
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Nanette Bordeaux
as Fifi
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Vivian Mason
as Stooge Golddigger
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as Hotel Manager
Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone
as Detective
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Johnny Kascier
as Waiter
Suzanne Ridgway
Suzanne Ridgway
as Golddigger

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

slapstick comedyremakethe three stooges

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

solid Stooges
by SnoopyStyle2024-08-16
7/10

"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..."

💡 Did You Know?

The last Three Stooges short released during the lifetime of Curly Howard.

📖 Synopsis

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 boys are pursued by three gold-digging da...