- For Crimin' Out Loud
Infobox Film
name = For Crimin' Out Loud
caption =
director =Jules White
writer = Felix AdlerEdward Bernds
starring =Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Barbara Bartay Emil Sitka Duke York Ralph Dunn Christine McIntyre Charles Knight
cinematography =Irving Lippman |
editing =Harold White
producer = Jules White
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released = flagicon|USMay 3 , 1956
runtime = 15' 28"
country = USA
language = English
preceded_by = "Flagpole Jitters "
followed_by = "Rumpus in the Harem "
amg_id = 1:149216
imdb_id = 0049222"For Crimin' Out Loud" is the 170th short subject starring American
slapstick comedy team theThree Stooges . The trio made a total of 190 shorts forColumbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.Plot
The Stooges work for Miracle Detective Agency, and are hired by a middle-aged millionaire named John Goodrich to track down some racketeers who've threatened his life. Upon arrival at Old man Goodrich's mansion, the boys are quickly seduced by a beautiful blonde who puts a dose of poison to Shemp's drink. Moe and Larry revive Shemp and a spectacular chase ensues, culminating in a lights-out fight, with the Stooges coming out on top. [
thumb|400px|left|Shemp Howard (far right).]Notes
*"For Crimin' Out Loud" is a reworking of 1949's "Who Done It?" using ample
stock footage from the original film.
*This was the last short film that contained new footage of Shemp. On November 23, 1955, Shemp went out with his friends to a boxing match at the Hollywood Legion Stadium. After the fight was over, Shemp hailed ataxicab to take him to his North Hollywood home with his friend Al Winston. Shemp sat back and lit up his cigar. Suddenly, he slumped over into Winston's lap, accidentally burning Winston with thecigar . Shemp had had aheart attack , and was dead at the age of 60.
*The first five minutes of "For Crimin' Out Loud" consists of new footage. The remainder of the film (save one closeup of the Stooges after Shemp is poisoned) is made up of stock footage.Further reading
*"Moe Howard and the Three Stooges"; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233] , (Citadel Press, 1977).
*"One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures"; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581823630] , (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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