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1937 American short film by Del Lord

The Sitter Downers

Directed by	Del Lord
Written by	Ewart Adamson
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Marcia Healy June Gittelson Betty Mack James C. Morton
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 26, 1937 (1937-11-26) (U.S.)
Running time	15:34
Country	United States
Language	English

The Sitter Downers is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 27th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges, positioned as suitors seeking approval for their matrimonial aspirations from a reticent prospective father-in-law, initiate a sit-down strike within the confines of their fiancees' abode. Their protest garners widespread attention, propelling them into the limelight and eliciting a deluge of fan mail and offerings, including a parcel comprising a "ready-cut" house. Despite the father-in-law's concerted efforts to solicit governmental intervention in their eviction, legal recourse proves elusive, compelling him to acquiesce to the Stooges' matrimonial desires to quell the unrest.

Subsequently united in wedlock, the newly formed couples find themselves confronted with the daunting task of erecting their donated domicile, a feat necessitating manual construction owing to its rudimentary state. Bound by their marital obligations, the Stooges embark upon the laborious endeavor, albeit amidst vociferous demands from their spouses. Despite encountering a series of setbacks and mishaps during the construction process, including structural irregularities such as a misaligned door and an enigmatic staircase to nowhere, the Stooges persevere, eventually completing the edifice albeit in a haphazard manner.

Their efforts, however, culminate in calamity when a seemingly innocuous gesture precipitates the catastrophic collapse of the roof, ensnaring the newlyweds beneath its weight.

Production notes

The Stooges' wives are named Florabell (June Gittelson), Corabell (Betty Mack), and Dorabell (Marcia Healy, sister of the Stooges' former boss, Ted Healy). This was the last Stooge film released during Ted Healy's lifetime: he died on December 21, 1937. Filming commenced between May 27 and June 2, 1937.

A colorized version of this film was released as part of the 2004 DVD collection entitled "Goofs on the Loose".

References

Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 142. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 230. ISBN 9781595800701.
Goofs on the Loose

External links

The Sitter Downers at IMDb
The Sitter Downers at AllMovie

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v t e The Three Stooges filmography (1934–1946)
1934	Woman Haters Punch Drunks Men in Black Three Little Pigskins
1935	Horses' Collars Restless Knights Pop Goes the Easel Uncivil Warriors Pardon My Scotch Hoi Polloi Three Little Beers
1936	Ants in the Pantry Movie Maniacs Half Shot Shooters Disorder in the Court A Pain in the Pullman False Alarms Whoops, I'm an Indian! Slippery Silks
1937	Grips, Grunts and Groans Dizzy Doctors 3 Dumb Clucks Back to the Woods Goofs and Saddles Cash and Carry Playing the Ponies The Sitter Downers
1938	Termites of 1938 Wee Wee Monsieur Tassels in the Air Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Violent Is the Word for Curly Three Missing Links Mutts to You Flat Foot Stooges
1939	Three Little Sew and Sews We Want Our Mummy A Ducking They Did Go Yes, We Have No Bonanza Saved by the Belle Calling All Curs Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Three Sappy People
1940	You Nazty Spy! Rockin' thru the Rockies A Plumbing We Will Go Nutty but Nice How High Is Up? From Nurse to Worse No Census, No Feeling Cookoo Cavaliers Boobs in Arms
1941	So Long, Mr. Chumps Dutiful But Dumb All the World's a Stooge I'll Never Heil Again An Ache in Every Stake In the Sweet Pie and Pie Some More of Samoa
1942	Loco Boy Makes Good Cactus Makes Perfect What's the Matador? Matri-Phony Three Smart Saps Even as IOU Sock-a-Bye Baby
1943	They Stooge to Conga Dizzy Detectives Spook Louder Back From the Front Three Little Twirps Higher Than a Kite I Can Hardly Wait Dizzy Pilots Phony Express A Gem of a Jam
1944	Crash Goes the Hash Busy Buddies The Yoke's on Me Idle Roomers Gents Without Cents No Dough Boys
1945	Three Pests in a Mess Booby Dupes Idiots Deluxe If a Body Meets a Body Micro-Phonies
1946	Beer Barrel Polecats A Bird in the Head Uncivil War Birds The Three Troubledoers Monkey Businessmen Three Loan Wolves G.I. Wanna Home Rhythm and Weep Three Little Pirates
1947	Half-Wits Holiday
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