Mutts to You
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| Directed by | Charley Chase |
| Produced by | Charley Chase Hugh McCollum |
| Written by | Al Giebler Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Bess Flowers Bud Jamison Vernon Dent Lane Chandler Cy Schindell |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Editing by | Art Seid |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  October 14, 1938 |
| Running time | 18' 02" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Three Missing Links |
| Followed by | Three Little Sew and Sews |
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Mutts to You is the 34th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
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[edit] Plot
The trio run a dog grooming business who use a conveyor belt contrivance à la an Our Gang invention (no doubt influenced by director Charley Chase's exposure to that series). On their way home, the Stooges pick up what they believe to be an abandoned baby on a front doorstep. When the trio realize that the mother (Bess Flowers) had simply locked herself out and was simply in the back of house looking for an extra house key, they become frantic.
In an effort to quietly work their way to the police station with the infant, Moe and Larry disguise Curly as the baby's mother, crowning him "Mrs. O'Toole." Unfortunately, kindly Policeman O'Halloran (Bud Jamison, sporting an authentic Irish accent) strikes up a conversation with the Irish mother, leading the boys to eventually get cold feet and run. After they are caught, the father of the child (Lane Chandler) recognizes the Stooges as the local dog groomers and all is forgiven.
[edit] Notes
- The Stooges would also become babysitters of sorts in Sock-a-Bye Baby, Three Loan Wolves, and Baby Sitters Jitters.
- The title Mutts to You is a pun on the insult "Nuts to you!"[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 138; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg (Citadel Press, 1994).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming (Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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