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Released December 13, 1945
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Columbia
16.4 min. (Short Subject)

Playing violin at McGurn's cafe in exchange for a bowl of soup, Prof. Perriwinkle's rendition of Pop Goes the Weasel turns waiter Rameses (Shemp Howard) into a fighting whirlwind, knocking out customer Killer Kilduff (Joe Palma), the boxing champ. Promoter Jonesy immediately signs Rameses and Perriwinkle, and the three set out to make Rameses the new champ. At the championship bout, the Prof's violin is smashed and he begins a mad rush to find another source of the magic tune. Rameses is left to stall and keep Kilduff from pounding him into the canvas.

Professor Perriwinkle is played by former Hal Roach director and screenwriter Charley Rogers, a life-long friend of Stan Laurel's who appeared in several L&H comedies, notably as the butler in OUR WIFE (1931).

A remake of PUNCH DRUNKS (1934). A couple of the longer shots of Prof running are stock footage of Larry Fine from that Three Stooges comedy.

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Marilyn Johnson
Rameses' fiancee

John Tyrrell
Spud McGurn

Joe Palma
Killer Kilduff

Wally Rose
Scarred fighter

Blackie Whiteford
Restaurant patron

Charley Rogers
Professor Periwinkle

Lew Davis
Ring announcer

Johnny Kascier
Kilduff corner man

Arthur Housman
Timekeeper

Harry Watson
Boy throwing gumballs

Al Thompson
Spectator with cigar

Victor Travers
Spectator with toupee

Jack Hill
Spectator

Sam Lufkin
Spectator

Don Brodie
Spectator

Frank Mills
Spectator

Charles King
Man on truck

Larry Fine
archive footage


Jules White
Producer

Jules White
Director

Jack White
Screenplay

George Meehan
Director of Photography

Charles Hochberg
Film Editor

Charles Clague
Art Director



















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