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A MISSED FORTUNE (1952)

Film Pick of the Day
Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Shemp has just won $50,000 in the Mystery Motor Jackpot Contest. Larry and Moe help him celebrate at the Hotel Costa Plente, largely by accidentally trashing the room. Unknown to them, three golddiggers plan to get the boys' money, but when Shemp receives his prize money, after taxes it's only $4.85.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 8.61/10 ]   36 votes
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Release Date Thursday, January 3, 1952
Studio Columbia
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 16.1 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - March 19th


Births

Arthur Hoyt
(Actor)

b. 1874

Georgetown, CO

Gayne Whitman
(Actor)

b. 1880

Chicago, IL

Joe Rivers
(Actor)

b. 1892

Los Angeles, CA

Carlos DeValdez
(Actor)

b. 1894

Arica, Peru

Joe Dominguez
(Actor)

b. 1894

Chihuahua, Mexico

Roy Roberts
(Actor)

b. 1900

Tampa, FL

Fred Clark
(Actor)

b. 1914

Lincoln, CA

Barbara Bartay
(Actress)

b. 1921

Bohemia, Crochwice, Czechoslavakia

Pamela Britton
(Actress)

b. 1923

Milwaukee, WI

Renee Taylor
(Actress)

b. 1933

New York, NY

Ursula Andress
(Actress)

b. 1936

Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland

Edward Fielding
(Actor)

b. 1975

Brooklyn, NY



Deaths

Francis Sayles
(Actor)

d. 1944   (52)

Los Angeles, CA

Joe C. Gilpin
(Executive Production Manager)

d. 1949   (43)

Burbank, CA

Wheeler Oakman
(Actor)

d. 1949   (59)

Van Nuys, CA

Frank Melton
(Actor)

d. 1951   (43)

Los Angeles, CA

Lee Phelps
(Actor)

d. 1953   (59)

Culver City, CA

Tom Lambert
(Recording)

d. 1966   (72)

Los Angeles, CA

Walter McGrail
(Actor)

d. 1970   (81)

San Francisco, CA

Edward Platt
(Actor)

d. 1974   (58)

Santa Monica, CA

Harry Lachman
(Director)

d. 1975   (88)

Beverly Hills, CA

Lucille Barkley
(Actress)

d. 1975   (49)

Vernon, CT

Ethelind Terry
(Actress)

d. 1984   (84)

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Harold Brauer
(Actor)

d. 1990   (80)

Sepulveda, CA

Cesare Danova
(Actor)

d. 1992   (66)

Los Angeles, CA

Bo-Ching
(Actress)

d. 1996   (85)

San Francisco, CA

Edward Trevor
(Actor)

d. 2009   (99)

New York, NY



Events

The Stooges (Moe, Larry and Curly) signed their first contract with Columbia Pictures.

1934-03-19

HALF SHOT SHOOTERS in production

1936-03-18 to 1936-03-21

OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE in production

1939-03-16 to 1939-03-20

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