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PUGS AND KISSES (1934)

Film Pick of the Day
Saturday, August 1, 2026

Egotistical prize fighter Slug Mosconi loses the big fight, badly. To teach him a lesson about the ills of fooling around, his manager and trainer set him up on a fake blind date, complete with a fake angry husband. Thinking his antics have resulted in the death of the manager, Slug considers killing himself. When he learns he's been conned, he decides to get even by faking the suicide.

Shemp costars as Slug's trainer, Dopey Traynor.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 7.17/10 ]   6 votes
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Release Date Saturday, March 10, 1934
Studio Vitaphone
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 21.2 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - August 1st


Births

Stanley Blystone
(Actor)
b. 1894

Eau Claire, WI

Erle C. Kenton
(Director)
b. 1896

Norboro, MT

Morris W. Stoloff
(Musical Director)
b. 1898

Philadelphia, PA

Jack Del Rio
(Actor)
b. 1902

Argentina

Bonnie Bonnell
(Actress)
b. 1905

Thomasville, GA

Judd McMichael
(Actor)
b. 1906

Minneapolis, MN

Lillian Miles
(Actress)
b. 1907

Oskaloosa, IA

Jack Lait Jr.
(Original Story)
b. 1909

Chicago, IL

Walter Scharf
(Musical Score)
b. 1910

New York, NY

Martin Melcher
(Producer)
b. 1915

North Adams, MA

Marcia Mae Jones
(Actress)
b. 1924

Los Angeles, CA

Georgia Lee Settle
(Actress)
b. 1925

Cincinnati, OH


Deaths

Ralph Cohn
(Producer)
d. 1959   (45)

Pound Ridge, NY

Corinna Mura
(Actress)
d. 1965   (56)

Mexico City, Mexico

Paul Sawtell
(Music)
d. 1971   (65)

Los Angeles, CA

Frederick Worlock
(Actor)
d. 1973   (86)

Woodland Hills, CA

Charles P. Nasca
(Art Director)
d. 1975   (75)

Dearborn Heights, MI

Al Overton
(Sound)
d. 1985   (73)

San Clemente, CA

Joseph Walker
(Photography)
d. 1985   (92)

Las Vegas, NV

Samuel Colt
(Actor)
d. 1986   (76)

Beverly Hills, CA

Tony Regan
(Actor)
d. 1988   (79)

Los Angeles, CA

Claire DuBrey
(Actress)
d. 1993   (100)

Los Angeles, CA

Phyllis Brooks
(Actress)
d. 1995   (80)

Cape Neddick, ME

Poppy Wilde
(Actress)
d. 2000   (85)

Coeur d'Alene, ID

Robert F. Boyle
(Associate Art Director)
d. 2010   (100)

Los Angeles, CA

Karen X. Gaylord
(Actress)
d. 2014   (93)

Ocala, FL

Mary Carlisle
(Actress)
d. 2018   (104)

Woodland Hills, CA


Events

PARDON MY SCOTCH was released

1935-08-01

DUTIFUL BUT DUMB in production

1940-08-01 to 1940-08-05

HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL was released

1959-08-01

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