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WHERE THE PEST BEGINS (1945)

Film Pick of the Day
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Jonathan Bass (Tom Kennedy), an inventor working for the government, makes the mistake of his life. He moves next door to Shemp. Lazy, obtuse and obnoxious, Shemp plays the good neighbor by wrecking the Bass' garage, car and china... and somehow makes it look to Bass' wife (Christine McIntyre) that Jonathan is clumsily at fault. Bass' latest project is a new bomb for the Army, and it's only a matter of time before helpful Shemp turns up in the laboratory basement offering his assistance.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 7.77/10 ]   13 votes
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Release Date Thursday, October 4, 1945
Studio Columbia
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 17.33 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - August 20th


Births

Fred Kelsey
(Actor)
b. 1884

Sandusky, OH

Virginia Hammond
(Actress)
b. 1893

Staunton, VA

Bernard H. Hyman
(Producer)
b. 1897

Grafton, WV

Gene Merritt
(Sound Recording)
b. 1901

Tennessee

Edward Ilou
(Art Director)
b. 1905

Stockholm, Sweden

Charles Arnt
(Actor)
b. 1906

Michigan City, IN

Alan Reed
(Actor)
b. 1907

New York, NY

Lee Bailey
(Actress)
b. 1908

Spokane, WA

Karl Brainard
(Prop Master)
b. 1911

California

Alex Romero
(Actor)
b. 1913

San Antonio, TX

Buddy Van Horn
(Actor)
b. 1928

Universal City, CA

Paul Hampton
(Actor)
b. 1937

Oklahoma City, OK


Deaths

Murdock MacQuarrie
(Actor)
d. 1942   (63)

Los Angeles, CA

Bill Wallace
(Actor)
d. 1956   (48)

Los Angeles, CA

Dorothy Burgess
(Actress)
d. 1961   (54)

Woodland Hills, CA

Gwen Lee
(Actress)
d. 1961   (56)

Reno, NV

Charles Maxwell
(Orchestrator)
d. 1962   (69)

Los Angeles, CA

Clyde Carruth
(Film Editor)
d. 1971   (75)

Los Angeles, CA

Barbara Bartay
(Actress)
d. 1986   (65)

Los Angeles, CA

Henry Adams
(Film Editor)
d. 1986   (87)

Orange, CA

Walter Reed
(Actor)
d. 2001   (85)

Santa Cruz, CA

Jerry Lewis
(Actor)
d. 2017   (91)

Las Vegas, NV

Craig Zadan
(Executive Producer)
d. 2018   (69)

Los Angeles, CA


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