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WHAM-BAM-SLAM! (1955)

Film Pick of the Day
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Shemp is a sick man with a terrible case of nerves, so Moe and Larry go to their friend Claude for help. Claude is a self-taught healer, and tries to cure Shemp with home-made remedies. He suggests they buy his lemon of a car, and take Shemp on a trip in the country.

A remake, with stock footage, of PARDON MY CLUTCH (1948).

Details

Average Rating:

[ 5.75/10 ]   24 votes
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Release Date Thursday, September 1, 1955
Studio Columbia
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 15.9 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - August 5th


Births

Ellinor Vanderveer
(Actress)

b. 1886

New York, NY

Reginald Owen
(Actor)

b. 1887

Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England

Donald Kerr
(Actor)

b. 1891

Eagle Grove, IA

Wiard Ihnen
(Art Director)

b. 1897

New York, NY

Sol Murgi
(Actor)

b. 1900

Pallagorio, Italy

W. D. Flick
(Sound)

b. 1900

Cleveland, OH

Vick Knight
(Lyrics)

b. 1908

Moundsville, WV

Carl Saxe
(Actor)

b. 1910

Cleveland, OH

Allyn Drake
(Actress)

b. 1911

New York

Robert Taylor
(Actor)

b. 1911

Filley, NE

Selma Diamond
(Actress)

b. 1920

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Eddie Brandt
(Special Thanks)

b. 1924

Chicago, IL



Deaths

David Townsend
(Associate Art Director)

d. 1935   (43)

Sonora, CA

Barnett Parker
(Actor)

d. 1941   (54)

Los Angeles, CA

Sidney Bracey
(Actor)

d. 1942   (64)

Los Angeles, CA

Ernest Whitman
(Actor)

d. 1954   (61)

Los Angeles, CA

Harry MacPherson
(Music and Lyrics)

d. 1957   (70)

Sawtelle, CA

Nick Arno
(Actor)

d. 1958   (55)

Chatsworth, CA

G. Pat Collins
(Actor)

d. 1959   (63)

Los Angeles, CA

Marilyn Monroe
(Actress)

d. 1962   (36)

Los Angeles, CA

Ewing Scott
(Director)

d. 1971   (73)

San Diego, CA

Warren Duff
(Story and Screenplay)

d. 1973   (69)

Los Angeles, CA

Fred Karger
(Music Coordinator)

d. 1979   (63)

Santa Monica, CA

Lyle 'Spud' Murphy
(Music)

d. 2005   (96)

Los Angeles, CA

Sam White
(Producer)

d. 2006   (99)

Encino, CA



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