Fright Night (1947 film)
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Written by | Clyde Bruckman |
Directed by | Edward Bernds |
Starring |
Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Dick Wessel Claire Carleton Harold Brauer Cy Schindell Heinie Conklin Sammy Stein Stanley Blystone Dave Harper Tom Kingston |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) | Hugh McCollum |
Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
Running time | 17:41 |
Distributor | Columbia Pictures |
Fright Night is the 98th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1947 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard, in his first starring role after returning to the act). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The Stooges are managers of a beefy boxer named Chopper Kane (Dick Wessel), and they bet their bank roll on his next fight. When a gangster (Tiny Brauer) tells them to have Chopper lose (as he has a lot of money bet on his opponent Gorilla Watson) or they will lose their lives, the boys decide to play along. They try to soften Chopper up by feeding him rich food and having him spend time with their friend Kitty (Claire Carleton). The fight gets canceled when Kitty dumps Chopper for Gorilla and, in a fluke accident, Gorilla gets entangled with Moe and breaks his hand against a wall. The Stooges think they have put one over on the gangsters, only to have the bad guys corner them in a deserted warehouse. Instead of being rubbed out, the boys capture the crooks and get a reward.
Production notes[edit | edit source]
Fright Night marked the return of Shemp Howard to the Stooges, who had last performed with the act 17 years prior. Shemp agreed to rejoin the act until brother Curly Howard recovered enough to return to the Stooges (Curly never did).[1]
Fright Night was filmed June 5–8, 1946. Production starting less than one month after brother Curly Howard suffered a stroke on May 6. The film was remade reworked in 1955 as Fling in the Ring, using ample stock footage.[1] It was Shemp's favorite Stooge film.[1]
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External links[edit | edit source]
- Fright Night (1947 film) at Internet Movie Database
- Fright Night at AllMovie
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Category:1947 films Category:The Three Stooges films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Boxing films Category:American black-and-white films Category:1940s comedy films Category:Films directed by Edward Bernds Category:Columbia Pictures short films