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Date Posted: 23:41:40 03/20/09 Fri
Author: Tim
Subject: Pest Man Wins (1951)

Larry, Moe and Shemp are exterminators with Lightning Pest Control and are hired to ply their trade in a ritzy mansion.

Shemp: "I'll be as quiet as a mice."

Fifi the Maid: "There is mouses in the houses."

"A barking dog never bites."

One of the funniest scenes occurs when a mouse gets inside the clothing of Mr Philander (Vernon Dent) and the Stooges join him in a wild dance.

The pie-flinging finale features stock footage from Half-Wits Holiday, including the following exchange:
"You act as though the Sword of Damocles is hanging over your head..."
"Lady, you must be psychic."

Moe rinses his hair after a pie fight (also from Half-Wits Holiday).

No thanks, I'll pass on the punch. Heh.

Tim

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[> Re: Pest Man Wins (1951) -- Rick, 02:27:16 03/21/09 Sat [1]

The ending of this short could have been the end for "Half-Wits", had Curly not fallen ill on the set. At the end, we see Moe washing up in the punch bowl and fade out. The director couldn't figure out a way to conclude it, where as in "Pest Man", it has closure after the stock footage ends.




Rick


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[> Re: Pest Man Wins (1951) -- Tim, 11:25:11 03/21/09 Sat [1]

Closure being the three-note NBC tone played for The Three Stooges, lol.

Tim


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