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Oil's Well That Ends Well 
Directed by Jules White Produced by Jules White Written by Felix Adler Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe BesserCinematography Irving Lippman Editing by Edwin H. Bryant Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date(s) December 4, 1958 Running time 16' 09" Country United States Language English Oil's Well That Ends Well is the 188th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
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Plot
The Stooges have lost their jobs. Adding insult to injury, they received a letter from Dad with the news that he requires surgery. To help pay for the operation, the father suggests the boys search for uranium on his mining property. The boys locate the uranium, but run afoul of a load of dynamite. Then, when they are trying to fix the water pump, it starts gushing oil. Joe tries to cork it by sitting on it, but he is sent flying into the air. When he wishes it would stop, it does, much to Moe and Larry's dismay. Joe manages to get the oil started again, and boys are in the dough.
Notes
- Though technically a reworking of Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise, none of the original plot is featured in this short. In addition, the only recycled footage utilized in Oil's Well That Ends Well is the shot of Curly Howard riding the oil gusher up into the sky. In addition, the concept of Joe wishing for things that come true was borrowed from Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise.[1]
- Oil's Well That Ends Well is one of two Stooge films that does not have a supporting cast. The other is 1950's Self-Made Maids.[1]
- The title is a pun of "all's well that ends well."[1]
- This short contains a rare instance where the Stooges break the "fourth wall," and directly address the camera audience. Joe, after being chastised by Moe and is told to sit down, turns around to the camera and mouths "I Hate him!" to the audience before walking off-screen.
References
- ^ a b c Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 316, 376. ISBN 0971186804. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0971186804.
External links
- Oil's Well That Ends Well at the Internet Movie Database
- Oil's Well That Ends Well at AllRovi
Categories:- 1958 films
- American films
- English-language films
- 1950s comedy films
- The Three Stooges films
- Short films
- Black-and-white films
- Film remakes
- Films directed by Jules White
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