- Pest Man Wins
Infobox Film
name = Pest Man Wins
caption =
director =Jules White
writer = Felix Adler
starring =Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Margie Liszt Nanette Bordeaux Emil Sitka Vernon Dent
cinematography =Fayte Brown |
editing =Edwin Bryant
producer = Jules White
distributor =Columbia Pictures
released = flagicon|USDecember 6 , 1951
runtime = 16' 06"
country = USA
language = English
preceded_by = "Hula-La-La "
followed_by = "A Missed Fortune "
amg_id = 1:145921
imdb_id = 00439117"Pest Man Wins" is the 136th short subject starring American
slapstick comedy team theThree Stooges . The trio made a total of 190 shorts forColumbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.Plot
The Stooges are pest exterminators who decide to drum up business by planting mice, moths, and ants in an unsuspecting house. They select a fancy mansion where a high society dinner party is being held. After successfully infesting the house with pests, the trio are predictably hired to clean up their own mess without interrupting the party. One highlight is the piano recital, whereby the "
Blue Danube Waltz " is being played by party guest/pianist Mr. Philander (Vernon Dent ). A chorus of cats replies, bewildering the audience and Mr. Philander. Chaos ensues inside suddenly when a mouse enters the piano, agitating the cats. The Stooges are forced to get the offending pest off the piano, destroying it with hilarious results. After the piano indicent passes, the Stooges start loitering around the pastry table. One things leads to another, and a massive pie fight ensues.Notes
*"Pest Man Wins" is a reworking of 1936's "
Ants in the Pantry ". Some footage of the pie fight was recycled from "In the Sweet Pie and Pie " and "Half-Wits Holiday ".Further reading
*"Moe Howard and the Three Stooges"; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233] , (Citadel Press, 1977).
*"The Three Stooges Scrapbook"; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806509465] (Citadel Press, 1994).
*"The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons"; by Michael Fleming [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767905563] (Broadway Publishing, 2002).
*"One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures"; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581823630] , (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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