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Released
1952 · FILM

Gents in a Jam

Shemp is heir to his uncle Phineas million dollar fortune. Last Stooge short directed by Ed Bernds.

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Written by
Runtime
16 min
Comedy

Synopsis

Shemp's wealthy Uncle Phineas visits the Stooges, who are broke and on the verge of eviction. The trio convinces their landlady, Mrs. McGruder, not to evict them, as Shemp is about to inherit a fortune. Meanwhile, the Stooges find themselves in trouble with a circus strongman after Shemp accidentally tears off his wife's dress. Uncle Phineas gets involved in the ensuing conflict, and Mrs. McGruder ends it by knocking out the strongman. It is revealed that Uncle Phineas and Mrs. McGruder were childhood sweethearts, and they marry, leaving the Stooges out of the money once again.

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Principal cast & crew: 12

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Edwin H BryantShot by Fayte M Browne

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