Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
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In *Oil's Well That Ends Well*, the Three Stooges play three bumbling tramps. After nearly ruining a farmer's (Richard Fiske) stack of firewood, the Stooges help Widow Jenkins (Eva McKenzie), who has been swindled out of her land by three con men (Dick Curtis, Eddie Laughton, James Craig). While trying to fix the woman's well, the Stooges accidentally trigger an oil geyser. They later recover the land deed and are permitted to marry the now-wealthy Widow Jenkins' daughters. Moe tells Curly to wish for quintuplets, to which Curly responds, "We'll honeymoon in Canada!"—a reference to the Dionne quintuplets.
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Edited by Charles NelsonShot by Henry Freulich
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15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Moe Howard
as Moe
Larry Fine
as Larry
Curly Howard
as Curly
Dorothy Comingore
as June Jenkins
James Craig
as Swindler Driving Car
Dick Curtis
as Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat
Richard Fiske
as Mr. Johnson - Farmer
Lorna Gray
as May Jenkins
Eddie Laughton
as Briggs - Swindler in Front Seat
Eva Mckenzie
as The Widow Jenkins
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