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Released
1945 · FILM

Three Pests in a Mess

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
15 min
Comedy

Synopsis

The Stooges are three inventors attempting to obtain a patent for their outlandish fly-catching device. Upon learning they must catch 100,000 flies to raise enough money for the patent, some crooks overhear the conversation and mistakenly believe the Stooges are the winners of a $100,000 sweepstakes. When the crooks pursue them, the Stooges take refuge in a sporting goods store, where Curly accidentally shoots a dummy, which the others mistake for a real person. Deciding to hide the "body," they attempt to bury it in a pet cemetery, but the cemetery owner arrives from a costume party with his partners, all dressed as ghosts, and they proceed to scare the Stooges out of their wits.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Henry BatistaShot by Benjamin H Kline

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