Gag Man, The (Clyde Bruckman and the Birth of Film Comedy)
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Released February 16, 1945
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Columbia
16.1 min. (Short Subject)
16.1 min. (Short Subject)
Good samaritan Woodcock rescues a girl from an accident, and a newspaper photographer snaps a picture of her thanking him. The paper mixes up the caption, implying that they are lovers. This doesn't sit well with his fiancee, who breaks off their engagement, leaving him so heartbroken he asks the rescued girl's gangster boyfriend (Dick Curtis) to kill him. When Woodcock's intended returns and apologizes, he realizes that his days are numbered unless he can find the gangster and call off the hit.
A scene-for-scene remake of Charley Chase's TIME OUT FOR TROUBLE (Columbia 1938), with Dick Curtis reprising his original role. Appearances by Bud Jamison, Fred Toones and Victor Travers are actually stock footage from the Chase comedy.
It's believed that Shemp's makeup included a moustache so he would resemble Charley Chase enough to match up in stock footage longshots. But strangely, only a stunt double appears in any stock footage involving the Chase character, and no moustache is visible.
Avg. Rating: 
[7.89/10]
[7.89/10]
Shemp Howard
Woodcock Q. Strinker
Dick Curtis
Louie Derringer
Christine McIntyre
Edith
John Tyrrell
Bakery dept. clerk
George Gray
Bakery assistant
Grace Lenard
Mazie Frump
Frank Mills
Shopper
Charles Willey
Shopper
Bobby Burns
Shopper
Frances Haynes
Shopper
Al Thompson
Photographer
Judy Malcolm
Sales clerk
Joe Palma
William the chauffeur
Lew Davis
Man on street
Sam Lufkin
Man on street
Budd Fine
Policeman
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Room service waiter
Bud Jamison
Hotel detective
Russell Trent
Percival
Heinie Conklin
Hunter
Victor Travers
Desk clerk
Johnny Kascier
Shemp's stunt double
Unidentified OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN 1
Box clerk
Unidentified OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN 3
Bystanders
Unidentified OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN 4
Neighbors
Jules White
Director
Jules White
Producer
Charley Chase
Story
Victor Travers
Screenplay
Searle Kramer
Screenplay
Glen Gano
Director of Photography
Charles Hochberg
Film Editor
Charles Clague
Art Director
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