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Released February 16, 1934
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
RKO
20 min. (Short Subject)

The stage show "Smiles of '34" is doing poorly at the box office, and the owner of the theater is demanding his due! When the troupe cannot pay their bills, Mr. Dora (the blind-without-glasses owner of a hotel) decides that the troupe can work off their debt by helping him overcome the rush of his booked "Farmer's Convention." Mr. Brown (the director of the stage show) hatches a plan to save him and his troupe from a summer of "actual" work. He romances Mrs. Dora while the female lead of the troupe sings through the hotel phone for an audition. The audition goes great, but Mr. Brown and his troupe must escape the wrath of Mr. Dora who discovers Brown flirting with his wife and tries to exact his revenge with his long time knife-throwing skills.

Produced by Van Beuren Pictures. Released by RKO Radio Pictures.

Shemp was paid $250 for this short subject.

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Leigh Jason
Director

Monroe Shaff
Producer

Meyer Davis
Associate Producer

Bert Granet
Executive Producer

H. O. Kusell
Screenplay

Art Jarrett Sr.
Screenplay

Joe Ruttenberg
Photography

Johnny Burke
Music and Lyrics

Harold Spina
Music and Lyrics


















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