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THE OFFICER'S MESS (1935)

Film Pick of the Day
Friday, September 11, 2026

The day before he reports to duty with the National Guard, Gus Doaks, an obnoxious waiter at a French restaurant, serves up a disaster to a Major and his girlfriend. Naturally, the Major is Gus' new commanding officer. Under the impression that the Guard is a military camping trip with golf and ukulele sing-alongs, Gus finds himself at odds with his Sergeant, who is more than willing to offer Doaks up for a "Major" sacrifice.

Exteriors were shot on location at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 6.80/10 ]   5 votes
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Release Date Saturday, November 9, 1935
Studio Vitaphone
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 21.5 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - September 11th


Births

Erville Alderson
(Actor)
b. 1882

Kansas City, MO

Herbert Stothart
(Original Music)
b. 1885

Milwaukee, WI

Barnett Parker
(Actor)
b. 1886

Bartley, Yorkshire, England

Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra
(Actor)
b. 1887

Philadelphia, PA

Nick Thompson
(Actor)
b. 1889

Houston, TX

Robert Littlefield
(Makeup)
b. 1898

Texas

Jimmie Davis
(Actor)
b. 1899

Quitman, LA

Iris Nicholson
(Actress)
b. 1908

Los Angeles, CA

Athena Lorde
(Actress)
b. 1915

New York

Arthur Hecht
(Actor)
b. 1922

Los Angeles, CA

Don Lamond
(Actor)
b. 1927

Flushing, NY

Edith Clair
(Actress)
b. 1927

Duesseldorf, Germany

Virginia Wing
(Actress)
b. 1937

Marks, MS


Deaths

Dexter McReynolds
(Actor)
d. 1964   (78)

Los Angeles, CA

Chester Morris
(Actor)
d. 1970   (69)

New Hope, PA

Percy Helton
(Actor)
d. 1971   (77)

Los Angeles, CA

Leonard Carey
(Actor)
d. 1977   (90)

Woodland Hills, CA

James R. Field
(Gaffer)
d. 1979   (65)

Los Angeles, CA

Frank McHugh
(Actor)
d. 1981   (83)

Greenwich, CT

Boyd Cabeen
(Actor)
d. 1984   (63)

Los Angeles County, CA

Hugh Hooker
(Actor)
d. 1987   (68)

Westlake Village, CA

Lorne Greene
(Actor)
d. 1987   (72)

Santa Monica, CA

Donald H. Brown
(Associate Producer)
d. 1988   (82)

San Mateo County, CA

Harry Tugend
(Screenplay)
d. 1989   (92)

Los Angeles, CA

Nate Budnick
(Actor)
d. 2001   (84)

Philadelphia, PA

Shirley Chambers
(Actress)
d. 2011   (97)

Los Angeles, CA

Arline Hunter
(Actress)
d. 2018   (86)

San Pedro, CA


Events

WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN! was released

1936-09-11

HOLLYWOOD ROUND-UP (Shemp Howard) in production

1937-09-01 to 1937-09-16

THE BANK DICK (Shemp Howard) in production

1940-09-02 to 1940-10-12

EADIE WAS A LADY (Joe Besser) in production

1944-09-11 to 1944-10-07

CRIME ON THEIR HANDS in production

1947-09-09 to 1947-09-12

BRIDELESS GROOM was released

1947-09-11

Joe Besser guest starred on an episode of SATURDAY NIGHT REVUE

1954-09-11

Location filming on KOOK'S TOUR in progress

1969-09-08 to 1969-09-26

Moe Howard's 2nd appearance on THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW

1973-09-11

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