Complete Three Stooges, The (The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion)
THREE PESTS IN A MESS (1945)
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Thursday, November 5, 2026
The Stooges are trying to get a patent on their rather unusual fly-catching device, but they calculate that they need to catch 100,000 flies to pay for the patent. Some crooks overhear them, and misunderstand, thinking that the Stooges are the winners of the $100,000 sweepstakes.
When the crooks start chasing the Stooges, the boys hide in a sporting goods store. Curly accidentally shoots a store mannequin, and thinking it's the real thing, the Stooges panic and try to get rid of the body. They try to dump it in the alley, but a cop comes along and chases them away for trying to "dump garbage." They then decided to bury the body in a pet cemetery, but a night watch man hears them and calls the owner, who comes over with a couple of his friends from a costume party to terrify the Stooges.
THREE PESTS IN A MESS is a partial remake of the 1933 Paramount short SAILORS BEWARE! starring Walter Catlett, Eugene Pallette, and Dorothy Granger.
Details
Average Rating:   [ 8.54/10 ] 39 votes |
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| Featuring | Moe, Larry and Curly |
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| Release Date | Friday, January 19, 1945 |
| Studio | Columbia |
| Production Type | Short Subject |
| Duration | 15.33 min. |
