Fine Art of Boxing, The (No Stooge in the Ring)
The Three Stooges were scheduled to appear in this movie, produced under the title THE JET SET. According to DVD commentary by Sam Sherman, his original plan was for Moe and Curly Joe to appear with Larry, who would participate even though he was in a wheel chair. When it became clear Larry would not be able by October 1974 (he died in January 1975), Emil Sitka stepped into the third spot as 'Harry,' Larry's brother. The team was signed, but... one week prior to March's shooting date, Moe's lung cancer had progressed and the Stooges backed out; he died in May 1975.
Ben Brewster (Bob Livingston) plans to add gambling to his desert resort Lucky Dollar Ranch, but a group of black-hooded riders begin terrorizing Ben's ranch hands, hijacking trucks delivering the gaming equipment. The stewardesses arrive with charter group of guests, and the Ritz Brothers arrive on the scene as two wanderers who take various handyman jobs around the ranch, e.g., life guards, short order cooks, landscapers. Unofficial hostess for the ranch is Honey Morgan (Yvonne DeCarlo), madame of the nearby Bee Hive brothel. Ranch foreman Trask (Don 'Red' Barry) is Honey's ex-lover, at odds with Ben whom he thinks has a relationship with her. Trask is revealed to viewers as leader of the hooded riders, but there's a bigger joker in the deck who's pulling Trask's strings amidst rumor of oil under the ranch.
An overview of the film's script, as planned for Moe, Curly Joe & Emil, appears in The Three Stooges Journal # 130 (Summer 2009).
The surviving Ritz Brothers, Jimmy and Harry, replaced the Stooges and perform much of their act's well-known schtick, including the precision dance routine, first seen in SING, BABY, SING (1936) costarring Ted Healy.

Yvonne DeCarlo
Honey Morgan

Robert Livingston
Ben Brewster

Jimmy Ritz
Jimmy

Harry Ritz
Harry

Don 'Red' Barry
Trask

Connie Hoffman
Debbie

Regina Carroll
Lori

T. A. King
Barbara

Jon Shank
Sheik

Jerry Mills
Pilot

Irv Saunders
Co-pilot

Lon Bradshaw
Oldtimer

Nicolle Riddell
Jackie

Sheldon Lee
Chuck

Carol Bilger
Chuck's girl

Jack Tyree
Passenger

James Winburn
Passenger

Leonard Geer
Passenger

Barney Gelfan
Passenger

Samuel M. Sherman
Ranch hand

Dan Q. Kennis
Kenny, tennis instructor

Randy Thompson
Vocals

Pat Shannon
Vocals

Al Adamson
Director

Samuel M. Sherman
Producer

Dan Q. Kennis
Executive Producer

Irwin Pizor
Associate Producer

Samuel M. Sherman
Story and Screenplay

John D'Amato
Screenplay

Louis Horvath
Director of Photography

John Winfield
Film Editor

Robert Dietz
Sound Recording

Aaron Nathanson
Re-recording

Roy Kohn
Music Coordinator

Gene Nash
Music and Lyrics

George Moslener
Music and Lyrics

Barry Keenan
Music and Lyrics

Lee Zahler
Original Music

Herman Stein
Original Music

Regina Carroll
Wardrobe

Melanie Levitt
Makeup

Ty Butterworth
Makeup

Jean Peloquin
Hair Stylist

John D'Amato
Assistant Director

Irv Saunders
Production Manager

Mike Ferris
Assistant Cameraman

Michael Mileham
Assistant Cameraman

R. Michael Stringer
Gaffer

Stu Spohn
Gaffer

Robbie McClure
Grip

Jim Salazar
Grip

Jean Clark
Boom

Joe Raymond
Continuity

Bob LeBar
Title Animation

Tony Garcia
Lettering

Steven Jacobson
Post-Production Coordinator

Jan Gershkoff
Production Assistant

Mike Bockman
Production Assistant

Addison Randall
Assistant to Producer

Hedy Dietz
Still Photography
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