IDLE ROOMERS (1944) -- ThreeStooges.net

Mrs. Leander's Arms
When Curly walks in the room carrying Mrs. Leander, he's holding her arms differently than the way he was when he first picked her up.

Music Still Playing
Even after the wolfman takes the trombone away from Curly, you can still hear the music continuing to play for a few seconds.

The Mysterious Chair
Moe and Curly run through a door, closing it behind them. A chair falls from the top of the door, but there was no previous 'setup' scene to get the chair placed there.

The Springy Bent Bars
When the wolf man bends the bars of his box, all but two 'spring' back into place after he squeezes through.

Too Early, Moe
When Moe yanks Curly to the room by the nose with a hammer, right as they enter the room Moe apparently thinks they are off-screen when they really aren't and we can clearly see him release the hammer from Curly's nose. Then the camera cuts inside of the room and Moe is still yanking Curly by the nose like he's supposed to.

Face Slaps: 7

Eye Pokes: 0

Head Bonks: 1

Pastry Thrown: 0

"I want my tip!" "I got one for ya... get out!"
(Curly & Moe)

Bed dropping the Stooges onto the floor
When the Stooges are sleeping on a bed connected to the wall when they should be working, their boss pulls a chord or presses a button, causing the bed to drop the Stooges on the floor.
Also used in: VAGABOND LOAFERS · SCHEMING SCHEMERS
Falling luggage pile
The third Stooge is carrying a big pile of luggage on his back. When he walks up to a door, the top of the door opening knocks down the top of the luggage pile, causing all of it to fall on Moe.
Also used in: THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE
Jealous Husband
The Stooges meet a woman in some sort of way and her husband thinks the Stooges are taking advantage of her, so he tries to kill the Stooges.
Also used in: WHAT'S THE MATADOR? · DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE · GENTS IN A JAM · GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP · SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS
Mistaking somebody's head for a door
When a Stooge is supposed to knock on a door, he isn't looking while doing it so he accidentally knocks on somebody's head instead of the door.
Also used in: CALLING ALL CURS · BOOBS IN ARMS · THREE SMART SAPS · THREE PESTS IN A MESS · G. I. WANNA HOME · CRIME ON THEIR HANDS · DOPEY DICKS · LOVE AT FIRST BITE · BABY SITTERS JITTERS · MUSTY MUSKETEERS · HOT ICE · MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER · FIFI BLOWS HER TOP
Thugs talking behind the Stooges
A couple of thugs sneak up behind the Stooges as they're talking to each other and when one thug says something, Moe either thinks that it was one of the other two Stooges talking or he turns over and talks to the thugs casually before doing a double-take.
Also used in: SPOOK LOUDER · FRIGHT NIGHT · DUNKED IN THE DEEP · THREE DARK HORSES · SPOOKS! · FLING IN THE RING · COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN
Twisted foot
A Stooge's foot is twisted around and around by a villian. When the villian stops, the Stooge's foot then twists back in position really fast like a propeller.
Also used in: BUBBLE TROUBLE

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Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2002-04-01 23:04:00 by Shemp_Diesel
Edited 2015-01-24 13:59:13 by Shemp_Diesel

Not the stooges best, but as I've said before--this is the short that introduces stooge fans to a lovely blonde actress named Christine McIntyre, so extra credit for that....

Reviewer's Rating:

(4)

Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2001-05-03 19:35:00 by Stooge
Edited 2008-06-14 06:46:31 by Stooge

I think this is a somewhat underrated short. I don't think it's as bad as most of the others here said. It's probably Del Lord's best short during his 1944-1945 slump, even though it's still not up to his usual standards. And what's wrong with the ending? I found it funny.

Funniest Moments:-- Moe slamming the elevator doors on Larry's head.-- Moe twisting Curly's foot for, like, a whole minute.-- That close-up of "Curly's" legs (which were obviously rubber) bending uncontrollably as he was carrying the big suitcase looked really funny.-- Curly looking in the "mirror".

Reviewer's Rating:

(8)

Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2001-11-04 05:32:00 by Mike Holme

This is actually one of the weakest efforts in the Curly years. This one starts out good with Larry and Curly each recieving beatings from Moe because they tried to serve her instead of Moe. From that point the short just drags. There were a few funny moments during the chase, but not too many. The ending was also not that great and after watching this one again, I find it a little weak. 2 pokes

Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2001-10-04 11:12:00 by Genius In the Lamp

This one is pretty funny, although one gets the feeling it could have been funnier. The ending was quite weak; I'm sure they could have resolved the short more neatly. However, for its faults, all Stooge fans should be thankful for this short, for it introduced us to the lovely and talented Christine McIntyre.

Reviewer's Rating:

(8)

Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2001-08-17 05:18:00 by [Deleted Member]

Excellent short in my opinion. The highlights were how each individual Stooge would do everything they could to be the one to serve the Leanders. It's also always funny to see the boys constantly running in fear. The Stooges sleeping in the lobby reminds me of when they did it with Shemp in "Blunder Boys".ISLIPP- you YIPP. ©2001Edited by - ISLIPP on 8/21/01 2:30:26 AM

Re: IDLE ROOMERS
Posted 2001-02-06 15:56:00 by sickdrjoe

A lesser outing. I get the feeling that around this point Columbia began slashing the budgets: this is the first Stooge short that looks like a Poverty Row production. No doubt the Wolfman business was a tie-in to Columbia's then-current RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE, possibly using the same werewolf makeup.

Prod. No.:	4013
Shooting Days:	4 days From: 1943-11-17 To: 1943-11-20

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