Topic: Shemp Solo STRANGE AFFAIR (1944) on DVD, May 1

[BeAStooge]

The crime mystery/comedy STRANGE AFFAIR (1944), with Shemp Howard in a supporting role, will be available on DVD May 1, 2012.  The disc is part of Sony's "Choice Collection" line of MOD-DVD-r's (formerly "Columbia Classics").

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Has anyone seen this? Any good? How much screen time does Shemp get?

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So, this comes out today. Is anyone going to get it?

[metaldams]

So, this comes out today. Is anyone going to get it?

I've never seen it, but considering Shemp's name on the marquee is really small, my gut feeling says he has a small role in comic relief in an otherwise dramatic picture.  Perhaps I'm wrong and somebody will say otherwise, but this smells like a minor role from a far.

[metaldams]

I've never seen it, but considering Shemp's name on the marquee is really small, my gut feeling says he has a small role in comic relief in an otherwise dramatic picture.  Perhaps I'm wrong and somebody will say otherwise, but this smells like a minor role from a far.

Then again......maybe not a dramatic picture.  "Chuckle while you shudder!"  "Shiver while you laugh!"  ........and Shemp is lower billed?  I'm sure Allyn Joslyn rocks, though.

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The page for this film here says Shemp appears as a dim-witted laundry man, which sounds like a good role for him. A 2010 post from BeAStooge says Shemp is featured in the first 6 minutes.

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DVDTalk reviewed this DVD-R last week: http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/56680/strange-affair-1944/

The transfer is "good-looking" and the film comes recommended to "B" movie aficionados.