http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/276http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132392/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7rXPwX2mOvAWatch a brief scene from OPEN SEASON FOR SAPS in the link above
Sorry guys, no links to view the film online, hopefully most of you have this on DVD. Columbia, for the most part, couldn't figure out what to do with Shemp solo. They would, for the most part, either put him in one off ill fitted teams, like with El Brendel, or have him appear in Three Stooges or Charley Chase scripts. This entry is the first of three of the latter variety, being a remake of THE GRAND HOOTER (1937).
Charley Chase had a unique niche in that he was a screwball comedian who fit well into slapstick situations. He was believable as a straight domestic husband, something this role calls for. Shemp Howard is more of a pure clown and not suitable for this type of role. Simply put, I don't find him and his wife to be a believable couple, so it's a shame they give Shemp a Role he does not belong in. Shemp's best stuff is him with a flirtatious Christine McIntyre, an actress he had natural screen comic chemistry with, as we'd see over the years. Interestingly enough, there's a scene where Christine plays guitar and sings while Shemp Stooges it up. Shemp's mannerisms don't fit a believable husband character but are funny on their own. In the original, Charley Chase is the one doing the singing, adding to the charm this kind of role requires.
No matter what version we're talking, the chase scene with the jealous husband is beyond cliche and tedious, lacking any type of wit. Chalk this film up as a curio, but not very good. There is at least one Charley Chase script that suits Shemp better in the future, so things do perk up.
4/10