| Scotched in Scotland | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Philip Van Zandt Christine McIntyre Herbert Evans Charles Knight Ted Lorch |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory |
| Editing by | Jules White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Running time | 15:35 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Scotched in Scotland is a 1954 film starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It was the 158th short film released by Columbia Pictures starring The Three Stooges. The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot[]
The Stooges are detective school graduates shipped off to Scotland. Dressed in kilts and talking in phony Scottish accents, the Stooges (as McMoe, McLarry, and McShemp) are given the task of guarding the prized possessions of the castle's owner (Herbert Evans). The castle staff is actually ransacking the place while the boys sleep there, though they eventually get the baddies.
Production notes[]
Scotched in Scotland is a remake of 1948's The Hot Scots, using ample recycled footage from the original film.[1] A whistling, howling wind-like sound is added to the soundtrack to give the film a more "spooky" effect; this was not done in The Hot Scots.[2] References to a Gillette advertising slogan are also featured several times using a parrot. The slogan, "How are you fixed for blades?", began in 1952 using the Gillette mascot, Sharpie the Parrot.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff; Joan Howard Maurer; Greg Lenburg (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-0946-5.
- ↑ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 444; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
- ↑ "Sharpie the Parrot Gillette ‘Spokesbird’". 8 March 2010. https://gillettehistory.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/sharpie-the-parrot-gillette-spokesbird/.
External links[]
- Scotched in Scotland at the Internet Movie Database
- Scotched in Scotland at AllRovi
- Scotched in Scotland at threestooges.net
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