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'''''Jail Birds of Paradise''''', known | '''''Jail Birds of Paradise''''', also known under working titles as ''Stars and Stripes'', ''Reformers'', and ''Reformania'', is a 1934 Three Stooges short film written and directed by Al Boasberg. It only featured the Howard Brothers, Moe and Curly. It was the ninth film of 'Ted Healy and His Stooges' during their time at MGM. | ||
The plot involved | ==Plot== | ||
The plot involved the warden's daughter, Miss Deering (Dorothy Appleby), turning Paradise Prison into a "paradise" during his three-month absence, making it a luxury hotel with all the amenities and the guards doing all the work. As Miss Deering and her secretary tour the prison, there are a series of sight gags involving various prisoners. Among them, registering at Paradise's front desk, is Joe Pantz (Moe Howard), an axe murderer who has transferred from Leavenworth. | |||
That night, there is a show in the Prison Auditorium with dinner and music. Moe enters with Jerry "Curly" Howard, who is wearing a toupee, and the two work a hair tonic scheme among the other prisoners; this scene would later be reworked for Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in ''Snow White and the Three Stooges''. The evening ends with gunshots and a vase-throwing melee among the prisoners. | |||
The film | ==Availability== | ||
The film has been lost, with no known prints or negatives left and, therefore, no home media releases. Only two stills of the film have survived. | |||
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Jail Birds of Paradise 1.jpg | Jail Birds of Paradise 1.jpg | ||
Jail Birds of Paradise 2.jpg | Jail Birds of Paradise 2.jpg | ||
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[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 15 January 2017
Jail Birds of Paradise, also known under working titles as Stars and Stripes, Reformers, and Reformania, is a 1934 Three Stooges short film written and directed by Al Boasberg. It only featured the Howard Brothers, Moe and Curly. It was the ninth film of 'Ted Healy and His Stooges' during their time at MGM.
Plot
The plot involved the warden's daughter, Miss Deering (Dorothy Appleby), turning Paradise Prison into a "paradise" during his three-month absence, making it a luxury hotel with all the amenities and the guards doing all the work. As Miss Deering and her secretary tour the prison, there are a series of sight gags involving various prisoners. Among them, registering at Paradise's front desk, is Joe Pantz (Moe Howard), an axe murderer who has transferred from Leavenworth.
That night, there is a show in the Prison Auditorium with dinner and music. Moe enters with Jerry "Curly" Howard, who is wearing a toupee, and the two work a hair tonic scheme among the other prisoners; this scene would later be reworked for Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in Snow White and the Three Stooges. The evening ends with gunshots and a vase-throwing melee among the prisoners.
Availability
The film has been lost, with no known prints or negatives left and, therefore, no home media releases. Only two stills of the film have survived.