The Sitter Downers is the 27th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
THE PLOT
The Stooges are suitors who go on a sit down strike when their prospective father-in-law (James C. Morton) refuses to consent the marriages. The strike wins them fame and they receive numerous gifts from fans, including a lot and materials for a house via the United States Housing Authority. The father in law calls up the government to have the Stooges arrested and taken out of his house, but the government can't do anything about it, then The father in law decided to have a change of heart and let the Stooges win the strike and get married, but now they must build their house. Their wives decree that they will have no honeymoon until the Stooges finish the job. Now mad at their nagging wives, they get to work anyway.
TRIVIA
The Stooges' wives are named Florabell (June Gittelson), Corabell (Betty Mack), and Dorabell (Marcia Healy, sister of the Stooges' former boss, Ted Healy. Ironically, this was the last Stooge film released during his lifetime: he died on December 21, 1937. Filming commenced between May 27 and June 2, 1937.
A colorized version of this film was released as part of the 2004 DVD collection entitled "Goofs on the Loose".
Curly Clips
Here are two short clips from this episode highlighting Curly's talent:
Curly Sits Down: Episode 27 The Sitter Downers Clip1
Curly Blows Up: Episode 27 The Sitter Downers Clip2
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