Continuing the series in a different manner, a series of traditional caches highlighting the talent of Curly Howard, everybody's favorite stooge. I will throw in a few puzzle caches about Curly's personal life here and there during this series.
Healthy, Wealthy And Dumb is the 31st 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
Curly wins $50,000 from writing a catchy jingle for a radio contest. The boys quickly spend their loot, and check in at the Hotel Costa Plente. Their suite is furnished with many expensive items which they systematically destroy. In the process, three gold diggers connive their way into the boys' room, under the guise that they are three rich widows looking to remarry. This works perfectly, as Curly quickly discovers that all the tax deductions reduce his winnings to a minuscule $4.85. The boys hastily agree to marry the ladies, who soon find out the Stooges are broke and give them what for.
TRIVIA
The title Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb is parody a of Benjamin Franklin's proverb "early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." It would be remade as 1952's A Missed Fortune, with minimal stock footage.
Curly Clips
Here are two short clips from this episode highlighting Curly's talent:
Curly Eats Pancakes: Episode 31 Healthy Wealthy And Dumb Clip1
Curly's Seeing Gorillas: Episode 31 Healthy Wealthy And Dumb Clip2
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Curly Code: 971-162