Fuelin' Around
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| Fuelin' Around | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Emil Sitka Christine McIntryre Vernon Dent Philip Van Zandt Jock Mahoney Andre Pola Harold Brauer |
| Cinematography | Vincent J. Farrar |
| Editing by | Henry Batista |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  July 7, 1949 |
| Running time | 16' 40" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Hokus Pokus |
| Followed by | Malice in the Palace |
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Fuelin' Around is the 116th 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.
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[edit] Plot
The Stooges are carpetlayers working at the home of Professor Sneed (Emil Sitka) and his daughter (Christine McIntyre). Sneed is developing a rocket fuel in secret for the government. Armenian spy Captain Rork (Philip Van Zandt) watches the professor through his front window, with hopes of kidnapping him. Of course, the Armenians capture the Stooges instead, mistaking Larry for the professor. Trouble brews when the Stooges are required to whip up some the fuel, and then download the formula. It does not take long for the Armenians to capture the real Professor Sneed, along with his daughter, and throw them all in jail until the formula is disclosed. Thanks to a shy prison guard (Jock Mahoney) who cannot help but flirt with Sneed's daughter, the group make a quick exit.
[edit] Notes
- Fuelin' Around was reworked in 1956 as Hot Stuff using ample stock footage.
- The title Fuelin' Around is a pun on the expression "fooling around."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 258; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard, (Citadel Press, 1977). ISBN 0806507233
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg (Citadel Press, 1994). ISBN 0806509465
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming (Broadway Publishing, 2002). ISBN 0767905563
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry, (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006). ISBN 1581823630
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