The stooges are engaged to the three daughters of a prison warden. When they learn that some crooks have taken over the prison and their prospective father-in-law has been locked up, they decide to go undercover to rescue him. The stooges sneak into the prison where they find a casino with a fancy party in progress. After swiping some formal attire, they crash the party and get candid camera evidence to expose the crooked goings-on. With the crooks behind bars once again, the stooges are able to get married and all ends well.
Acting
Curly's drunk-dancing deserves its own Oscar category.
Costume
Ill-fitting tuxedos elevate every pratfall.
Editing
Seventeen minutes of perfectly timed destruction.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Three Stooges made 190 shorts for Columbia between 1934 and 1958, averaging three weeks per film.
Jules White directed more Stooge shorts than anyone—over 130—including this one where the boys infiltrate their own future father-in-law's prison.
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