Shemp begs a mobster to kill him. Then his ex wants him back. Oops.
Good samaritan Shemp rescues a girl from an accident, and a newspaper photographer snaps a picture of her thanking Shemp. The paper mixes up the caption, implying that Shemp and the girl are lovers. This doesn't sit well with Shemp's fiancee, who breaks off their engagement, leaving him so heartbroken he asks the rescued girl's gangster boyfriend (Dick Curtis) to kill him. When Shemp's intended returns and apologizes, he realizes that his days are numbered unless he can find the gangster and call off the hit.
Acting
Shemp's pathetic desperation is genuinely hilarious.
Direction
Jules White crams three acts into 16 minutes flat.
Director
Jules White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of 77 shorts Shemp made for Columbia after rejoining the Stooges in 1946, though he's flying solo here.
The 'misunderstood photo in the newspaper' plot was a comedy staple in the 1940s—see also The Awful Truth and His Girl Friday.
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