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HOI POLLOI (1935)

Film Pick of the Day
Saturday, January 11, 2025

Two high society professors argue over which influence molds gentlemen. One claims environment is the keystone to social distinction, the other asserts that heredity is the backbone of social life. They pick on nearby trash men (the Stooges) to prove their theory. After spending months in training, the Stooges attend an elegant dinner party, ultimately disproving BOTH professors' theories.

Some filmed but deleted scenes are presented in The Three Stooges Journal # 127 (Fall 2008).

The plot was adapted for HALF-WITS HOLIDAY (1947), which was remade as PIES AND GUYS (1958). HOI POLLOI's party scenes were redone in HAVE ROCKET WILL TRAVEL (1959).

This film was adapted in The Three Stooges # 1 comic book, Jubilee Publications Feb. 1949.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 9.60/10 ]   62 votes
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Release Date Thursday, August 29, 1935
Studio Columbia
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 17.8 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - January 11th


Births

Josephine Crowell
(Actress)
b. 1859

Nova Scotia, Canada

Clifford Dempsey
(Actor)
b. 1863

Winstead, CT

Tom Nawn & Company
(Actor)
b. 1863

Scotland

Sam Harris
(Actor)
b. 1877

Sydney, Australia

Chester Conklin
(Actor)
b. 1886

Oskaloosa, IA

George Zucco
(Actor)
b. 1886

Manchester, England

Warner Richmond
(Actor)
b. 1886

Racine, WI

Monte Blue
(Actor)
b. 1887

Indianapolis, IN

Robert Gleckler
(Actor)
b. 1887

Pierre, SD

Charles Previn
(Musical Director)
b. 1888

Brooklyn, NY

Eugene Conrad
(Screenplay)
b. 1892

New York, NY

Alexander Hall
(Director)
b. 1894

Boston, MA

Lloyd French
(Director)
b. 1900

San Francisco, CA

Earl Baldwin
(Original Story and Screenplay)
b. 1901

Newark, NJ

Murray Alper
(Actor)
b. 1904

New York, NY

Lionel Stander
(Actor)
b. 1908

Bronx, NY

Don 'Red' Barry
(Actor)
b. 1912

Houston, TX

Vincent Barbi
(Actor)
b. 1912

Naples, Italy

William J. O'Sullivan
(Associate Producer)
b. 1913

New York, NY

Dorothy Jeakins
(Costume Design)
b. 1914

San Diego, CA

Veda Ann Borg
(Actress)
b. 1915

Boston, MA

Mort Mills
(Actor)
b. 1919

New York, NY

Alicia del Lago
(Actress)
b. 1935

Patzcuraro, Mexico


Deaths

Barney McGill
(Director of Photography)
d. 1942   (51)

Los Angeles, CA

Adolph Faylauer
(Actor)
d. 1961   (78)

Los Angeles, CA

Norton Kurland
(Gaffer)
d. 1968   (61)

Los Angeles, CA

Isabel Randolph
(Actress)
d. 1973   (83)

Burbank, CA

Rudy Wissler
(Actor)
d. 2007   (78)

San Diego, CA

Jean Clark
(Boom)
d. 2009   (63)

Los Angeles, CA

Billy Varga
(Actor)
d. 2013   (94)

Burbank, CA

Anita Ekberg
(Actress)
d. 2015   (83)

Rocca di Papa, Italy

John Mansbridge
(Art Director)
d. 2016   (98)

La Quinta, CA


Events

A NIGHT IN SPAIN begins 3 months of previews with Ted & Betty, Shemp, Moody Braun, Lou Warren & Dick Hakins

1927-01-11

EVERYBODY LIKES MUSIC (Shemp Howard) in production

1934-01-10 to 1934-01-13

THE CASINO MURDER CASE (Ted Healy) in production

1935-01-11 to 1935-02-02

PEOPLE ARE FUNNY (Joe DeRita) was released

1946-01-11

DOPEY DICKS in production

1949-01-11 to 1949-01-14

THREE ARABIAN NUTS in production

1950-01-09 to 1950-01-12

The Stooges made their first appearance on THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW

1959-01-11

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