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MGM's THE BIG PARADE OF COMEDY (1964)

Film Pick of the Day
Saturday, August 8, 2026

Compilation of scenes from MGM comedies of the 1920s to early 1950s. Ted Healy & His Stooges appear in a scene from HOLLYWOOD PARTY (1934). Additional scenes from HOLLYWOOD PARTY appear here, with footage of Laurel & Hardy, Lupe Velez, and Jimmy Durante.

Details

Average Rating:

[ 6.00/10 ]   1 votes
Featuring Ted Healy and His Stooges
Release Date Wednesday, September 23, 1964
Studio MGM
Production Type Feature Film
Duration 88.9 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - August 8th


Births

Harry W. Gerstad
(Photography)

b. 1886

Chicago, IL

Joseph V. McKee
(Actor)

b. 1889

New York, NY

Sherry Hall
(Actor)

b. 1892

Eureka, CA

Victor Young
(Music)

b. 1899

Chicago, IL

Don Terry
(Actor)

b. 1902

Natick, MA

Jack Long
(Actor)

b. 1902

Iowa

Eadie Adams
(Actress)

b. 1907

Chicago, IL

Arthur Morton
(Orchestrator)

b. 1908

Duluth, MN

Pete King
(Music)

b. 1914

Ohio

Sheila Darcy
(Actress)

b. 1914

York, PA

Walt LaRue
(Actor)

b. 1918

Fall River, MA

Buddy Bueler
(Actor)

b. 1926

Canada

Mark Bailey
(Actor)

b. 1934

Los Angeles, CA

Bridget Holloman
(Actress)

b. 1955

Montgomery, AL



Deaths

Paul Porcasi
(Actor)

d. 1946   (67)

Los Angeles, CA

Joseph Santley
(Story)

d. 1971   (82)

West Los Angeles, CA

Bernard Green
(Music)

d. 1975   (66)

Westport, CT

Richard Deacon
(Actor)

d. 1984   (63)

Los Angeles, CA

Sam Balter
(Actor)

d. 1988   (78)

Los Angeles, CA

Lou Krugman
(Actor)

d. 1992   (78)

Burbank, CA

Harry Bellaver
(Actor)

d. 1993   (88)

Nyack, NY

Carol Hughes
(Actress)

d. 1995   (85)

Burbank, CA

Jess Barker
(Actor)

d. 2000   (88)

North Hollywood, CA

Irene Wyman
(Animator)

d. 2003   (98)

Los Angeles, CA

Paul 'Mousie' Garner
(Actor)

d. 2004   (95)

Montrose, CA

Corny Cole
(Animation Director)

d. 2011   (80)

Santa Clarita, CA

Dick Chandlee
(Actor)

d. 2019   (96)

Burbank, CA



Events

I SCREAM (Shemp Howard) in production

1933-08-07 to 1933-08-10

BOMBSHELL (Ted Healy) in production

1933-08-07 to 1933-09-15

The Stooges begin 3 weeks of pre-Broadway previews in GEORGE WHITE'S SCANDALS

1939-08-08

CACTUS MAKES PERFECT in production

1941-08-07 to 1941-08-11

THE ROOKIE (Joe Besser) in production

1959-08-03 to 1959-08-21

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