Marjorie White: Her Life and Work
BLAZING STEWARDESSES (1975)
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Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Three Stooges were scheduled to appear in this movie, produced under the title THE JET SET. According to DVD commentary by Sam Sherman, his original plan was for Moe and Curly Joe to appear with Larry, who would participate even though he was in a wheel chair. When it became clear Larry would not be able by October 1974 (he died in January 1975), Emil Sitka stepped into the third spot as 'Harry,' Larry's brother. The team was signed, but... one week prior to March's shooting date, Moe's lung cancer had progressed and the Stooges backed out; he died in May 1975.
Ben Brewster (Bob Livingston) plans to add gambling to his desert resort Lucky Dollar Ranch, but a group of black-hooded riders begin terrorizing Ben's ranch hands, hijacking trucks delivering the gaming equipment. The stewardesses arrive with charter group of guests, and the Ritz Brothers arrive on the scene as two wanderers who take various handyman jobs around the ranch, e.g., life guards, short order cooks, landscapers. Unofficial hostess for the ranch is Honey Morgan (Yvonne DeCarlo), madame of the nearby Bee Hive brothel. Ranch foreman Trask (Don 'Red' Barry) is Honey's ex-lover, at odds with Ben whom he thinks has a relationship with her. Trask is revealed to viewers as leader of the hooded riders, but there's a bigger joker in the deck who's pulling Trask's strings amidst rumor of oil under the ranch.
An overview of the film's script, as planned for Moe, Curly Joe & Emil, appears in The Three Stooges Journal # 130 (Summer 2009).
The surviving Ritz Brothers, Jimmy and Harry, replaced the Stooges and perform much of their act's well-known schtick, including the precision dance routine, first seen in SING, BABY, SING (1936) costarring Ted Healy.
Details
Average Rating:  [ 2.00/10 ] 2 votes |
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| Featuring | Miscellaneous Appearances |
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| Release Date | Sunday, June 1, 1975 |
| Studio | Independent-International Pictures Corp. |
| Production Type | Feature Film |
| Duration | 94 min. |
