Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Released September 02, 1954
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp
Columbia
15.4 min. (Short Subject)
15.4 min. (Short Subject)
Cedric the Blacksmith loves the beautiful Princess Elaine, but the Black Prince is planning to marry her, kill her father the King, and take over the kingdom. Fortunately, a travelling acting troupe (the Stooges) join Cedric to help him woo the Princess, and stop the Black Prince's dastardly plot.
A remake, with stock footage, of SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE (1948).
Joe Palma has three roles in this short:
- First, Joe portrays 'Sir Satchel' in KNUTZY new footage; Bill Brauer the orginal 'Satchel' via stock footage.
- SQUAREHEADS stock footage presents Palma as two different guards. He and Robert Stevens are the two guards in the blacksmith shop. Then with a change of costume and facial hair makeup, Palma and Stevens are two new guards chasing the Stooges thru the castle hallways.
Although Jock Mahoney (Cedric) had moved on to starring success at other studios' low-budget films, and his own television series (RANGE RIDER), he returned to film a few continuity sequences for this stock footage remake. In 1962, Mahoney would take on the role with which he is most associated, replacing Gordon Scott as the title character in the popular "Tarzan" film series.
Avg. Rating: 
[6.88/10]
[6.88/10]
Larry Fine
Larry
Shemp Howard
Shemp
Moe Howard
Moe
Christine McIntyre
Princess Elaine
Ruth Godfrey
Lady in waiting
Robert Stevens
Guard in blacksmith shop
Joe Palma
Guard in blacksmith shop
Jock Mahoney
Cedric the Blacksmith
Douglas Coppin
King's personal guard
Vernon Dent
King Arthur
Phil Van Zandt
Black Prince
Harold Brauer
Sir Satchel
Joe Palma
Sir Satchel, new footage
Bill Clark
1st guard in courtyard
Kenner G. Kemp
2nd guard in courtyard
Robert Stevens
Guard giving chase
Joe Palma
Guard giving chase
Judy Malcolm
Woman in King's entourage
Unidentified KNUTZY KNIGHTS 1
Sentry guard
Unidentified KNUTZY KNIGHTS 2
King's entourage
Unidentified KNUTZY KNIGHTS 3
Trumpeteers
Jules White
Producer
Hugh McCollum
Producer, stock footage
Jules White
Director
Edward Bernds
Director, stock footage
Edward Bernds
Story
Felix Adler
Screenplay
Edward Bernds
Screenplay, stock footage
Ray Cory
Director of Photography
Allen G. Siegler
Photography, stock footage
Edwin Bryant
Film Editor
Henry DeMond
Film Editor, stock footage
Carl Anderson
Art Director
Harold MacArthur
Art Director, stock footage
Irving J. Moore
Assistant Director
Leonard Berman
Music
Paul Mertz
Music
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