Secret Philadelphia (A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure)
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Released May 19, 1934
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Featuring Shemp Howard (Solo)
Vitaphone
19.9 min. (Short Subject)
19.9 min. (Short Subject)
Gus Shy plays Harold Fritch, an over-eager ice cream delivery man mistakenly hired by an insurance company that is being bankrupted by paying off claims related to a gang war. Gus' job is to put an end to the gang war between Spumoni and Moran, and he calls in his fellow ice cream vendors to lend assistance.
Shemp plays Moran's henchman, working in a tailor shop called "King Fong."
Shemp received $85 for this short.
Avg. Rating: 
[7.67/10]
[7.67/10]
Gus Shy
Harold Fritch
Lionel Stander
Mickey Moran
Hal Clarendon
Far East Insurance President
Herbert Warren
Far East board member
Shemp Howard
Moran henchman
Curtis Karpe
Spumoni
Harold De Becker
Dopey
Borrah Minevitch
Ice cream man
The Harmonica Rascals
Ice cream men
Joe Campinelli
Sgt. Clark 'before'
Johnny Puleo
Sgt. Clark 'after'
Unidentified I SCREAM 1
Far East board
Unidentified I SCREAM 2
Policeman
Unidentified I SCREAM 3
Cigar store Indian
Unidentified I SCREAM 4
Moran gang
Unidentified I SCREAM 5
Spumoni gang
Unidentified I SCREAM 6
Spumoni waiter
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