Fuelin' Around

Fuelin' Around is a 1949 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 116th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Fuelin' Around
Directed byEdward Bernds
Produced byHugh McCollum
Written byElwood Ullman
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Emil Sitka
Christine McIntyre
Vernon Dent
Philip Van Zandt
Jacques O'Mahoney
Andre Pola
Harold Brauer
CinematographyVincent J. Farrar
Edited byHenry Batista
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • July 7, 1949 (1949-07-07) (U.S.)
Running time
16:53
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The Stooges are carpet layers working at the home of Professor Sneed (Emil Sitka) and his daughter (Christine McIntyre). Sneed is developing a rocket fuel in secret for the government. Anemian spy Captain Rork (Philip Van Zandt) from a fictional European country of Anemia watches the professor through his front window, with hopes of kidnapping him. The Anemians accidentally capture the Stooges instead, mistaking Larry for the professor. Trouble brews when the Stooges are required to quickly create some of the fuel, and then write down the formula. It does not take long for the Anemians to capture the real Professor Sneed, along with his daughter, and throw them in jail until the formula is disclosed. Thanks to a shy prison guard (Jacques O'Mahoney) who cannot help but flirt with Sneed's daughter, the group make a quick exit by getting out of the fortress immediately.

Production notes

Fuelin' Around was filmed on April 6–9, 1948.[1] It was remade in 1956 as Hot Stuff using available stock footage. The film title is a pun on the expression "fooling around."[2]

References
  1. Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. ISBN 9781595800701.
  2. Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 258. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.


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