Love at First Bite is a 1950 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 123rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
| Love at First Bite | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Christine McIntyre Yvette Reynard Marie Monteil Al Thompson |
| Cinematography | Rex Wimpy |
| Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 16:04 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe Stooges engage in nostalgic recollection of their romantic encounters with their respective fiancées during their military service in Europe. Their partners hail from Italy, Austria, and France. To commemorate these memories, the trio partakes in a toast with copious amounts of Old Panther whisky, resulting in their rapid inebriation. In their intoxicated state, Moe and Shemp engage in a heated dispute over their sweethearts, culminating in a proposal to settle their differences through physical combat, armed with seltzer bottles.
Following Shemp's incapacitation from excessive drinking, Moe and Larry mistakenly conclude that he has perished. Subsequently, they devise a plan to dispose of his supposed remains by encasing his feet in a tub filled with cement, intending to submerge him in the ocean. As they await the cement to set, they succumb to slumber. Upon awakening, they find themselves afflicted with hangovers and amnesia, unable to recollect the events leading to Shemp's predicament.
In a hasty attempt to reunite with their fiancées, Moe and Larry resort to loading the tub with dynamite, resulting in a violent explosion that propels them onto the docks where their partners await. Shemp remains trapped in the cement, inadvertently pulling the French girl into the water upon her attempt to embrace him, dousing the other couples with the ensuing splash.
Cast
editCredited
edit- Moe Howard as Moe
- Larry Fine as Larry
- Shemp Howard as Shemp
- Harriette Tarler as Parisian waitress
- Christine McIntyre as Katrina
- Yvette Reynard as Fifi
- Marie Monteil as Maria
Uncredited
edit- Judy Malcolm as female Cafe customer
- Johnny Kascier as Male Cafe customer
- Al Thompson as Sleeping Man in Restaurant
- Slim Gaut as second Male Cafe customer
Production notes
editLove at First Bite was filmed August 18–22, 1948, but not released until May 1950.[1] It was partially remade in 1958 as Fifi Blows Her Top, using minimal stock footage.[2]
References
edit- ^ Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 154. ISBN 9781595800701.
- ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
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