Dizzy Doctors

Dizzy Doctors
Directed by	Del Lord
Screenplay by	Al Ray
Story by	Charlie Melson
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Horace Murphy Cy Schindell Frank Mills Bud Jamison June Gittelson Blanche Payson Ione Leslie Lew Davis
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 19, 1937 (1937-03-19)(U.S.)
Running time	17:41
Country	United States
Language	English

Dizzy Doctors is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 21st entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The indolent Stooges, roused from their slumber by the persistent demands of their spouses to seek gainful employment, serendipitously encounter Dr. Bright, the president of a company in dire need of salesmen for his novel concoction, Brighto. Marketed with the promise of rejuvenating aging bodies, Brighto is mistakenly perceived by the Stooges as a polish, prompting them to embark on an enthusiastic street-side campaign to showcase its purported efficacy to potential clients.

Their fervent demonstrations regrettably yield calamitous outcomes: Larry inadvertently soils a policeman's attire, Moe damages a passerby's footwear, and the application of Brighto strips the paint from a gentleman's pristine automobile. Incensed by the trio's bungling antics, the aggrieved parties initiate a relentless pursuit, compelling the Stooges to seek refuge back at Dr. Bright's premises, where they voice their grievances about their near-capture. Despite Dr. Bright's rebuke, elucidating that Brighto is intended as a medicinal remedy rather than a polish, he accedes to grant the Stooges another opportunity to prove their salesmanship. Emboldened by this second chance, the Stooges infiltrate Los Arms Hospital, endeavoring to peddle Brighto to the ailing patients. Their entrepreneurial zeal, however, is met with further misfortune when they inadvertently confront the superintendent, who recognizes them as the culprits behind the vehicular paint damage and resumes the chase.

In a bid to evade their pursuer, the Stooges ingeniously manipulate an elevator, dispatching the superintendent to an unintended destination before hastily absconding via a hospital gurney transformed into an improvised conveyance. Their flight culminates in a chaotic collision on the streets, prompting a precipitous retreat to the familiar comforts of home, where they seek solace in their beds, promptly resuming their interrupted repose.

Cast

Credited

• Moe Howard as Moe
• Larry Fine as Larry
• Curly Howard as Curly

Uncredited

• June Gittelson as Moe's wife
• Blanche Payson as Larry's wife
• Ione Leslie as Curly's wife
• Vernon Dent as Dr. Harry Arms
• Horace Murphy as Dr. Bright
• Betty McMahon as Dr. Bright's secretary
• Louise Carver as Lady by car
• Jack "Tiny" Lipson as Shoe shine customer
• Bud Jamison as Cop
• Lew Davis as Man in small car
• William J. Irving as Surgeon
• Al Thompson as 2nd surgeon
• Cy Schindell, Sam Lufkin as Pursuing orderlies
• Bobby Burns as Patient in wheelchair
• Frank Mills as Sleeping patient
• A. R. Haysel as Dandruff patient
• Harlene Wood as Sleeping/Dandruff patients' attending nurse
• Chuck Callahan as Orderly in operating room
• Casey Columbo as Patient on hospital gurney
• Ella McKenzie as Desk nurse
• Gertrude Messinger, Elaine Waters as Nurses ^[1]

Production notes

Filming of Dizzy Doctors was completed between December 9 and 12, 1936. ^[2] The footage of the Stooges sailing on a gurney through the city streets would be reused in From Nurse to Worse . ^[3]

The Stooges try to sell their medicine in the Los Arms Hospital; this is the same hospital seen in Men in Black . ^[3]

This is the first of three Stooge shorts with the word "dizzy" in the title.

When Moe hits each of the skulls in turn each sounds a different note. The tones are a parody of the G-E-C pattern used for the NBC Chimes. ^[3]

A colorized version of this film was released in 2006. It was part of the DVD collection entitled "Stooges on the Run".

References

1. Dizzy Doctors at threestooges.net
2. Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 79. ISBN   9781595800701.
3. Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 103. ISBN   0-9711868-0-4.

External links

• Dizzy Doctors at IMDb
• Dizzy Doctors at AllMovie
• Dizzy Doctors at threestooges.net