Society Mugs

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Society Mugs
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Directed by Edward Bernds
Written by Elwood Ullman
Produced by Hugh McCollum
Starring Shemp Howard
Tom Kennedy
Christine McIntyre
Vernon Dent
Rebel Randall
Etta McDaniel
Charles Williams
Gene Roth
Bess Flowers
Snub Pollard
Edited by Henry Batista
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 16, 1946 (1946-09-16)
Running time
16:03
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Society Mugs is a 1946 American short comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Shemp Howard and Tom Kennedy. [1] It was written by Elwood Ullman and produced by Hugh McCollum for Columbia Pictures.

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Plot

High society woman Muriel Allen wants to attend a swanky dinner party thrown by friend Alice Preston but husband Arthur decides instead to go on a fishing trip. Rather than showing up stag to the party, Muriel tells housekeeper Petunia to call the Acme Escort Service to bring a few "college boy" escorts. However, Petunia accidentally calls the Acme Exterminator Co., operated by Shemp and Tom.

At the mansion, the duo are assumed to be cultured old college seniors. Guest of honor Lord Wafflebottom follows the pest exterminators' lead in proper American party manners, turning the dinner party into an uncouth display. When mice are conveniently spotted, the boys go to work, disrupting the party and the entire mansion.

Cast

Production notes

Society Mugs is a remake of Termites of 1938 starring The Three Stooges. [2] Bess Flowers, who appears in Society Mugs, also appeared in Termites of 1938.

References

  1. ↑ "Society Mugs". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Okuda, Ted; Watz, Edward; (1986). The Columbia Comedy Shorts, p. 211 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN   0-89950-181-8


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