Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)

10/06/1939 (US) • 18m

Comedy

Overview

Once again, the Stooges are three hapless tramps. After nearly destroying a farmer's (Richard Fiske) pile of firewood, the boys come to the assistance of the Widow Jenkins (Eva McKenzie), who has just been cheated out of her land by a trio of swindlers (Dick Curtis, Eddie Laughton, James Craig). Attempting to fix the woman's well, the Stooges instead unleash an oil geyser. They manage to retrieve the deed to the land and are allowed to marry the now wealthy Widow Jenkins' daughters. Moe tells Curly to wish for quintuplets, and Curly replies, "We'll honeymoon in Canada!" (a reference to the Dionne quintuplets).

Top Billed Cast

Dick Curtis

Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Swindler in Front Seat (uncredited)

James Craig

Swindler Driving Car (uncredited)

Dorothy Comingore

June Jenkins (uncredited)

Eva McKenzie

Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)

Richard Fiske

Mr. Johnson (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

oil well

geyser

oil boom

land deed

swindlers

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