Half-Wits Holiday

1947 · Approved · 18min · Black and White · English

The Stooges' latest she-nanigans. (One-sheet poster).

A professor seeks to prove his theories about environment versus heredity by turning three boorish plumbers into gentlemen.

IMDb rating - 7.8/10 from 556 users

Genres - Comedy · Short

Director - Jules White

Writer - Zion Myers(story & screenplay)

Stars - Moe Howard · Larry Fine · Curly Howard

Story line - A professor bets one of his colleagues that he can turn the stooges into gentlemen within 60 days. With the help of his pretty daughter, the professor tries to teach the boys proper etiquette. However, the boys take the chance to flirt with the professor's daughter while learning table etiquette. After many frustrating attempts, he introduces the stooges into society at a fancy party. At first things go all right, but the party soon degenerates into a wild pie fight. —Mitch Shapiro <mshapiro@a.crl.com>

Release date - January 9, 1947 (United States)

Countries of origin - United States

Also known as - No Gents, No Cents

Production company - Columbia Pictures