The Sitter Downers

1937 · Not Rated · 16min · Black and White · English

The stooges are suitors who go on a sit down strike when their prospective father-in-law refuses to consent the marriages. The strike wins them fame and they receive numerous gifts including a lot and a prefabricated house. They win the strike and get married, but the wives decree no honeymoon until the house is built. The boys have some problems with the construction...

IMDb rating - 7.6/10 from 507 users

Genres - Comedy · Short

Director - Del Lord

Writer - Ewart Adamson(story)

Stars - Moe Howard · Larry Fine · Curly Howard

Story line - The stooges are suitors who go on a sit down strike when their prospective father-in-law refuses to consent the marriages. The strike wins them fame and they receive numerous gifts including a lot and a prefabricated house. They win the strike and get married, but the wives decree no honeymoon until the house is built. The boys have some problems with the construction, especially since Curly burned up the plans. The eventually finish the house, a monstrosity that collapses when one post is accidentally moved. —Mitch Shapiro <mshapiro@a.crl.com>

Release date - November 26, 1937 (United States)

Countries of origin - United States

Also known as - Os Rapazes São Capazes

Production company - Columbia Pictures