UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE (1953) (original) (raw)

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The Stooges' mother has some bad news: their father has divorced her to marry a gorgeous blonde. They're asked to stop the marriage. The boys track down their father (Shemp, in a dual role as 'Pop Howard') and his bride-to-be, who is really a golddigger and partnered with thugs that plan to kill Pop and steal his money. Solution? Substitute Shemp for Pop.

A remake of 3 DUMB CLUCKS (1937), with Shemp reprising Curly's dual roles.

The Minister is Heinie Conklin; his dialogue is dubbed by Jules White.

Production began one day after Curly's funeral.

Avg. Rating: [7.89/10]

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• Background Laughter
  When Moe opens Pa's coat and a whole bunch of moth balls fall out, you can hear someone laughing in the background.

• Early Preparation
  Moe is supposed to punch Larry and Shemp in the stomach after both of them yell "Give us that money!, but you can see Moe prepare his arms for the punch too early before Shemp and Larry even say their line.

• Magically Appearing Cement Path
  In another reused scene from 3 DUMB CLUCKS, we see the Stooges land on top of their father, then after that, a new scene is added in where a cement path that wasn't anywhere in the reused footage suddenly appears in front of the Stooges.

• Reused Footage Error
  In one of the reused scenes from 3 DUMB CLUCKS, they accidentally leave in Curly's woo-woos and this is a Shemp short.

• Stunt Double's Voice
  The double for Shemp at the end is given a line to speak while doing a Jimmy Durante impression, but you can obviously tellthat he's not Shemp.

• Wet or Dry Hair?
  After Moe gets the martini splashed in his face by Larry, his hair is all messy and wet. Then after he hits Larry, the camera cuts to another angle and Moe's hair is suddenly neat and dry.

Face Slaps: 15

Eye Pokes: 2

Head Bonks: 0

Pastry Thrown: 0

• "Oh, a screwdriver!" "Nah, that's a sledgehammer."
  (Shemp & Moe)

• "I'm the best man, and this is a worst."
  (Moe)

• "What do you think, I'm a squirrel?" "No, your ears are too short."
  (Shemp & Moe)

• Breakfast
  When the Stooges are asleep, somebody says "Breakfast!" and the Stooges instantly wake up.
  Also used in: RUMPUS IN THE HAREM

• Bump Against A Wall And Flowerpot Smashes Person On Head
  A Stooge or villain bumps against a wall and a ledge holding a flowerpot breaks. The flowerpot breaks on the person's head, and knocks the person out.
  Also used in: HEAVENLY DAZE · HOKUS POKUS · DOPEY DICKS · SELF MADE MAIDS · CORNY CASANOVAS · BUBBLE TROUBLE · FLAGPOLE JITTERS · RUSTY ROMEOS · THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES

• Clothes under pajamas
  After the Stooges wake up in the morning, they take off their pajamas and reveal that they already have their clothes on under it.
  Also used in: DIZZY DOCTORS · ROCKIN' THRU THE ROCKIES · CACTUS MAKES PERFECT · MONKEY BUSINESSMEN · GOOF ON THE ROOF · RUMPUS IN THE HAREM · HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL

• I smell the ocean
  A Stooge sniffs a jacket or pair of pants and says something like "Must be imported - I smell the ocean".
  Also used in: SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS · RIP, SEW, AND STITCH

• Light on an Object
  A hole in a window shade or other item is casting a spot on whatever the Stooge is working on, and they spend a great deal of energy trying to get rid of the spot.
  Also used in: POP GOES THE EASEL · SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS · RIP, SEW, AND STITCH

• Pulling the thread out of a suit coat
  A thread is hanging out of the back of Moe's suit coat. Another Stooge tries to pull it off, but ends up pulling all the thread in the suit coat out. When Moe moves afterwards, his whole coat rips to pieces.
  Also used in: HOI POLLOI ·

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Re: UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
Posted 2001-09-17 12:16:00 by Shemp_Diesel
Edited 2014-12-24 09:16:59 by Shemp_Diesel

Well, I know I'm in a minority, but I've always loved this short--the best remake of a Curly episode by Shemp (imo). The pacing seems a lot quicker than what we got in the Curly original and the gags seem better too--i.e. Moe and Larry fighting while getting dressed; to me that's a big improvement over the long and drawn out "Hat Shop" scene from the original.

The only downfall to this short is in the closing minutes when Jules White tries to splice in old footage from Clucks with the new shots of Moe, Larry and Shemp--very sloppy. That aside, this is a great short...

9.5 pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (10)

Re: UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
Posted 2010-06-15 19:11:04 by JWF

Not a bad remake of "3 Dumb Clucks", but you can tell that this short was done on the cheap. The original had a lot of outdoor scenes, different sets, and a large cast of extras. Here, there is basically one room (standing in for the Stooges home, Old Man Howard's "mansion" and Daisy's penthouse. And a huge crowd of 8 people (including the Stooges) at this wedding!

Couldn't they have spent a few bucks to overdub Curly's yells from the stock footage?

Re: UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
Posted 2001-01-04 04:28:00 by Mike Holme

3 Dumb Clucks is better, but this is the last episode before the beginning of the stooge decline. The scene in which Shemp just cuts the pants in half that Moe and Larry are fighting over is a funny scene. Shemp says before he cuts the pants: "King Solomon would give each half, so I'm King Solomon." That scene was pretty funny, but I could tell Moe struggled harder.

Re: UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
Posted 2000-12-23 10:55:00 by Uncle Mortimer

Hey, I've got to admit when I'm wrong...this one isn't that great. Not to say that it's bad, there are just many other Shemp films that are better and funnier.

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