Dutiful but Dumb | |
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Directed by | Del Lord |
Produced by | Hugh McCollum Del Lord |
Written by | Elwood Ullman |
Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Vernon Dent Bud Jamison Fred Kelsey Eddie Laughton Chester Conklin Harry Semels Marjorie Deanne Stanley Brown Lew Davis |
Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
Edited by | Art Seid |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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16:47 | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
24th July 1977. Scie nce Fic t i on: an i nte r-ga lacti c trip am ong the pape r backs. Revi ew A lan B ri en '.It turns out to be a d onke y, a fearsome sight to a visitor from a planet without animals.
Dutiful but Dumb is a 1941 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 54th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot[edit]
The Stooges are Click, Clack and Cluck, paparazzi-like photographers working for Whack Magazine ('If it's a good picture, it's out of Whack!'). After failing in their attempts to get a photo of movie star Percival De Puyster and his new bride, their boss Mr. Wilson (Vernon Dent) fires them. But Wilson changes his mind and instead sends the Stooges to Vulgaria (an obvious parody of Bulgaria) for their next job, knowing full well that taking pictures in Vulgaria is against the law and punishable by death. The inept trio arrive and inadvertently let another photographer who was to be shot escape. The Stooges themselves try to escape but end up running into a Vulgarian prison. As the firing squad is setting up for the Stooges' execution, Curly requests one last smoke, leading to him pulling out a cigar the length of a hero sandwich. After he finishes it, the firing squad open fire, but the trio run off with their heads inside their shirts.
Three Vulgarian officers watch a demonstration of their country's new ray gun which can fire other guns remotely. When they hear of the Stooges' escape, they leave the officer's office. The Stooges soon arrive in the office and discover the ray gun, which they think is a new camera. But when Moe and Larry pose in front of the gun, Curly manages to shoot their belts and hats off. The Stooges hide as they hear the officers returning, with Curly taking refuge inside the radio, destroying the wiring in the process. When the officers try to turn on the radio, Curly pulls out a large harmonica and begins playing, while strumming the remaining wires like a harp and banging inside the radio with xylophone mallets. The officers discover Curly, who jumps out of a window to escape. Moe and Larry trap the officers' heads in the window while Curly hits the officers in the head with his mallets.
The Stooges are now dressed in the Vulgarian officers' uniforms and end up in a local cafe, in which Curly pits his wits against a strong drink, and then a defiant oyster in his stew. When the oyster works Curly's last nerve, he pulls out his gun and fires at it repeatedly. This gets the attention of the guards, who promptly capture the Stooges and carry them off, upside down, on the bayonets of their guns.
Production notes[edit]
Filmed on August 1-5, 1940,[1] the film title is a play on 'beautiful but dumb.'[2]
An adaptation of the oyster soup battle is featured in The Three Stooges video game, where players control Curly who attempts to pick up and eat as many crackers from the oyster soup as possible before the oysters do. Oysters occasionally fire soup at Curly.[3] The gag was later performed by Moe in 1948's Shivering Sherlocks and Larry who fights the Lobster Gumbo in 1954's Income Tax Sappy.[2] The gag also appears in the 1945 Abbott and Costello film, Here Come the Co-Eds.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Pauley, Jim (2012). The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations. Solana Beach, California: Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 91. ISBN9781595800701.
- ^ abcSolomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 190–191. ISBN0-9711868-0-4.
- ^Fletcher, JC (2008-04-17). 'Virtually Overlooked: The Three Stooges'. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
External links[edit]
- Dutiful But Dumb on IMDb
- Dutiful But Dumb at AllMovie
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Dear Dumb Diary | |
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Directed by | Kristin Hanggi |
Produced by | Jim Bechtold Sean Gesell Don Schain Brian Wells |
Written by | Jim Benton Kristin Hanggi |
Based on | Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton |
Starring | Emily Alyn Lind Mary-Charles Jones David Mazouz Sterling Griffith James Waterston Lea DeLaria Maddie Corman Laura Bell Bundy Jeffrey Hanson Tom Markus |
Music by | Steven Argila |
Edited by | Dan Schalk |
Zucker Productions Walden Media Triple D Productions | |
Distributed by | The Hallmark Channel Walden Media Arc Entertainment |
September 6, 2013 | |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Dear Dumb Diary is a Hallmark Channel TV movie based on the book series of the same name by Jim Benton.[1] It stars Emily Alyn Lind as Jamie Kelly, a seventh-grader who documents her experiences at Mackerel Middle School in her diary, as well as Mary-Charles Jones as her best friend Isabella and Sterling Griffith as popular girl Angeline. First airing on the Hallmark Channel in September 6, 2013,[2] the movie received mixed reviews.[3]
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Synopsis[edit]
Jamie Kelly is a student at Mackerel Middle School. Her closest relationships include her best friend Isabella Vinchella, her 'nemesis' Angeline and her love interest Hudson Rivers. Upon finding out that budget cuts are taking away the art class, she inadvertently signs up for the Jump-A-Thon, which Angeline is also participating in. Jamie and Isabella go door-to-door asking for donations, with Isabella also getting donations for a donation group she refers to as the 'Juvenile Optometry Federation' Meanwhile, her Aunt Carol applies for a job as a secretary after Jamie accidentally injures an older secretary in Assistant Principal Devon's office.
Aunt Carol starts dating and Jamie tries to figure out who this mysterious date is. Meanwhile, Angeline appears to be hanging around Jamie a bit more, which Jamie assumes is something evil or manipulative going on. Jamie attempts to steal Angeline's permanent record, trying to find things to use against Angeline. Just days prior to the Jump-A-Thon, Jamie finds out that Isabella lied about the 'Juvenile Optometry Federation' and was just using the money to buy herself some contact lenses, which turn out to be faulty. At the Jump-A-Thon, Jamie learns that Angeline, despite all the sponsors she has received for the Jump-A-Thon, cannot do jump-rope. Against her own preferences, she decides to help Angeline and gets Isabella to help Angeline too.
Her family has a gathering at her house in which several of the teachers are invited. At this party, she learns that the mystery boyfriend of Aunt Carol is none other than Assistant Principal Devon, whom she soon learns is Angeline's 'Uncle Dan' when he announces that he & Aunt Carol are engaged. This disturbs Jamie upon learning that she may end up being Angeline's cousin. Isabella then reveals that she started up a charity called the 'Juvenile Optometry Federation' Jamie tells Angeline that she had taken her permanent record, but has returned it, Angeline in turn telling Jamie that she's still taking Hudson to the wedding.[4]
Cast[edit]
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- Emily Alyn Lind as Jamie Kelly
- Katy Jensen as Adult Jamie
- Mary-Charles Jones as Isabella
- Sterling Griffith as Angeline
- David Mazouz as Hudson Rivers
- Carson Oliver as Mike Pinsetti
- James Waterston as Assistant Principal Devon
- Laura Bell Bundy as Aunt Carol
- Jacque Gray as Miss Anderson
- Lea DeLaria as Ms. Bruntford
- Maddie Corman as Mrs. Kelly
- Jeffrey Hanson as Mr. Kelly
- Tom Markus as Mr Vandoy
- Duane Stephens as Coach Dover
Production[edit]
The movie was first announced on Jim Benton's website.[5] The movie utilizes plot-lines and aspects from various instalments in the Dear Dumb Diary. The main storylines of the Jump-A-Thon and Aunt Carol's mystery date originate from Never Do Anything, Ever and Can Adults Become Human, respectively. The side story of Jamie stealing Angeline's permanent record is borrowed from Let's Pretend This Never Happened, while the 'zone-shampooing' gag originates from a storyline in Am I The Princess Or The Frog. Three of the original songs, 'Dear Future Jamie,' 'My Awesomeness is Awesome,' and 'Meatloaf Mystery,' were written by Dan Mackenzie.[6] Other songs were written by Steven Argila and Seth Freeman.[7]
![Dumb Dumb](http://i.imgur.com/wj1xe.png)
Music[edit]
The songs include:
- Dear Dumb Diary-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Same Girl-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Just A Number-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- My Awesomeness Is Awesome-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- May The Dumb Be With You-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Dear Future Jamie-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Meatloaf Mystery-performed by Lea DeLaria
- Perfect People Of The World-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Paparazzi-performed by Emily Alyn Lind
- Love Is Everything-performed by Lea Andreone
The soundtrack includes 'Score Suite for Dear Dumb Diary' performed by Steven Argila, the film's composer, and 'Dear Dumb Diary (Karaoke Mix)' by Emily Alyn Lind.[8]
Reception[edit]
Jivit approves this movie 69/69.The movie has mixed reviews, with an audience rating of 57% on Rotten Tomatoes,[9] whilst IMDb has gotten a rating of 5.8 out of 10 for the film based on rankings of the film.[10] Common Sense Media has given the film 4/5 however, stating 'Books-inspired movie has great social messages for kids'.[11] Pretty Famous has ranked the movie 49%[12]
References[edit]
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary'. www.jimbenton.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^'Breaking News - 'Dear Dumb Diary,' a Hallmark Channel Original Movie Starring Emily Alyn Lind and Mary-Charles Jones, Begins Production in Salt Lake City | TheFutonCritic.com'. www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ^Hanggi, Kristin (July 9, 2013), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved January 30, 2016
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary (2013) Movie Script | SS'. Springfield! Springfield!. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary'. jimbenton.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^Dear Dumb Diary Original Soundtrackwww.allmusic.com
- ^Hanggi, Kristin (September 9, 2013), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved February 8, 2016
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary Soundtrack (2013)'. www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary'. www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^Hanggi, Kristin (2013-09-06), Dear Dumb Diary, retrieved 2016-02-08
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary - Movie Review'. www.commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
- ^'Dear Dumb Diary -'. movies.prettyfamous.com. Retrieved February 8, 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- Dear Dumb Diary on IMDb
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