''Hello Pop!'' is the third of five
short films
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starring
Ted Healy
Ted Healy (born Charles Ernest Lee Nash; October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy th ...
and
His Stooges released by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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on September 16, 1933. A musical-comedy film, the film also featured the
Albertina Rasch Dancers and
Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnie Bonnell (August 1, 1905 – March 14, 1964) was an actress who played "straight woman" in seven early short comedies, most of which featured the Three Stooges when they worked with Ted Healy, between 1933 and 1934.
Career
According to S ...
(Healy's girlfriend at the time). The film was considered
lost
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until a 35mm nitrate print was discovered in Australia in January 2013.
[ Stooges ]Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...
, Larry Fine
Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges.
Early life
Fine was born to a Russian Je ...
and Curly Howard
Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...
were billed as "Howard, Fine and Howard."
Plot
A theater producer (Healy) is trying to stage an elaborate musical revue. His efforts are constantly interrupted by demanding back stage personalities: a flaky musician (Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta; July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, beginning in silent movies. His last film was released posthumously in 1946, the year after his d ...
), a woman who keeps try to ask him something (Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnie Bonnell (August 1, 1905 – March 14, 1964) was an actress who played "straight woman" in seven early short comedies, most of which featured the Three Stooges when they worked with Ted Healy, between 1933 and 1934.
Career
According to S ...
), and his raucous sons (the Stooges in children's costumes).
He is able to get the show ready for presentation, but during the main number, the Three Stooges slip beneath the enormous hoopskirt costume worn by the leading vocalist. They emerge on stage during the performance, ruining the show.
Cast
*Ted Healy
Ted Healy (born Charles Ernest Lee Nash; October 1, 1896 – December 21, 1937) was an American vaudeville performer, comedian, and actor. Though he is chiefly remembered as the creator of The Three Stooges and the style of slapstick comedy th ...
as Papa
*Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...
as Son
*Larry Fine
Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges.
Early life
Fine was born to a Russian Je ...
as Son
*Curly Howard
Jerome Lester Horwitz (; October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), known professionally as Curly Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known as a member of the American comedy team the Three Stooges, which also featured his elder ...
as Son
*Bonnie Bonnell
Bonnie Bonnell (August 1, 1905 – March 14, 1964) was an actress who played "straight woman" in seven early short comedies, most of which featured the Three Stooges when they worked with Ted Healy, between 1933 and 1934.
Career
According to S ...
as Bonnie
*Henry Armetta
Henry Armetta (born Enrico Armetta; July 4, 1888 – October 21, 1945) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 150 American films, beginning in silent movies. His last film was released posthumously in 1946, the year after his d ...
as Italian Musician
*Edward Brophy
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as Brophy
* Rosetta Duncan as Singer/Dancer
*Vivian Duncan
The Duncan Sisters (Rosetta and Vivian Duncan) were an American vaudeville duo who became popular in the 1920s with their act ''Topsy and Eva''.
Biography
Early career
Rosetta (November 23, 1894Sources differ on their birth dates. These are ta ...
as Singer/Dancer
* The Albertina Rasch Girls as Themselves
*Tiny Sandford
Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894October 29, 1961) was an American actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His tall, burly physique usually led him to be cast as a comic heavy, and o ...
as Strongman
Production
Originally planned under the title ''Back Stage'', ''Hello Pop!'' was the third of five short films made by MGM featuring the vaudeville
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act billed as “Ted Healy and His Stooges.” The act focused primarily on Healy’s wit and caustic commentary, with the Stooges receiving the brunt of the physical slapstick. For the MGM short films, actress Bonnie Bonnell was incorporated into the configuration as Healy’s love interest.
''Hello Pop!'' was the second of two MGM Stooges shorts filmed in the two-color Technicolor process. (''Nertsery Rhymes
''Nertsery Rhymes'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy short film starring Ted Healy and His Stooges, released on July 6, 1933 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the first of five short films the comedy team made for the studio.
Plot
The Sto ...
'', the act’s first film for MGM, was also shot in color.). The use of color was predicated on the decision to build plot devices in ''Hello Pop!'' around the following discarded Technicolor musical numbers from earlier MGM films:
*"I'm Sailing on a Sunbeam" from the feature '' It’s a Great Life'' (1929);
*"Moon Ballet" from the unreleased feature ''The March of Time
''The March of Time'' is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945. The "voice" of both series was Westbrook Van Voorhis. Pr ...
'' (1930)
Preservation status
In the 1930s, studios were offered their two-color negatives by Technicolor, who was at that time storing them. Most studios declined the offer, the camera negatives were junked, and original release prints usually disposed of shortly after a theatrical run. A print existed in MGM's Vault #7, but was destroyed by a fire in 1965.[
In January 2013, it was announced that ''Hello Pop!'' had been located in an Australian private film collection and was in the process of being restored for public viewing.][Three Stooges film found in Australian garden shed]
''Sydney Morning Herald
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'' , September 29, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2013 The film was screened at Film Forum
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in New York City
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on September 30, 2013.
Home media
Warner Archive
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released ''Hello Pop!'' on September 24, 2014 on DVD in region 1 as part of the ''Classic Shorts From The Dream Factory'' series, Volume 3 DVD set (featuring Howard, Fine and Howard). The film was released with five other Ted Healy and the Stooges shorts made for MGM, ''Plane Nuts
''Plane Nuts'' is the fourth of five short subjects starring Ted Healy and His Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on October 14, 1933. A musical-comedy film, the short also featured Bonnie Bonnell as ...
'' (1933), ''Roast Beef and Movies
''Roast-Beef and Movies'' is a short subject starring George Givot, Curly Howard (billed as "Jerry Howard"), Bobby Callahan, and the Albertina Rasch Dancers, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on February 10, 1934. The music is by Dimitri T ...
'' (1934), ''Beer and Pretzels
''Beer and Pretzels'' is the second of five short films starring Ted Healy and His Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard) released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on August 26, 1933. A musical-comedy film, the film also featured Bonnie Bon ...
'' (1933), ''Nertsery Rhymes
''Nertsery Rhymes'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy short film starring Ted Healy and His Stooges, released on July 6, 1933 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the first of five short films the comedy team made for the studio.
Plot
The Sto ...
'' (1933), and '' The Big Idea'' (1934).
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", September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
See also
*The Three Stooges filmography
This is a complete list of short subjects and feature films that featured The Three Stooges released between 1930 and 1970.
*Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard appeared in a single feature film with Ted Healy released by Fox Film Corporati ...
*''Jail Birds of Paradise
''Jail Birds of Paradise'' is a 1934 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short starring Dorothy Appleby plus brothers Moe and Curly Howard (of Three Stooges fame).
The film was written and directed by Al Boasberg, and filmed in Technicolor. The film was released ...
'' (1934)
References
External links
*
''Hello Pop!''
on Dailymotion
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