''Wedlock Deadlock'' is an American comedy short released by

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on December 18, 1947 and starring

Joe DeRita Joseph Wardell (July 12, 1909 – July 3, 1993), known professionally as Joe DeRita, was an American actor and comedian, who is best known for his stint as a member of The Three Stooges in the persona of Curly Joe DeRita. Early life DeRita wa ...

. The supporting cast features Dorothy Granger and Norman Ollestead. It was the third of four shorts in the Joe DeRita series produced by Columbia from 1946-1948; all entries were

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s of other Columbia shorts.''Wedlock Deadlock'' at threestooges.net
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Premise

Just as Eddie (Joe DeRita) and his bride Betty (Christine McIntyre) are getting settled into their new home, her irascible family comes to visit.

Cast

- Eddie *

Christine McIntyre Christine Cecilia McIntyre (April 16, 1911 – July 8, 1984) was an American actress and singer who appeared in various films in the 1930s and 1940s. She is mainly remembered as the beautiful blonde actress who appeared in many of The Three St ...

- Betty * Esther Howard - Mother * Charles Williams - Chester * Patsy Moran - Aunt Hortense * William Newell - Dick * Dorothy Granger - Ruby

Production notes

''Wedlock Deadlock'' is a remake of the Monte Collins short film ''Unrelated Relations'' (1936). DeRita did not think highly of his output at Columbia Pictures, once commenting, "My comedy in those scripts was limited to getting hit on the head with something, then going over to my screen wife to say, 'Honey, don't leave me!' For this kind of comedy material, you could have gotten a busboy to do it and it would have been just as funny."

References

External links

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''Wedlock Deadlock'' at threestooges.net
Columbia Pictures short films Short film remakes 1947 films Films directed by Edward Bernds American comedy films 1947 comedy films American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub