SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 18:23 Min. (Black & White)
Directed by Jules White, this Three Stooges comedy was scripted by Andrew Bennison & Mauri Grashin. Upon being chased off a job chopping wood, wandering vagrants Moe, Larry, and Curly next approach kindly Mrs. Jenkins for a free meal. It quickly comes to their attention that she has just been swindled out of her farm by three greedy hustlers. Discovering a gushing oil well on the widow’s property, the Stooges race off to intercept the conceited crooks to retrieve the Jenkins farm’s deed.
Meanwhile, by sheer coincidence, Curly’s every pivotal wish is conjured up seemingly out of thin air. Among such wishes is the revelation of Mrs. Jenkins’ three lovely daughters … and an imminent showdown with their new enemies.
Moe: Moe Howard
Larry: Larry Fine
Curly: Jerry “Curly” Howard
Mrs. Jenkins: Eva McKenzie
April Jenkins: Dorothy Moore
May Jenkins: Lorna Gray
June Jenkins: Dorothy Comingore
Farmer Johnson: Richard Fiske
Clipper (Swindler # 1): Dick Curtis
Briggs (Swindler # 2): Eddie Laughton
Swindler # 3 (The Driver): James Craig
REVIEW:
Though it isn’t LOL hilarious, “Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise,” succeeds in some feel-good storytelling vs. merely a formulaic series of slapstick gags. Suffice to say, it’s a well-played Stooges caper!
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
