The Hot Scots (1948)

The stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they learn that detectives are need to guard a Scottish ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writer:

Elwood Ullman (story)

Stars:

Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shemp Howard	...	Shemp (as Shemp)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Herbert Evans	...	The Earl
Christine McIntyre	...	Lorna Doone
Charles Knight	...	Angus
Theodore Lorch	...	MacPherson, the Butler (as Ted Lorch)
Clive Morgan	...	Inspector McCormack

Storyline

The stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they learn that detectives are need to guard a Scottish castle where valuables have been disappearing, they masquerades as Scotsmen to get the job. After a spooky night in the castle, the boys expose the servants as the crooks.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | scotland | cobweb | dancing | crashing through a window | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1948 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Theodore Lorch's final film appearance. He died a few months prior to the short's release.

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Quotes

The Earl: Say, what part of Scotland are you from?
Moe: He's from southern Scotland, below the McMason McDixon Line.

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Connections

Edited into Scotched in Scotland (1954)

User Reviews

Great one!

I like this one and this is one of My favorite ones with the Three Stooges! I think Christine McIntyre was as good always! All of the actors were good which included Herbert Evans, Charles Knight, Jimmy Logan, Theodore Lorch, and George Pembroke! I like the spooky theme of this one like some of the Three Stooges shorts! It has a good mystery to it! The Stooges especially Moe are hilarious in Hot Scots! One of the funniest parts in the short is when Moe and Christine McIntyre were dancing and she was giving the Earl's treasures to Theodore Lorch in disguise! One other part in it is when the Stooges introduce themselves to the Earl and Shemp is getting knocked on the head by Moe's cane! The Stooges Hot Scots is a hilarious spooky Three Stooges Short! Like some other spooky type Three Stooges shorts this is a great Three Stooges short to watch over again around Halloween time!