Income Tax Sappy (1954)

Director:

Jules White

Writer:

Felix Adler (story)

Release Date:

4 February 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Tax cheats Moe, Larry and Shemp decide they're so good at cheating the government, that they start a business as crooked tax advisors...

Plot Keywords:

The Three Stooges | Slapstick

Cast

Shemp Howard	...	Shemp (as Shemp)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Margie Liszt	...	Sis
Benny Rubin	...	Mr. Cash
Nanette Bordeaux	...	Mrs. Cash

Also Known As:

Tax Saps (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

17 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While Larry's thinking aloud how to avoid his taxes, he slices the loaf of bread diagonally in one direction. Yet when the bread is fully cut and he stretches it out like an accordion, it is cut in the opposite direction, revealing the substitution by the prop rubber loaf.

Quotes:

Shemp: [after Moe had crunched Larry's nose with scissors] Looks like a V8!

Classic stooge short

This is a classic. Even though Shemp doesn't get as much screen time as many would hope, Benny Rubin as Mr. Cash, Moe, and Larry make up for it big time. In the scenes Shemp is in, he shines. It confuses me why Shemp doesn't get that much screen time. Even though he had a stroke in 1952, he recovered within weeks of it. I guess director Jules White and writer Abner Singer wanted Moe and Larry to shine more for once. There are so many classic lines and exchanges in this and Moe is especially hot tempered. This short is a must-have for any stooge fan who likes Shemp or the episodes he was in.

Grade: A+