Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)

Directors:

Don Appell
Louis Brandt

Writers:

Felix Adler (archive footage)
Edward Bernds (archive footage)
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Release Date:

1 July 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

More fun than a barrel of Monkeys! (original one-sheet poster)

Plot Keywords:

Beer Keg | Social Class | Compilation | Outlaw | Creationism

Cast

Moe Howard	...	Moe (archive footage)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (archive footage)
Curly Howard	...	Curly (archive footage)
Paul Winchell	...	Himself
Jerry Mahoney	...	Ventriloquist Dummy
Knucklehead Smiff	...	Ventriloquist Dummy
The Marquis Chimps	...	Trained Chimps
Joe Bolton	...	Officer Joe (as Officer Joe Boilton)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beatrice Blinn	...	Nurse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone	...	Longhorn Pete (archive footage) (uncredited)
Symona Boniface	...	Mrs. Bixby / Party Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lynton Brent	...	Mr. Allen Radio Exec / Dognapper (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb	...	Construction Foreman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chester Conklin	...	Pianist at Party (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gino Corrado	...	Italian Singer ("Micro-Phonies") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis	...	Mrs. Bedford (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vernon Dent	...	Mr.Blake / Marshall Boring (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson	...	Cook / Roadside Worker (archive footage) (uncredited)
Helen Dickson	...	Party Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sam Flint	...	Mr. Van Doren, Alice's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bess Flowers	...	Party Guest / Mrs.Hadley (archive footage) (uncredited)
June Foray	...	Cinderella (voice) (uncredited)
Joyce Gardner	...	Little Jimmy Collins (uncredited)
Julie Gibson	...	Mrs. Collins (uncredited)
Bud Jamison	...	Acme Station Owner / Pete, Motorcycle Cop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Kascier	...	Thug (archive footage) (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey	...	The Boy's Boss (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold	...	Nurse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch	...	General Muster / Prof. Sedletz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Judy Malcolm	...	Radio Station Receptionist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christine McIntyre	...	Alice Andrews (Van Doren) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dorothy Moore	...	Nurse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin Raymond	...	Nurse (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alan Reed	...	Prince (voice) (uncredited)
Cy Schindell	...	Workman / Attendant / Henchman (archive footage) (uncredited)
Emil Sitka	...	Sapington the Butler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barbara Slater	...	Miss Lulu Quackenbush (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clarence Straight	...	Sam Collins, Motorcycle Cop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Libby Taylor	...	Mrs. Bedford's Maid (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Thompson	...	Professor / Party Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
Victor Travers	...	Party Guest (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Tyrrell	...	Shamus O'Brien / Judge Hadley (archive footage) (uncredited)
Duke York	...	Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Don Appell		(Paul Winchell sequences)
Louis Brandt		(Cinderella sequence)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Felix Adler		archive footage
Edward Bernds		archive footage
Clyde Bruckman		archive footage
Monte Collins		segment (archive footage) (as Monty Collins)
Al Giebler		archive footage
Thea Goodan		archive footage
Searle Kramer		archive footage
Sid Kuller		Cinderella sequence
Zion Myers		archive footage
Elwood Ullman		archive footage
Saul Ward		segment
Jack White		archive footage

Produced by
Charley Chase	....	segment producer (archive footage)
Sid Kuller	....	producer: Cinderella sequence
Del Lord	....	segment producer (archive footage)
Hugh McCollum	....	segment producer (archive footage)
Harry A. Romm	....	producer
Martha Vera Romm	....	associate producer
Jules White	....	segment producer (archive footage)

Original Music by
George Duning		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
William O. Steiner		(Paul Winchell sequences) (as William O. Steiner Jr.)

Film Editing by
Charles Nelson		(segment)
Jerome Thoms

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Milton Feldman	....	assistant director

Art Department
Robert Bryer	....	art director: Cinderella sequence

Camera and Electrical Department
Glen Gano	....	cinematographer: historical footage
Benjamin H. Kline	....	cinematographer: archive footage
L. William O'Connell	....	cinematographer: archive footage
Allen G. Siegler	....	cinematographer: archive footage

Music Department
Mischa Bakaleinikoff	....	conductor
Mischa Bakaleinikoff	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Sid Kuller	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
John Leipold	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Heinz Roemheld	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Walter G. Samuels	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Clarence Wheeler	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Other crew
Edward Bernds	....	director: archive footage
Charley Chase	....	director: archive footage
Del Lord	....	director: archive footage
Marty Roth	....	assistant to producer: Paul Winchell sequences
Jules White	....	director: archive footage

Production Companies

• Harry Romm Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1960) (USA) (theatrical)
• Better Television Distribution (2006) (worldwide) (TV)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Harry Romm Productions

Trivia:

Filmed at The 20th Century Fox Film studios on 10th Ave. in NYC.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Paul tells Jerry to go to bed he says it's almost 10 o' clock; then a few minutes later when the party next door starts, he says it's 2 in the morning.

Quotes:

Paul Winchell:You don't know how the world began?
Jerry:Well it was a little before my time.
Paul Winchell:Very funny.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Goofs and Saddles (1937)

Soundtrack:

STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH!

Lots Of Paul Winchell,Some"Officer Joe"But No "3 Stooges"!

When this film was first publicized by Columbia Pictures and The film's producer:Harry Rome in l960.They promised that "The Three Stooges"(Who at that time were:Moe Howard,Larry Fine & Curly Joe DeRita)would appear in the film with Ventrilloquist/Entertainer:Paul Winchell and with NYC based kids tv host/performer:"Officer Joe"Bolton.But when audiences did see:"Stop Look & Laugh!"? "The Three Stooges"(Moe,Larry and Curly Howard.Who died during the winter of l952)only appear in stock footage from the l930's and 40's.Hence! "The Three Stooges"never really appeared in this film.Thus depriving the audiences of seeing their favorite comedy trio in action.The film does feaure some witty banter and slapstick from Mr.Winchell and his puppet pals:"Jerry Mahoney"and"Knucklehead Smiff"and a wonderful cameo from"Officer Joe"Bolton.(At that time Mr.Bolton was still hosting reruns of "The Three Stooges"Films from the l930's and 40's on WPIX TV Ch.ll NYC's:"Three Stooges Funhouse!")but the Stock footage with the boys is brief and forgetable.When shown with horrible music and graiting sound effects.And "The Marquis Chimps"parody of the Fairy Tale "Cinderella"(Which also using the charming voice over talents of Ms.June Foray.Best remembered as the voices of "Rocky Squerill and Natasha Fatale')is nothing more than cheap timefiller for the more memorable comedy squences featuring Mr.Winchell and his puppets.Hence! This film should not tell you to"Stop Look & Laugh!".But to"Stay away from this Three Stooges RippOFFF!".