Joe's wife, who thinks he's been carrying on with another woman, moves out.Joe's wife, who thinks he's been carrying on with another woman, moves out.Joe's wife, who thinks he's been carrying on with another woman, moves out.
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Symona Boniface
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- (uncredited)
Nancy Saunders
- Bellhop
- (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
- Fast Talker
- (uncredited)
Jean Willes
- Customer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaEmil Sitka filmed a brief scene as Mrs. Bates' lawyer, but it was not included in the released cut of the short.
- Quotes
Mrs. Bates: [Mrs. Bates comes into the kitchen to see a mess and Joe sitting on the floor andhe helps him up] Joe, what in the world happened?
Joe Bates: I told you this was my unlucky day. Look what's happened already! I am not going to work on Friday the 13th!
Mrs. Bates: But you will go on the 14th.
Joe Bates: Well, naturally.
Mrs. Bates: [Mrs. Bates peels off the 13th on the calendar that was never taken off, in the first place, making it say 14th] Then, get cleaned up and get started because yesterday was the 13th.
- ConnectionsRemake of A Maid Made Mad (1943)
Featured review
Exemplifying Curly Joe's Pre-Stooge Career
For a long time before Joe DeRita joined the Three Stooges and adopted the moniker "Curly Joe," he worked solo. Between 1946 and 1948, while the Three Stooges made shorts at Columbia, Joe had his own comedy series at the same studio. SLAPPILY MARRIED was the first one.
It's fascinating to see DeRita in this short. Still a fairly young man in his thirties, he has a full head of hair which is often disheveled for humorous effect. Although stocky, Joe's considerably thinner than he was as "Curly Joe." Because of his youth and relative svelteness, DeRita engages in a lot more physical slapstick than he did as a Stooge, proving himself adept in this field. To his benefit, the slapstick, as directed by Edward Bernds, is smoothly executed and avoids the tasteless excesses that marred some of the other Columbia comedy shorts.
Nevertheless, Joe DeRita comes off as a unremarkable comedian. He's too colorless to project any pizazz. Joe's blandness is all the more evident when one realizes his character is reminiscent of Lou Costello, a bumbling, childlike patsy with a streak of brashness. The charm and vulnerability that made Costello so endearing is largely absent in DeRita.
Despite DeRita's lack of charisma, SLAPPILY MARRIED is an entertaining and amusing short. The scenario isn't much- Joe's wife thinks he's involved with another woman and he tries to win her back, but it effortlessly sails thanks to Bernds' adroit direction. It is also enhanced by a fine supporting cast, particularly Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger, and Dick Wessel. Talented casts seem to be a hallmark of Columbia shorts, bringing some spirit to these films even when the material was under par. This film is worth seeking out as an example of a good non-Stooge Columbia short even if in this case, the supporting cast outshines the star.
It's fascinating to see DeRita in this short. Still a fairly young man in his thirties, he has a full head of hair which is often disheveled for humorous effect. Although stocky, Joe's considerably thinner than he was as "Curly Joe." Because of his youth and relative svelteness, DeRita engages in a lot more physical slapstick than he did as a Stooge, proving himself adept in this field. To his benefit, the slapstick, as directed by Edward Bernds, is smoothly executed and avoids the tasteless excesses that marred some of the other Columbia comedy shorts.
Nevertheless, Joe DeRita comes off as a unremarkable comedian. He's too colorless to project any pizazz. Joe's blandness is all the more evident when one realizes his character is reminiscent of Lou Costello, a bumbling, childlike patsy with a streak of brashness. The charm and vulnerability that made Costello so endearing is largely absent in DeRita.
Despite DeRita's lack of charisma, SLAPPILY MARRIED is an entertaining and amusing short. The scenario isn't much- Joe's wife thinks he's involved with another woman and he tries to win her back, but it effortlessly sails thanks to Bernds' adroit direction. It is also enhanced by a fine supporting cast, particularly Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger, and Dick Wessel. Talented casts seem to be a hallmark of Columbia shorts, bringing some spirit to these films even when the material was under par. This film is worth seeking out as an example of a good non-Stooge Columbia short even if in this case, the supporting cast outshines the star.
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- RJV
- Dec 10, 2004
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- Runtime17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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