Bride and Gloom

19471947
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16min

In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.

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Shemp Howard

Shempas Shemp

Christine McIntyre

Maisie Keeleras Maisie Keeler

Dick Curtis

Joe Keeleras Joe Keeler

Jean Willes

Sallyas Sally
(as Jean Donahue)

Lynton Brent

Billas Bill
(uncredited)

Heinie Conklin

Garage Mechanicas Garage Mechanic
(uncredited)

Lew Davis

Realtoras Realtor
(uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Sally's Fatheras Sally's Father
(uncredited)

Emil Sitka

Cab Driveras Cab Driver
(uncredited)

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In this Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 8439), Shemp Howard finds himself in a love nest with the wrong woman, while his bride-to-be is waiting, none too happy, at the church.

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Taglines
- Shemp's on a howl of a honeymoon! [One-sheet poster]
Genres
- Comedy
- Short
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Shemp Howard's final film as a solo star. He got called in to replace Curly Howard following his stroke in May 1946. He would co-star by himself in Abbott and Costello's Africa Screams (1949). This short is also notable that it was released a couple weeks after Shemp's first short with Moe and Larry called Fright Night (1947).

Goofs
When the cigarette-puffing cab driver (Emil Sitka) is watching Shemp trying to push the taxi of a mud puddle, Sitka can be seen coughing a few times. This explains that in real life, he was never a smoker and had difficulty trying to inhale the smoke.

Connections
Edited from The Awful Goof (1939)

Top review

7/10

Shemp...Mr. Irresistible??

In the 1940s, Shemp Howard made a string of shorts for Columbia Studio--the same company that his brothers Moe Howard and Curly Howard worked with for many years as the Three Stooges. This was Shemp's last short for Columbia before re-joining* the Stooges.

Many of the solo films Shemp did for Columbia followed a familiar theme--Shemp is accused of cheating on his wife though he is completely innocent. And, in many of these films there's also a jealous husband waiting to pound the stuffing out of Shemp! "Bride and Groom" follows this sort of pattern.

The story begins with Shemp arriving very late to his wedding through no fault of his own. And, while it looked really bad, when he does arrive he arrives with a half-naked woman in the back seat! He's innocent...but things sure look bad for him. Despite this, the bride follows through with the wedding...but that doesn't stop her from being jealous. And, when Shemp's job takes him back to the home of the half-naked woman, things sure look like they're gonna turn out badly for the Shempster!

In many ways, the film actually looks a bit like a Laurel & Hardy film...such as "The Music Box". The only thing I don't understand is how ANY woman would be attracted to Shemp or think he was capable of attracting a pretty girl!! Overall, enjoyable...a bit morethan usual actually.

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