Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)

06/10/1939
Comedy
18m

Overview

Once again, the Stooges are three hapless tramps. After nearly destroying a farmer's (Richard Fiske) pile of firewood, the boys come to the assistance of the Widow Jenkins (Eva McKenzie), who has just been cheated out of her land by a trio of swindlers (Dick Curtis, Eddie Laughton, James Craig). Attempting to fix the woman's well, the Stooges instead unleash an oil geyser. They manage to retrieve the deed to the land and are allowed to marry the now wealthy Widow Jenkins' daughters. Moe tells Curly to wish for quintuplets, and Curly replies, "We'll honeymoon in Canada!" (a reference to the Dionne quintuplets).

  • Jules WhiteDirector
  • Andrew BennisonScreenplay
  • Mauri GrashinScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • oil well
  • geyser
  • oil boom
  • land deed
  • swindlers

Top Billed Cast

Curly Howard

Curly Howard

Curly

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

Moe

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Larry

Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Clipper - Swindler in Back Seat (uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Swindler in Front Seat (uncredited)

James Craig

James Craig

Swindler Driving Car (uncredited)

Dorothy Comingore

Dorothy Comingore

June Jenkins (uncredited)

Eva McKenzie

Mrs. Jenkins (uncredited)

Richard Fiske

Richard Fiske

Mr. Johnson (uncredited)

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