Production Information
Title: Mutts to You
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 34
Release Date: October 14, 1938
Running Time: 18:02
“That’s a fine broth of a boy you have there. Is he on the bottle yet?” “I should say not! He don’t smoke, drink nor chew.”
Short Take
The Stooges operate a successful dog grooming business featuring a conveyor belt and a water wheel that requires Curly to pedal a stationary bicycle in order to keep water flowing. Among The Stooges’ clients is an affluent couple (Bess Flowers and Lane Chandler), who have an elaborate misunderstanding that leads to their baby being left momentarily on the front doorstep just as The Stooges pass by on their way home from work. Thinking the infant has been abandoned, the trio take the child back to their apartment house, despite the firm rule of no babies or dogs being allowed on the premises.
When The Stooges see the afternoon newspaper saying the baby was kidnapped, they attempt to return the infant to his parents. Moe and Larry disguise Curly as the baby’s mother, dubbing him “Mrs. O’Toole.” Unfortunately, Policeman O’Halloran (Bud Jamison) strikes up a conversation with the “Irish mother”, concludes that they are the kidnappers, and tries to apprehend them. The Boys make a run for it, but O’Halloran chases after them. After O’Halloran catches The Boys, the Mannings reunite, explain the misunderstanding, and The Stooges are free to go. When Mrs. Manning exclaims how filthy the baby is, The Stooges put him through the dog washing machine, but Curly accidentally messes up the controls, resulting in the machine slapping the baby’s bottom.
Mutts to You Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Charley Chase |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Charley Chase Hugh McCollum |
| Written by | Al Giebler Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Bess Flowers Bud Jamison Vernon Dent Lane Chandler Cy Schindell |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Art Seid |
Mutts to You Trivia
- The film title is a pun on the insult “Nuts to you!”
- The Stooges would also become babysitters of sorts in Sock-a-Bye Baby, Three Loan Wolves, and Baby Sitter Jitters
Production Notes
- Filming for Mutts to You took place from March 30 to April 2, 1938
