Production Information
Title: Wham-Bam-Slam!
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 164
Release Date: September 01, 1955
Running Time: 15:9
“Only fools are positive!” “Are you sure?” “I’m positive!”
(Moe & Larry)
Wham-Bam-Slam! Short Take
Shemp is a sick man with a terrible case of nerves, so Moe and Larry go to their friend Claude for help. Claude is a self-taught healer, and tries to cure Shemp with home-made remedies. He suggests they buy his lemon of a car, and take Shemp on a trip in the country.
Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Jules White Edward Bernds |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Matt McHugh Wanda Perry Alyn Lockwood Doria Revier |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Paul Borofsky |
Wham-Bam-Slam! Trivia
A remake, with stock footage, of PARDON MY CLUTCH (1948).
Production Notes
The new scenes (including Shemp’s toe squashed by a lobster, leading to a cossack dance) were filmed on January 18, 1955. Both films borrow plot elements from the Laurel and Hardy shorts Perfect Day (1929) and Them Thar Hills (1934).
