Production Information
Title: Pest Man Wins
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 136
Release Date: December 06, 1951
Running Time: 16:00
“D’ya see any spots before your eyes?” “Nah… but I used to see triangles.”
(Larry & Moe)
Pest Man Wins Short Take
The Stooges are exterminators who have no luck getting a decent job. They decide to fill a high society mansion with moths, mice and ants. Arriving at the now-infested house and are hired to exterminate the pests, in the midst of a party. Naturally, any society party with the Stooges is a recipe for disaster, and a pie fight quickly becomes the likely outcome.
Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Jules White |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Margie Liszt Nanette Bordeaux Emil Sitka Vernon Dent |
| Cinematography | Fayte Brown |
| Edited by | Edwin Bryant |
Production Notes
Pest Man Wins was filmed on February 12–15, 1951. It is a remake of Ants in the Pantry (1936) using minimal stock footage. In addition, pie fight footage was recycled from In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941) and Half-Wits Holiday (1947).
The title is a parody of the expression “the best man wins.”
