SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

Production Information
Studio: 
Columbia
Short Number: 158
Release Date: November 4, 1954
Running Time: 15.31

“Hi Lorna, how ya doone?” (Shemp)

Short Take

Detective school Dean Gonga sends his bumbling graduates Moe, Larry & Shemp to Glenheather Castle in Scotland, to investigate the disappearance of valuable artifacts.

Cast & Crew

Directed byJules White
Produced byJules White
Written byElwood Ullman
Jack White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Philip Van Zandt
Christine McIntyre
Herbert Evans
Charles Knight
Ted Lorch
CinematographyRay Cory
Edited byJules White

Trivia 

  • The final short to feature the “swing” rendition of the “Three Blind Mice” theme in the end.
  • What is the name of the castle in both The Hot Scots and Scotched In Scotland? (A: Glenheather Castle)

Production Notes

  • Scotched in Scotland is a remake of 1948’s The Hot Scots, using ample recycled footage from the original film. A whistling, howling wind-like sound is added to the soundtrack to give the film a more “spooky” effect; this was not done in The Hot Scots.