SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS

Production Information
Title: 
Sing A Song Of Six Pants
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 102
Release Date: October 30, 1947
Running Time: 17:1

“Teddy Hoosevelt?” “You’re wrong, quiz-kid.”
(Shemp & Moe)

Sing A Song Of Six Pants Short Take

The Stooges run the Pip Boys Tailor Shop and receive a bill for tailoring equipment which will be repossessed if the bill is not paid. Hearing on the radio that a robber named Terry Hargen is on the loose and a large reward is offered for his capture. Shemp thinks they should catch him and collect the reward.

Despite their attempts to extract the combination through Hargan’s girlfriend, their efforts prove futile.

Subsequently, Hargan and his accomplices reappear, precipitating a tumultuous altercation. While failing to secure the anticipated reward, the Stooges fortuitously acquire Hargan’s ill-gotten gains, enabling them to settle their outstanding debts.

Cast & Crew

Directed byJules White
Produced byJules White
Written byFelix Adler
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Vernon Dent
Harold Brauer
Phil Arnold
Virginia Hunter
Cy Schindell
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant

Sing A Song Of Six Pants Trivia

This short is one of four that entered the public domain.

Added by ProfessorStooge on 2010-01-26 08:47:41
Status: Confirmed

Production Notes

Sing a Song of Six Pants was filmed on April 1–4, 1947. The title is a takeoff on “Sing a Song of Sixpence,” the classic English nursery rhyme. The name of the tailor shop is “Pip Boys,” a parody of the auto service chain Pep Boys originally opened in Philadelphia in 1921. Sing a Song of Six Pants was remade in 1953 as Rip, Sew and Stitch, using ample recycled footage from the original.

There is an audio goof in the film during a scene when Moe is making pancakes on the pants press; director Jules White can be heard saying “Cut!” right as the camera fades into the next scene.