The read
It runs a compact 16m.
Synopsis
Joe wins a contest and is promptly fleeced out of his winnings by some con men. When the stooges go to recover his money, the bad guys convince them that they can get rich by posing as children and becoming the wards of a millionaire. The boys go along with the plan, not realizing that the "millionaire" and his pretty niece are in on the scam and are planning to knock them off. The stooges foil the plan and recover Joe's money.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Searle KramerWriter
- Jules WhiteDirector
Cast
- Larry FineLarry
- Joe BesserHimself
- Moe HowardMoe
- Greta ThyssenLisa, Montgomery's Accomplice
- Gene RothMontgomery M. Montgomery
- Milton FromeG.Y. Prince
- Emil SitkaJ.J. Figby
- Tiny BrauerR.O. Broad
Themes
adoptioncon manslapstick comedyblack and whiteadult as a childshort filmcon men