# Movie Maniacs > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Movie_Maniacs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Movie_Maniacs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_Maniacs > Source revision: 1339457902 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1936 American short film by Del Lord For the toy line, see [McFarlane Toys § Movie Maniacs](/source/McFarlane_Toys#Movie_Maniacs). Movie Maniacs Directed by Del Lord Written by Felix Adler Produced by Jules White Starring Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Mildred Harris Kenneth Harlan Bud Jamison Harry Semels Heinie Conklin Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline Edited by William Lyon Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date February 20, 1936 (1936-02-20) (U.S.) Running time 17:13 Country United States Language English ***Movie Maniacs*** is a 1936 [short subject](/source/Short_film) directed by [Del Lord](/source/Del_Lord) starring American [slapstick](/source/Slapstick) comedy team [The Three Stooges](/source/The_Three_Stooges) ([Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard), [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) and [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard)). It is the 13th entry in the series released by [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. ## Plot The Stooges are stowaways aboard a boxcar bound for Hollywood, envisioning themselves as future movie stars although they lack any qualifications. They trespass into a movie studio, where the studio boss, who is awaiting the arrival of three New York executives poised to assume control, mistakes the Stooges for the executives and grants them complete authority over film production. The trio's tenure begins on a tumultuous note when they arrive noisily onto a set where a romantic drama is being filmed, destroying the scene and angering the director. Tensions mount as Moe repeatedly interrupts the filming to complain that there is too little action, while Larry and Curly, in a quest for more dynamic performances, annoy the actors by manipulating them like puppets. This prompts the departure of key personnel, leaving the trio to assume acting roles themselves. Their charade unravels when the studio receives a telegram from the genuine executives, explaining that their arrival has been delayed. Realizing that the Stooges are imposters, the studio boss and the film's crew angrily pursue them. The trio inadvertently take refuge in a lion's den, from which they attempt a hasty escape into a nearby car, but a lion follows them into the vehicle before they drive chaotically away. ## Cast ### Credited - [Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard) as Moe - [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) as Larry - [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard) as Curly - [Mildred Harris](/source/Mildred_Harris) as Leading lady - [Kenneth Harlan](/source/Kenneth_Harlan) as Leading man - [Bud Jamison](/source/Bud_Jamison) as Fuller Rath - [Harry Semels](/source/Harry_Semels) as Cecil Z. Swinehardt, Director[1] ### Uncredited - [Heinie Conklin](/source/Heinie_Conklin), [Blackie Whiteford](/source/Blackie_Whiteford) as studio guards - Jack Kenney as Fuller Rath's assistant - Charlie Phillips as surveyor - Elaine Waters as "Marie," maid actress - Hilda Title as script girl - Lois Lindsey as Moe's kissing partner - [Althea Henley](/source/Althea_Henley) as Larry's kissing partner - Eve Reynolds as Curly's kissing instructor - [Eddie Laughton](/source/Eddie_Laughton) as [grip](/source/Grip_(job)) - [Tanner The Lion](/source/Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)) as Lion - [Jackie The Lion](/source/Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)) as Lion - [Antrim Short](/source/Antrim_Short) as cameraman - Charlie Phillips as assistant cameraman - [Harry Tenbrook](/source/Harry_Tenbrook) as lighting technician - [Lew Davis](/source/Lew_Davis) as boom operator - George Gray, Harry Keatan, Bert Young, Charles Dorety as studio crewman - [John Barrymore](/source/John_Barrymore) as Himself (photograph)[1] ## Production notes *Movie Maniacs* was released on February 20, 1936, only two weeks after the previous release, *[Ants in the Pantry](/source/Ants_in_the_Pantry)*. It was filmed, though, in October 1935, two months before *Ants in the Pantry*.[2][3] The sign at the studio gate reads "Carnation Pictures: From Contented Actors" The gag refers to Carnation milk, which was long advertised as "from contented cows." The railroad boxcar at the beginning of the short reads "C. M. & St. P. R.R." which alludes to the [Milwaukee Road](/source/Milwaukee_Road). The railroad was bankrupt when this short was released (its first bankruptcy was 1925.) The scene with the Stooges demonstrating kissing techniques was deleted when originally released to television in 1958 by Columbia Studio's television distribution subsidiary [Screen Gems](/source/Screen_Gems), as it was deemed too risqué for children's programming. Home video versions present the completed film with the scene intact.[4] The original ending involved the Stooges setting fire to the movie set and fleeing the site.[3] The lions seen at the end of the short were named "Tanner" and "Jackie", both trained by Mel Koontz. The two lions were previously used as [Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's mascot](/source/Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)). The two would appear in other Stooges shorts (Tanner being the most frequent of the two). ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-3net_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-3net_1-1) ["Movie Maniacs (1936)"](https://threestooges.net/filmography/episode/13). *threestooges.net/*. Retrieved May 20, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pauley_2-0)** Pauley, Jim (2012). [*The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations*](http://www.santamonicapress.com/index.php?page_name=threestooges&page_type=book&show=desc&hide0=excerpt&hide1=author&hide2=reviews&hide5=number5). [Solana Beach, California](/source/Solana_Beach%2C_California): Santa Monica Press, LLC. p. 160. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781595800701](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781595800701). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-solomon_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-solomon_3-1) Solomon, Jon (2002). *The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion*. [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California): Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 80. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9711868-0-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9711868-0-4). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Movie Maniacs* at threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/13) ## External links - [*Movie Maniacs*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027993/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*Movie Maniacs* at threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/13) v t e The Three Stooges Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Shemp Howard Joe Besser Curly Joe DeRita Works The Three Stooges filmography The Three Stooges Collection Jerks of All Trades The New 3 Stooges The Three Stooges Scrapbook Kook's Tour Moe Howard and the Three Stooges Related topics List of supporting actors in Three Stooges films Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No The Robonic Stooges Stoogemania "Swingin' the Alphabet" "The Curly Shuffle" 1984 arcade game 1987 video game 2000 TV biopic 2012 feature film C3 Entertainment Stooge sort Associated people Felix Adler Edward Bernds Tiny Brauer Clyde Bruckman Charley Chase Paul Garner Ted Healy Rich Koz Del Lord Norman Maurer Hugh McCollum Christine McIntyre Frank Mitchell Joe Palma/Fake Shemp Fred Sanborn Emil Sitka Greta Thyssen Elwood Ullman Jack White Jules White Category v t e The Three Stooges filmography (1934–1947): Moe, Larry, Curly 1934 Woman Haters Punch Drunks Men in Black Three Little Pigskins 1935 Horses' Collars Restless Knights Pop Goes the Easel Uncivil Warriors Pardon My Scotch Hoi Polloi Three Little Beers 1936 Ants in the Pantry Movie Maniacs Half Shot Shooters Disorder in the Court A Pain in the Pullman False Alarms Whoops, I'm an Indian! Slippery Silks 1937 Grips, Grunts and Groans Dizzy Doctors 3 Dumb Clucks Back to the Woods Goofs and Saddles Cash and Carry Playing the Ponies The Sitter Downers 1938 Termites of 1938 Wee Wee Monsieur Tassels in the Air Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Violent Is the Word for Curly Three Missing Links Mutts to You Flat Foot Stooges 1939 Three Little Sew and Sews We Want Our Mummy A Ducking They Did Go Yes, We Have No Bonanza Saved by the Belle Calling All Curs Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Three Sappy People 1940 You Nazty Spy! Rockin' thru the Rockies A Plumbing We Will Go Nutty but Nice How High Is Up? From Nurse to Worse No Census, No Feeling Cookoo Cavaliers Boobs in Arms 1941 So Long Mr. Chumps Dutiful But Dumb All the World's a Stooge I'll Never Heil Again An Ache in Every Stake In the Sweet Pie and Pie Some More of Samoa 1942 Loco Boy Makes Good Cactus Makes Perfect What's the Matador? Matri-Phony Three Smart Saps Even as IOU Sock-a-Bye Baby 1943 They Stooge to Conga Dizzy Detectives Spook Louder Back from the Front Three Little Twirps Higher Than a Kite I Can Hardly Wait Dizzy Pilots Phony Express A Gem of a Jam 1944 Crash Goes the Hash Busy Buddies The Yoke's on Me Idle Roomers Gents Without Cents No Dough Boys 1945 Three Pests in a Mess Booby Dupes Idiots Deluxe If a Body Meets a Body Micro-Phonies 1946 Beer Barrel Polecats A Bird in the Head Uncivil War Birds The Three Troubledoers Monkey Businessmen Three Loan Wolves G.I. Wanna Home Rhythm and Weep Three Little Pirates 1947 Half-Wits Holiday Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Movie Maniacs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_Maniacs) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movie_Maniacs?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.