Termites of 1938
Termites of 1938 is a 1938 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 28th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
A high-society woman named Muriel harbors aspirations of attending an esteemed dinner gathering hosted by an acquaintance. However, her spouse, Arthur, elects to embark on a fishing expedition, leaving her to contend with the prospect of attending the event unaccompanied. Faced with this predicament, Muriel instructs her maid to enlist the services of the Acme Escort Service to procure suitable companions, purportedly of collegiate demeanor. Regrettably, an inadvertent miscue transpires, resulting in a communication with the Acme Exterminator Co., overseen by the Stooges.
More details
| author | Elwood Ullman |
|---|---|
| director | Del Lord |
| editor | Art Seid |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | escort service fish gather stooge |
| producer | Charley Chase Hugh McCollum |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | short slapstick |