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Termites of 1938

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.

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    author
    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