Production Information
Title: Rip, Sew and Stitch
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 150
Release Date: September 3, 1953
Running Time: 16:32
“I ought-a razor-blade you!”
Short Take
The Stooges operate a tailor shop that is about to be repossessed by the Skin and Flint Finance Corporation. When the boys hear about a big reward for fugitive bank robber Terry “Slippery Fingered” Hargan (Harold Brauer), they think that catching him might end their financial woes. Hargan conveniently ducks into their shop and leaves a suit jacket with a safe combination in its pocket.
After quietly sneaking back into the shop while The Stooges are elsewhere searching for clues, Hargan snatches a handful of suit jackets in hopes of retrieving the combination. He then later returns with his henchmen, and a wild melee follows. The Stooges end up getting the reward to pay off their debts and, with a stroke of luck, wind up with the crook’s bankroll as well.
Rip, Sew and Stitch Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Jules White |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Vernon Dent Cy Schindell Harold Brauer |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory |
| Edited by | Edwin Bryant |
Rip, Sew and Stitch Trivia
- Rip, Sew and Stitch is a remake of 1947’s Sing a Song of Six Pants, using ample stock footage
- A double is used for Harold Brauer in the new footage
Production Notes
- The working title was A Pressing Affair