Production Information
Title: Wham-Bam-Slam!
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 164
Release Date: September 1, 1955
Running Time: 15:54
“Only fools are positive!” “Are you sure?” “I’m positive!”
Short Take
Shemp has been ill with a toothache for quite some time. The Stooges’ friend Claude (Matt McHugh) gives Moe and Larry some specific instructions on how to cure the toothache, which, of course, they misinterpret in every which way possible. After finally yanking the troublesome tooth, Claude suggests they take Shemp on a camping trip for a little R&R. Since the Stooges do not own a car, Claude offers to sell them a car that turns out to be a “lemon”.
The trio run into a series of mishaps trying to get the car to work, including a flat tire that lands Moe’s foot under the car. After all is said and done, Shemp realizes that he feels better after all.
Wham-Bam-Slam! Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Jules White |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Matt McHugh Wanda Perry Alyn Lockwood Doria Revier |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman Jr. |
| Edited by | Paul Borofsky |
Wham-Bam-Slam! Trivia
- The working title was Enjoying Poor Health
- Wham-Bam-Slam! is a reworking of 1948’s Pardon My Clutch, using ample recycled footage from the original
Production Notes
- New footage was shot in one day -January 18, 1955
- Larry, Moe & Shemp also received Music credit in this film as it includes the serenade ‘Jane’ which they had written and first used in their short Three Hams On Rye