Production Information
Title: For Crimin’ Out Loud
Studio: Columbia
Short Number: 170
Release Date: May 3, 1956
Running Time: 15:28
“Miracle Detective Agency: If We Solve Your Crime, It’s A Miracle!”
Short Take
The Stooges work for Miracle Detective Agency, and are hired by a middle-aged millionaire named John Goodrich (Emil Sitka) to track down some racketeers who have threatened his life. Upon arrival at Old Man Goodrich’s mansion, the boys are quickly seduced by a beautiful blonde (Christine McIntyre) who puts a dose of poison in Shemp’s drink. Moe and Larry revive Shemp and a spectacular chase ensues, culminating in a lights-out fight, with the Stooges coming out on top.
For Crimin’ Out Loud Cast & Crew
| Directed by | Jules White |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Felix Adler Edward Bernds |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Barbara Bartay Emil Sitka Duke York Ralph Dunn Christine McIntyre Charles Knight |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Edited by | Harold White |
For Crimin’ Out Loud Trivia
- In the Miracle Detective Agency sequence, Moe says “Remind me to kill you later” to Shemp, and Shemp replies “I won’t have time later” which foreshadows his death on November 22, 1955, several months after this scene was filmed.
- For Crimin’ Out Loud is a reworking of 1949’s Who Done It? (itself a remake of the Schilling and Lane short Pardon My Terror) using ample stock footage from the original film. The first five minutes consist of new footage filmed on June 30, 1955. The remainder of the film (save one closeup of the Stooges after Shemp is poisoned) is made up of stock footage. The title is a play on the expression, “For crying out loud!”
- For Crimin’ Out Loud is the last film released to contain new footage of Shemp Howard. However, it was not the last one filmed.
Production Notes
For Crimin’ Out Loud was filmed on June 30, 1955: the previous release, Flagpole Jitters, was actually filmed the next day on July 1 but the first of the two films to be released.