The Knife of the Party is a black-and-white short film starring Shemp Howard. The comedy was filmed at Van Beuren Studios and released by RKO Radio Pictures on February 16, 1934.
Shemp Howard and His Stooges Shemp Howard makes an odd appearance as the lead stooge of four smack-around stooges. This act was presumably either a casting decision by the filmmakers or a short-lived act put together by Shemp. Shemp had been the original second stooge with Moe Howard as first and Kenneth Lackey (later replaced by Larry Fine) as the original third stooge. Three Stooges Shemp later left the act to be replaced by his brother Curly Howard, then returned after Curly retired in the wake of a series of strokes.
This feature appears on the Three Stooges DVD The Three Stooges: Greatest Hits and Rarities.
Cast Lillian Miles - Donna Jack Good - Walter Brown Shemp Howard and his Stooges James Fox - Stooge Charles Senna - Stooge The Girl Friends - Singing Trio Gertrude Mudge - Mrs. Dora Leo Kennedy - bit role Rogers & Anthony - bit roles Bill Lawley - bit role Eddie Roberts - bit role Sybil Byrne - bit roleThe Knife of the Party, The Three Stooges Online Filmography
Music The songs, by Harold Spina (music) and Johnny Burke (lyrics),The Knife of the Party (1934), IMDb.comThe Knife of the Party, The Three Stooges Online Filmography include "Whistle While You Work" (not to be confused with the song made famous three years later in Walt Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).Knife of the Party (1934 short starring Shemp of the Three Stooges), YouTube
References
External links The Knife of the Party at IMDB The Knife of the Party at threestooges.net