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Quiz Whizz

  • 1958
  • 16m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
245
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Joe Besser in Quiz Whizz (1958)
SlapstickComedyShort

Joe wins a contest and is promptly fleeced by some con men. The stooges go to recover his money. The bad guys tell them they can get rich by posing as children and becoming the wards of a ri... Read allJoe wins a contest and is promptly fleeced by some con men. The stooges go to recover his money. The bad guys tell them they can get rich by posing as children and becoming the wards of a rich man. The boys go along with the plan unawares.Joe wins a contest and is promptly fleeced by some con men. The stooges go to recover his money. The bad guys tell them they can get rich by posing as children and becoming the wards of a rich man. The boys go along with the plan unawares.

  • Director
    • Jules White
  • Writer
    • Searle Kramer
  • Stars
    • Moe Howard
    • Larry Fine
    • Joe Besser
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    245
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Searle Kramer
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Joe Besser
    • 8User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • Moe
    • (as Moe)
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Joe Besser
    Joe Besser
    • Joe
    • (as Joe)
    Greta Thyssen
    Greta Thyssen
    • Lisa, Montgomery's Accomplice
    Gene Roth
    Gene Roth
    • Montgomery M. Montgomery
    Milton Frome
    Milton Frome
    • G.Y. Prince
    Emil Sitka
    Emil Sitka
    • J.J. Figby
    Tiny Brauer
    • R.O. Broad
    • (as Bill Brauer)
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Searle Kramer
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    • Trivia
      Production number 1907.
    • Goofs
      When the Stooges try to paste the torn check back together, Joe is seen spitting on a piece and some of it goes into Larry's eye before the film fades out.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Svengoolie: Earth vs the Spider (2021)

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    Amazingly good for a Besser short

    This is one of Besser's best shorts with the stooges, one thing that may have helped was the return of writer Searle Kramer who wrote some classic Curly shorts back in the 1930s. The short contains many funny gags and a scene with Joe Besser that even people who typically stay away from Besser shorts will want to see bad. Even though Larry once again gets way more of Moe's wrath than Joe, it is still good. But the stooges look a little too old to be disguising as children, because Larry and Joe were in their 50s and Moe was 60 during filming. Plus, Joe is once again a whiner like usual. Overall: B-
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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Quizvinderen
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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