Brideless Groom
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Produced by	Hugh McCollum
Written by	Clyde Bruckman
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Dee Green Emil Sitka Christine McIntyre Doris Colleen Nancy Saunders Johnny Kascier Alyn Lockwood
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 11, 1947
Running time	16' 36"
Language	English
Preceded by	Hold That Lion! (1947)
Followed by	Sing A Song of Six Pants(1947)
IMDb profile

Brideless Groom is a 1947 Three Stooges short, produced by Hugh McCollum and directed by Edward Bernds. In the film, Shemp plays a music teacher who has just received an inheritance, but there is a catch: he must marry in 24 hours or he will not receive the money. Image File history File links BridelessGroom_screen. ... Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905 - May 20, 2000 is an American director born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Clyde A. Bruckman (September 20, 1894 – January 4, 1955), was an American writer and director of comedy films during the late silent era as well as the early sound era of cinema. ... Moe Howard, the leader of the venerable Three Stooges, as he appeared in the comedy teams first short for Columbia Pictures, Women Haters (1934). ... Larry Fine Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and actor, who is best-known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges. ... Samuel Shemp Howard / (Horwitz) (March 17, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was part of the Three Stooges comedy team. ... Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a comedian and is now best remembered for his time as a supporting stooge of the Three Stooges. ... Christine McIntyre (April 16, 1911 - July 4, 1984) was an actress who appeared in many movies in the 1930s and 1940s but is mainly known as the beautiful blonde actress who appeared in the Three Stooges shorts from Columbia Short Pictures. ... Columbia Pictures current logo. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York. ... The most familiar and popular Three Stooges lineup: (L to R) Moe, Curly, and Larry. ... Edward Bernds (July 12, 1905 - May 20, 2000 is an American director born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Shemp Howard, in the late 1940s. ...

The basic plot of the film is not unique, having been used in (among others) Buster Keaton's 1925 comedy Seven Chances and in The Bachelor, a 1999 film starring Chris O'Donnell. Seven Chances is a 1925 comedy directed by and starring Buster Keaton. ... The Bachelor is a reality television dating game show that debuted in 2002. ...

The film features longtime Stooges supporting player Emil Sitka's best-remembered line "Hold hands, you lovebirds!" (The line is engraved on Sitka's headstone.) Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914 – January 16, 1998) was a comedian and is now best remembered for his time as a supporting stooge of the Three Stooges. ...

In 2005, Brideless Groom was colorized and included as one of the featured shorts on a Legend Films DVD compilation called The Three Stooges In Color, featuring wraparounds from The Film Crew. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Colorization in Sin City Film Colorization is a film alteration process that involves adding color to a black and white film. ... Barry Sandrew, president of Legend Films. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The most familiar and popular Three Stooges lineup: (L to R) Moe, Curly, and Larry. ... The Film Crew are a comedic team similar to Mystery Science Theater 3000, comprised of MST3k cast members Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy. ...

Further reading

• Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
• The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [2], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
• The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [3](Citadel Press, 1994).
• The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [4](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
• One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [5], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).

External link

• Brideless Groom at the Internet Movie Database
• Watch the movie split into three clips: Windows and Real Media formats)