In the 1940s, Shemp Howard made a string of shorts for Columbia Studio--the same company that his brothers Moe Howard and Curly Howard worked with for many years as the Three Stooges. This was Shemp's last short for Columbia before re-joining* the Stooges.
Many of the solo films Shemp did for Columbia followed a familiar theme--Shemp is accused of cheating on his wife though he is completely innocent. And, in many of these films there's also a jealous husband waiting to pound the stuffing out of Shemp! "Bride and Groom" follows this sort of pattern.
The story begins with Shemp arriving very late to his wedding through no fault of his own. And, while it looked really bad, when he does arrive he arrives with a half-naked woman in the back seat! He's innocent...but things sure look bad for him. Despite this, the bride follows through with the wedding...but that doesn't stop her from being jealous. And, when Shemp's job takes him back to the home of the half-naked woman, things sure look like they're gonna turn out badly for the Shempster!
In many ways, the film actually looks a bit like a Laurel & Hardy film...such as "The Music Box". The only thing I don't understand is how ANY woman would be attracted to Shemp or think he was capable of attracting a pretty girl!! Overall, enjoyable...a bit morethan usual actually.
Many of the solo films Shemp did for Columbia followed a familiar theme--Shemp is accused of cheating on his wife though he is completely innocent. And, in many of these films there's also a jealous husband waiting to pound the stuffing out of Shemp! "Bride and Groom" follows this sort of pattern.
The story begins with Shemp arriving very late to his wedding through no fault of his own. And, while it looked really bad, when he does arrive he arrives with a half-naked woman in the back seat! He's innocent...but things sure look bad for him. Despite this, the bride follows through with the wedding...but that doesn't stop her from being jealous. And, when Shemp's job takes him back to the home of the half-naked woman, things sure look like they're gonna turn out badly for the Shempster!
In many ways, the film actually looks a bit like a Laurel & Hardy film...such as "The Music Box". The only thing I don't understand is how ANY woman would be attracted to Shemp or think he was capable of attracting a pretty girl!! Overall, enjoyable...a bit morethan usual actually.
