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Movie Maniacs

1936-02-20 · 18 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

The boys are stowaways on a train box-car filled with furniture bound for Hollywood where they hope to break into movies and become stars. Arriving at the Carnation Pictures Studios. Fuller Rath, the studio general manager, receives a telegram from the home office telling him that a certain "Mr. Smith and his two assistants" will arrive to take over the supervision of the studios. He mistakes the Stooges as the executives and gives them free reign over the studios, where they proceed to disrupt and destroy the production of a romantic drama.

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Directors
Del Lord
Production companies
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Moe HowardMoe HowardMoe
Larry FineLarry FineLarry
Curly HowardCurly HowardCurly
Mildred HarrisMildred HarrisLeading Lady
Kenneth HarlanKenneth HarlanLeading man
Bud JamisonBud JamisonFuller Rath
Harry SemelsHarry SemelsCecil Z. Swinehardt - Director
John BarrymoreJohn BarrymorePhotograph of John Barrymore (uncredited)
Heinie ConklinHeinie ConklinGuard (uncredited)
Lew DavisStudio Employee (uncredited)
Charles DoretyCharles DoretyStudio Employee (uncredited)
George GrayStudio Employee (uncredited)
Althea HenleySound Stage Girl (uncredited)
Jack KenneyJack KenneyStudio Employee (uncredited)
Eddie LaughtonEddie LaughtonGrip (uncredited)
Lois LindsaySound Stage Girl (uncredited)
Charles Phillips2nd. Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
Eve ReynoldsSound Stage Girl (uncredited)
Antrim ShortAntrim ShortCameraman (uncredited)
Harry TenbrookHarry TenbrookLighting Technician (uncredited)

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