Pardon My Scotch
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| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Andrew Bennison |
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Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Nat Carr James C. Morton Billy Gilbert Grace Goodall Al Thompson Symona Boniface |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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18:39 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Pardon My Scotch is the ninth short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1935 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
The Stooges, working as carpenters for at least ten years, are temporarily left in charge of a drugstore. When a liquor supplier (Nat Carr) stops by and asks for a drink, the Stooges mix a drink using all manner of medicines and chemicals, and mixed with a rubber boot. The concoction reacts, and it is so strong that it cuts through a wicker chair serving as an improvised sieve. But the salesman loves the libation (which he thought was Scotch), and he convinces the Stooges to pose as Scotsmen and attend a party at his boss' house, where he can sign the Stooges to a liquor contract for their invention, dubbed the "Breath of Heather".
After a raucous Highland Fling dance and a disastrous dinner, the barrel of the lethal "scotch" is presented. The Stooges' attempt to tap the barrel results in an explosion which engulfs all the party guests in a sea of foam.
Pardon My Scotch was filmed on April 11-15, 1935, four months after the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution which ended the American experiment with Prohibition. This event is an integral part of the storyline, with the drugstore owner (Al Thompson) frantically attempting to lay in a stock of liquor in anticipation of the imminent end of Prohibition.
The title Pardon My Scotch parodies the expression "Pardon my French." The term "Scotch" for "Scottish" is now considered impolite, although "Scotch" as a type of whiskey is still acceptable.
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