“Pest Man Wins” (1951) starring The Three Stooges / Z-View

Pest Man Wins (1951)

Director:  Jules White

Writer:  Felix Adler

Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Symona Boniface, Heinie Conklin, Mary Forbes, Ethelreda Leopold and Al Thompson

Tagline: They’re Their Own Pest Customers – In the Pest Control Business!

The Plot…

Our guys are pest exterminators and they need work.  They get the bright idea to plant ants, mice, spiders, and other bugs in a mansion during a fancy party.  What could go wrong?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Pest Man Wins is a remake of Ants in the Pantry and uses a small amount of footage from the original.  The concluding pie fight scene borrows from In the Sweet Pie and Pie and Half-Wits Holiday.

Pest Man Wins (1951) rates 3 of 5 stars.