“A Gem of a Jam” (1943) starring The Three Stooges / Z-View
A Gem of a Jam (1943)
Director: Del Lord
Writer: Del Lord
Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dudley Dickerson and Al Thompson.
Tagline: Crammed with rib-tickling comedy!
The Plot…
The boys are night shift janitors working their way through a floor of offices. They’re about to clean a doctor’s workspace when crooks on the run from the law bust in. One of the gang members has been shot. Thinking our boys are doctors, the crooks say if they don’t fix up their pal, it’s lights out for Larry, Curly and Moe. What could go wrong?
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Curl was injured when the gurney gag tilted too far and he busted his head requiring several stitches.
The boys accidentally drop the wounded crook out of the office building window. Curly gets under the blanket and the boys act as if they are about to operate. One of the thugs threatens that if any harm comes to their friend, he’ll shoot them. Moe responds, “Don’t worry, when we get through with him he’ll be a different man.”
As the boys are running for their lives they hide in a dark storage room filled with creepy stuff. Curly trips into a trough filled with plaster. He’s covered from head to toe and looks scary. Curly playing like a statue and his interactions with the night watchman (Dickerson), Larry & Moe and the crooks are classic!
A Gem of a Jam (1943) rates 5 of 5 stars.
