Crash Goes the Hash is the 77th short subject

Short subject

A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...

 starring American slapstick

Slapstick

Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated violence and activities which may exceed the boundaries of common sense.- Origins :The phrase comes from the batacchio or bataccio — called the 'slap stick' in English — a club-like object composed of two wooden slats used in Commedia dell'arte...

 comedy team the Three Stooges

Three Stooges

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was physical farce and extreme slapstick. In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names: "Moe, Larry, and Curly" and "Moe,...

. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...

 between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are shirt pressers who are mistaken as reporters for the Starr Press. Fuller Bull (Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Vernon Bruce Dent was a comic actor who appeared in over 400 films in his career. He co-starred in many short films for Columbia Pictures, frequently as the foil to the Three Stooges.-Early career:...

), the head of an ailing competing newspaper, quickly hires the Stooges to get a picture of visiting Prince Shaam of Ubeedarn (Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis

Dick Curtis was an American actor who made over 230 film and television appearances during his career.-Career:Curtis was born Richard Dye in Newport, Kentucky. A tall, hulking actor, standing at 6' 3", Curtis appeared in films stretching from Charles Starrett to The Three Stooges. In most of his...

). Word has it that Shaam has plans to marry local wealthy socialite Mrs. Van Bustle (Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface was an American film actress. She appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1956.-Career:...

). The trio disguise themselves as servants, and work their way into a party being held at Mrs. Van Bustle's home in the honor of the prince.

Naturally, they all but sabotage the festivity. The inept trio serve hors d'œuvres consisting of peas

PEAS

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 and dog biscuits, and a turkey

Turkey

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 stuffed with a live parrot

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...

. The prince leaves in disgust, with the butler (Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944.-Career:...

) following close behind. Undaunted, the Stooges manage to expose both the prince and butler as crooks who were planning to rob the house. As a result of their findings, Fuller Bull gives the boys a large bonus.

Quotes

• • Larry: "I've been running my legs off all morning 'til the cuffs on my pants are frayed."
  • Moe: " 'Fraid of what?!"

• • Curly: "What good is a $100 bogus?"
  • Larry: "Not 'bogus.' 'Bonus!' Don't you know what 'bonus' is?"
  • Curly: "Soytainly, Spanish! 'Bonus Naches!' Si, si, senor!"