The Good Bad Egg
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The Good Bad Egg was an American comedy short released by Columbia Pictures
on March 20, 1947. It stars Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger
, and Norman Ollestead. This was the second entry in the Joe DeRita series produced by Columbia from 1946-1948; all entries were remakes of other Columbia shorts.
) his strong dislike, eggs. It all starts when he fouls up one of his inventions to a client (Emil Sitka
) when he finds an egg with an address written on it, the address belongs to a single woman Florabell (Dorothy Granger
). He ends up marrying her, but soon finds out that she has an obnoxious brat of a son Rudolph (Norman Ollestead). He causes nothing but trouble for Joe by shooting him in the rear end with a slingshot, a BB gun and gets blown to bits by a miniature cannon. Meanwhile, Joe is busy working on his latest invention, a state-of-the-art dishwasher. The first time he uses it, it destroys all of Florabell's fine chinaware.
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...
on March 20, 1947. It stars Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
, and Norman Ollestead. This was the second entry in the Joe DeRita series produced by Columbia from 1946-1948; all entries were remakes of other Columbia shorts.
Plot
Joe Priggle (Joe DeRita) is an inventor staying at a rest home where he tells the story to its proprietor (Vernon DentVernon 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:...
) his strong dislike, eggs. It all starts when he fouls up one of his inventions to a client (Emil Sitka
Emil Sitka
Emil Sitka was a veteran American actor who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with the Three Stooges—nearly 40...
) when he finds an egg with an address written on it, the address belongs to a single woman Florabell (Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger
Dorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
). He ends up marrying her, but soon finds out that she has an obnoxious brat of a son Rudolph (Norman Ollestead). He causes nothing but trouble for Joe by shooting him in the rear end with a slingshot, a BB gun and gets blown to bits by a miniature cannon. Meanwhile, Joe is busy working on his latest invention, a state-of-the-art dishwasher. The first time he uses it, it destroys all of Florabell's fine chinaware.
Cast
- Joe DeRita as Mr. Priggle the Inventor
- Dorothy GrangerDorothy GrangerDorothy Granger was an American actress best known for her roles in short subject comedies in Hollywood.-Career:...
as Florabelle Priggle - Norman Ollestad as Rudolph Priggle
- Symona BonifaceSymona BonifaceSymona Boniface was an American film actress. She appeared in 120 films between 1925 and 1956.-Career:...
as Member of Board of Directors - Bobby BurnsBobby BurnsBobby Burns was an American film actor and director. He appeared in 201 films between 1908 and 1952 as well as directing 13 films between 1915 and 1916....
as Minor Role - Lew DavisLew DavisLew Davis was an American film actor. He appeared in over 75 films between 1916 and 1948.-Career:Davis appeared in his first film in 1916. He began to achieve fame after arriving at Columbia Pictures, appearing several Three Stooges shorts including Slippery Silks, Dizzy Doctors and Three Little...
as Minor Role - Vernon DentVernon DentVernon 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:...
as Priggle's Neighbor - Frank MillsFrank Mills (American actor)Frank Mills was an American character actor who made over 300 television and film appearances between 1928 and 1961.-Career:...
as Wedding Guest - Frank O'ConnorFrank O'ConnorFrank O’Connor was an Irish author of over 150 works, best known for his short stories and memoirs.-Early life:...
as Member of Board of Directors - Charles PhillipsCharles PhillipsCharles E. Phillips is the CEO of Infor, an ERP Software provider located in Alpharetta, GA, and a member of the company's Board of Directors....
as Minor Role - Al ThompsonAl ThompsonAl Thompson was an American film actor. He appeared in 176 films between 1916 and 1958.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Dull Care...
as Minor Role - Victor TraversVictor TraversVictor Travers was an English character actor of stage and screen, known for his work in many of the Three Stooges films. He began his career in 1938, and performed until his death in 1948...
- Emil SitkaEmil SitkaEmil Sitka was a veteran American actor who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with the Three Stooges—nearly 40...
as Client