Goof on the Roof
Directed byJules White
Written byClyde Bruckman
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Frank Mitchell
Maxine Gates
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byEdwin Bryant
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 1953 (1953-12-03) (U.S.)
Running time
16:23
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Goof on the Roof is a 1953 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 152nd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges receive news that their roommate and friend Bill has gotten married. They must move out of the house so that Bill's new wife can move in. As a favor of gratitude, the Stooges decide to install Bill's brand new television antenna. The project goes into chaos, however, when they eventually destroy the television and the house.

The basics of routine cleanup are beyond the trio. A running gag has Shemp landing headfirst in a bucket of water.This happens so often that when it happens to Larry, Shemp scratches his head and asks "Hey,is that me?" The swinging door in the kitchen is also the cause for repeated injury.

When the television set arrives, Larry loses a vital part down a hole in the wall...then loses a lighted match while looking for the part. Their efforts to put out the fire results in more disaster with water buckets. Attempting to nail the TV antenna to the roof, Shemp falls through the ceiling and lands atop the TV set.

When Bill's new wife comes home to see the mess, all hell breaks loose, and Bill is single as quickly as he had gotten married. In a fit of rage, Bill takes out his aggression on his roommates.

Cast

Production notes

Goof on the Roof was filmed on November 17–19, 1952. It is a remake of 1949's Let Down Your Aerial with Wally Vernon and Eddie Quillan and 1930's Hog Wild with Laurel & Hardy.[1]

This was the last original Stooge short written by Clyde Bruckman. His name would appear in future productions, however, when reworked films featured stories which Bruckman contributed to.[1]

Shemp's mild stroke

Shemp Howard suffered a mild stroke less than two weeks after the filming for Goof on the Roof had been completed. He recovered from it quickly enough by the time production commenced in April 1953 on the Stooges' next film, Income Tax Sappy.

References

  1. 1 2 Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; pp. 430-431; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4


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