Dizzy Doctors
Encyclopedia
Dizzy Doctors is the 21st short subject
starring American slapstick
comedy team the Three Stooges
. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures
between 1934 and 1959.
) desperate for salesmen who can push his new snake oil liquid product called Brighto, which has the tagline "Brighto: makes old bodies new." Thinking the liquid is polish, the boys eagerly sell Brighto and end up damaging a policeman's (Bud Jamison
) sleeve, a shoe, and ultimately remove the paint from a man's (Vernon Dent
) new car.
After being chased by the police, the Stooges complain to their boss that the polish is horrible and does not clean anything. Mr. Bright then admonishes the Stooges, telling them it is medicine, not polish. However, he still agrees to give them another chance as salesmen. Rejuventated, the boys work their way into Los Arms Hospital and try to sell Brighto to the patients. Eventually, they enter the superintendent's office to try to make a sale, but the superintendent is the same man whose car's paint job was ruined. The Stooges then make a hasty exit, head for home, and resume sleeping.
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 pressured by their wives into getting jobs. They then stumble on company president Dr. Bright (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:...
) desperate for salesmen who can push his new snake oil liquid product called Brighto, which has the tagline "Brighto: makes old bodies new." Thinking the liquid is polish, the boys eagerly sell Brighto and end up damaging a policeman's (Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison was an American film actor. He appeared in 450 films between 1915 and 1944.-Career:...
) sleeve, a shoe, and ultimately remove the paint from a man's (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:...
) new car.
After being chased by the police, the Stooges complain to their boss that the polish is horrible and does not clean anything. Mr. Bright then admonishes the Stooges, telling them it is medicine, not polish. However, he still agrees to give them another chance as salesmen. Rejuventated, the boys work their way into Los Arms Hospital and try to sell Brighto to the patients. Eventually, they enter the superintendent's office to try to make a sale, but the superintendent is the same man whose car's paint job was ruined. The Stooges then make a hasty exit, head for home, and resume sleeping.