Saved by the Belle

Saved by the Belle

Rings the bell for a laughing knockout!

NR 1939 · 17 min · ★ 5.7 · Comedy

The stooges are traveling salesmen stranded in Valeska, a tropical country prone to earthquakes. Having no luck selling fur coats to the natives they are arrested when they receive a telegram instructing them to "get rid of present wardrobe" and an official thinks they are planning to assassinate president Ward Robey. With the help of Rita, a beautiful revolutionary, the boys escape a firing squad, and are sent on a mission to deliver important plans to the revolutionary leader. When they deliver a rolled up calendar by mistake, they are once again heading for a firing squad but are spared when Rita arrives with the real plans.

Directed by Charley Chase · Written by Searle Kramer

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Curly Howard Curly
Larry Fine Larry
Moe Howard Moe
LeRoy Mason Singapore Joe
Carmen Laroux Señorita Rita
Gino Corrado General Casino (uncredited)
Manuel París General LeGrande (uncredited)
Vernon Dent Mike (uncredited)
Al Thompson Wagon Driver (uncredited)

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