No Census, No Feeling (1940)
No Census, No Feeling (1940), directed by Del Lord, starring Curly Howard and Moe Howard.
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Synopsis
The stooges get jobs as census takers and wind up in a fancy mansion looking for people to survey. Moe and Larry are recruited to join a bridge game, while Curly adds Alum to the lemonade. The resulting concoction is consumed by everyone, resulting in puckered lips and shrunken clothes. The boys next try to take the census at a football stadium. They disguise themselves as players and wind up in the middle of the game. Curly runs off with the ball and all the other players in pursuit.
- Del LordDirector, Producer
- Art SeidEditing
- Hugh McCollumProducer
- Elwood UllmanStory
About the film
No Census, No Feeling is a 1940 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 50th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
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No Census, No Feeling is a 1940 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 50th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
Following an altercation with a shopkeeper, the Stooges seek refuge in a revolving door, emerging with clipboards in hand, assuming their new roles as census takers.
Their first assignment leads them to the home of a socialite, where they unwittingly disrupt a bridge game by inadvertently adding Alum salt to a punch bowl, causing comedic chaos as everyone's lips pucker.
Undeterred, the Stooges press on in their census-taking endeavor, stumbling upon a football game where they attempt to interview the players. Resorting to unconventional methods, they disguise themselves as footballers and infiltrate the game, only to find themselves entangled in the match. In a bid to retrieve the ball and glean information, they resort to a chaotic sequence of events involving ice cream and a frenzied chase, ultimately fleeing the stadium pursued by the irate football team.
Production notes
No Census, No Feeling was filmed on May 25–29, 1940. The film title is a parody on the expression "No sense, no feeling".
Curly confuses "census" for "the censor", thinking he is working for Will H. Hays.
In one scene, Curly believes that it is Independence Day in October, claiming that "you never can tell; look what they did to Thanksgiving!". This is a reference to an event in 1939 when Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to an earlier Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas shopping season. This act angered many and, after some time, the holiday ended up moving to the fourth Thursday of November which just happens to be on the last Thursday of November most years. In 1940 and 1941, the holiday was on the third Thursday of November.
A colorized version of this film was released in the 2004 DVD collection entitled "Stooged & Confoosed."
References
External links
No Census, No Feeling at IMDb
No Census, No Feeling at threestooges.net
Text from No Census, No Feeling on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Census,_No_Feeling
Trivia
- It premiered on October 4, 1940, a Friday.
- This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosColumbia Pictures
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
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Cast
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Curly Howard
Curly -
Moe Howard
Moe -
Larry Fine
Larry -
Bruce Bennett
Football Player #20 (uncredited) -
Max Davidson
Storekeeper (uncredited) -
Symona Boniface
Bridge Party Hostess (uncredited) -
Frank Mills
Stadium Guard (uncredited) -
John Tyrrell
Napping Man (uncredited) -
Ellinor Vanderveer
Bridge Player (uncredited) - Bert Young Referee (uncredited)
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Questions about this film
What is No Census, No Feeling about?
No Census, No Feeling: The stooges get jobs as census takers and wind up in a fancy mansion looking for people to survey. Moe and Larry are recruited to join a bridge game, while Curly adds Alum to the lemonade. The resulting concoction is consumed by everyone, resulting in puckered lips and shrunken clothes. The boys next try to take the c…
Who directed No Census, No Feeling?
No Census, No Feeling was directed by Del Lord in 1940.
Who stars in No Census, No Feeling?
The cast of No Census, No Feeling includes Curly Howard, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Bruce Bennett and Max Davidson.
How long is No Census, No Feeling?
No Census, No Feeling runs for 17 minutes, or 0h17.
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