Fifi Blows Her Top

Fifi Blows Her Top is a 1958 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser). It is the 184th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Fifi Blows Her Top
Directed byJules White
Written byFelix Adler
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe Besser
Vanda Dupre
Philip Van Zandt
Joe Palma
Harriette Tarler
Heinie Conklin
Yvette Reynard
Al Thompson
Marie Monteil
Christine McIntyre
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited bySaul A. Goodkind
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10) (U.S.)
Running time
16:22
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The Stooges reminisce about their wartime romances in Europe. After they finish their tales, they discover that Joe's girl Fifi (Vanda Dupre), whom he left behind in Paris, has moved in next door. The only problem is that she is now married to a very evil jealous and unappreciative husband (Philip Van Zandt).

Typical Stooge antics result in ruining Fifi's dress, and dressing her in a pair of pajamas is an invitation for her husband to enter the scene. The husband turns out to be a real cad, and when Fifi overhears him tell about his plans to find a new wife, she clobbers him and goes back to Joe.

Cast

Credited

Uncredited
  • Joe Palma as Military Policeman
  • Heinie Conklin as Bartender
  • Yvette Reynard/Marie Monteil as Maria (stock footage)
  • Al Thompson as Sleeping Man in Restaurant (stock footage)
  • Jackie Kening Jr. as first male Cafe customer
  • Harry Kening as second male Cafe customer
  • Suzanne Ridgeway as female Cafe customer

Production notes

Fifi Blows Her Top is a primarily a reworking of Laurel and Hardy's Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) and Block-Heads (1938) while incorporating several stock scenes from the Stooges' Love at First Bite (1950).[1][2] New footage was filmed over two days on February 12–13, 1957.[3]

Fifi Blows Her Top marks the final appearance of longtime foil Philip Van Zandt. The actor committed suicide a year after filming wrapped and did not live to see its release.[2]

See also

References
  1. Galbraith IV, Stuart (July 7, 2012). "The Three Stooges: The Ultimate Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  2. Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 504-505; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.
  3. Fifi Blows Her Top at threestooges.net


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