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Hoi Polloi (1935)
A professor bets that he can turn the stooges into gentlemen. After many attempts to teach them etiquette, he brings them to a fancy society party. The stooges' new found manners don't last very long, and the party quickly degenerates. By the end, the other guests have adopted stooge-like behavior and the stooges leave as gentlemen.
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A professor bets that he can turn the stooges into gentlemen. After many attempts to teach them etiquette, he brings them to a fancy society party. The stooges' new found manners don't last very long, and the party quickly degenerates. By the end, the other guests have adopted stooge-like behavior and the stooges leave as gentlemen.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy
Written By:Felix Adler
In Theaters:8/29/1935
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Runtime:19 minutes
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Cast
Del Lord
Director
Curly Howard
Curly
Larry Fine
Larry
Moe Howard
Moe
Phyllis Crane
Nichols' Daughter (uncredited)
Mary Dees
Party Guest (uncredited)
Poppy Wilde
Woman with Cigar Smoker (uncredited)
Bud Jamison
Butler (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Maître d' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Graves
Prof. Nichols (uncredited)
Harry Holman
Prof. Richmond (uncredited)
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