Soup to Nuts | 1930 | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Title: Soup to Nuts | 1930 | Comedy, Musical, Romance Director: Benjamin Stoloff. Studio: Fox Film Corporation. Starring: Ted Healy, Charles Winninger, Frances McCoy, Lucile Browne, Stanley Smith, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Fred Sanborn. Based on: Original story by Rube Goldberg. Release Date: September 28, 1930. Runtime: 71 minutes. Format: Black-and-white, sound. Country: United States. Language: English. Genres: Comedy; Musical; Romance. --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Opening and costume shop setup 00:12:30 Creditors take over; new manager arrives 00:28:00 Firehouse antics and preparations 00:44:30 Firemen’s ball and mistaken identity 01:00:00 Apartment fire and rescue --- Summary: At a struggling costume shop run by Otto Schmidt, the proprietor’s fixation on elaborate, impractical inventions puts the business on the brink of collapse. A young manager sent by creditors falls for Schmidt’s niece, while salesman Ted and a trio of hapless firemen orbit the chaos, setting up a chain of misunderstandings and slapstick set pieces. Plans for a firemen’s ball and a scheme involving swapped identities culminate in an accidental apartment blaze. The fire brigade’s frantic response—and one of Schmidt’s contraptions—brings the crisis to a close and resolves the central romance. --- Background: Written by famed cartoonist Rube Goldberg, who also makes a cameo, the film is a pre-Code Fox production directed by Benjamin Stoloff. It marked the first feature appearance of Ted Healy and the trio who would become the Three Stooges—Shemp Howard, Moe Howard , and Larry Fine—bridging vaudeville traditions with early sound-era screen comedy. --- Trivia: This feature film debuted Ted Healy’s act with “His Stooges” Shemp Howard, Moe Howard, and Larry Fine, antecedents of the later Three Stooges. Moe Howard is credited on-screen as “Harry Howard,” reflecting his given name and early billing. Rube Goldberg not only wrote the story and screenplay but appears briefly on camera, tying the film’s gadget-driven gags to his popular inventions. The score features songs by Cliff Friend and James Monaco, aligning the picture with early sound-era musical comedies. Fox Film Corporation registered copyright for the film on August 16, 1930, under record LP1548. The film includes an early recurring bit for the trio and a rare a cappella number performed with Shemp. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: September 28, 1930. Original Studio / Distributor: Fox Film Corporation. Copyright Status: Public Domain . --- Hashtags: SoupToNuts 1930sCinema PublicDomain ThreeStooges PreCode FoxFilm ClassicComedy Source page: https: //commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soup_to_Nuts_(1930).webm Direct media URL: https: //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Soup_to_Nuts_%281930%29.webm