The Sitter Downers

Overview

The stooges are suitors who go on a sit down strike when their prospective father-in-law refuses to consent the marriages. The strike wins them fame and they receive numerous gifts including a lot and a prefabricated house. They win the strike and get married, but the wives decree no honeymoon until the house is built. The boys have some problems with the construction, especially since Curly burned up the plans. The eventually finish the house, a monstrosity that collapses when one post is accidentally moved.

Directed by Del Lord

Top cast

Curly Howard

Curly

Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard

Moe

June Gittelson

Flora Bell (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

James C. Morton

Mr. Bell (uncredited)

Charles Dorety

Man on Street (uncredited)

B

Betty Mack

Cora Bell (uncredited)

M

Marcia Healy

Dora Bell (uncredited)

C

Charles Phillips

Man on Street (uncredited)

B

Bert Young

Truck Driver (uncredited)

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