Told in flashback by a professor in an interview with a newspaper reporter, this is the story of The Stooges as traveling salesmen trying their best to sell their "Miracle Reducing Machine", which essentially shakes and rattles off the pounds (as Curly's demonstrates). As luck would have it, the boys stumble on the home of Graves the inventor (Ted Lorch), who assumes the Stooges are the new caretakers. Graves is on his way to Washington, D.C. to test his new death ray machine, and leaves his eerie spooky mansion in the hands of the trio. Naturally, spies disguised in Halloween costumes show up once Graves departs. The Stooges are on edge the entire time, particularly because mysterious cream pies come flying out of thin air.
File:SpooklouderCROP.jpgCurly threatens the bad guys with an explosive in Spook Louder.
Reception
The Stooge films released between 1942-1944 were considered to be a step down in quality from previous entries made between 1935-1941. Spook Louder, in particular, was singled out by author Ted Okuda as "their worst picture in some time. The story of a phantom pie-thrower is a repetitious one-joke affair devoid of laughs."[1]
Notes
Spook Louder is a remake of the 1925 Mack Sennett silent film The Great Pie Mystery..[1]
Several scenes from Spook Louder appear in the 1992 film Radio Flyer.
References
^ abOkuda, Ted (1986). The Columbia Comedy Shorts. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 60–102, 237–239. ISBN0899501818. ((cite book)): Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ abSolomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 226. ISBN0971186804. ((cite book)): Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
