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A Missed Fortune(1952)
Status: Released
Date: 1952-01-03
72%
4 Votes
Time: 0h 17m
Overview:
Shemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the boys are pursued by three gold-digging dames after their winnings. When the check arrives however, it's only for $4.85 after tax deductions.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: A Missed Fortune
Top 9 Billed Cast
Shemp Howard
Shemp
Larry Fine
Larry
Moe Howard
Moe
Nanette Bordeaux
Fifi
Vernon Dent
Hotel Manager
Stanley Blystone
Detective (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Golddigger (uncredited)
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Shemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the boys are pursued by three gold-digging dames after their winnings. When the check arrives however, it's only for $4.85 after tax deductions.
Release Date
1952-01-03
Average
7.2
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