The Sitter Downers

The Sitter Downers is a 1937 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 27th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot
The Stooges, positioned as suitors seeking approval for their matrimonial aspirations from a reticent prospective father-in-law, initiate a sit-down strike within the confines of their fiancees' abode. Their protest garners widespread attention, propelling them into the limelight and eliciting a deluge of fan mail and offerings, including a parcel comprising a "ready-cut" house. Despite the father-in-law's concerted efforts to solicit governmental intervention in their eviction, legal recourse proves elusive, compelling him to acquiesce to the Stooges' matrimonial desires to quell the unrest.

Subsequently united in wedlock, the newly formed couples find themselves confronted with the daunting task of erecting their donated domicile, a feat necessitating manual construction owing to its rudimentary state. Bound by their marital obligations, the Stooges embark upon the laborious endeavor, albeit amidst vociferous demands from their spouses. Despite encountering a series of setbacks and mishaps during the construction process, including structural irregularities such as a misaligned door and an enigmatic staircase to nowhere, the Stooges persevere, eventually completing the edifice albeit in a haphazard manner.

Their efforts, however, culminate in calamity when a seemingly innocuous gesture precipitates the catastrophic collapse of the roof, ensnaring the newlyweds beneath its weight.

Production notes
The Stooges' wives are named Florabell (June Gittelson), Corabell (Betty Mack), and Dorabell (Marcia Healy, sister of the Stooges' former boss, Ted Healy). This was the last Stooge film released during Ted Healy's lifetime: he died on December 21, 1937. Filming commenced between May 27 and June 2, 1937.

A colorized version of this film was released as part of the 2004 DVD collection entitled "Goofs on the Loose".