No Census, No Feeling
{{Short description|1940 American short film by Del Lord}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = No Census, No Feeling
| image = Nocensusnofeelingcard.jpg
| caption =
| director = Del Lord
| writer = Harry Edwards
Elwood Ullman
| starring = Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Vernon Dent
Symona Boniface
Max Davidson
John Tyrrell
Bruce Bennett
| cinematography = Lucien Ballard
| editing = Art Seid
| producer = Del Lord
Hugh McCollum
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1940|10|04|U.S.}}
| runtime = {{duration|m=16|s=29}}
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
No Census, No Feeling is a 1940 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 50th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
Following an altercation with a shopkeeper, the Stooges seek refuge in a revolving door, emerging with clipboards in hand, assuming their new roles as census takers.
Their first assignment leads them to the home of a socialite, where they unwittingly disrupt a bridge game by inadvertently adding Alum salt to a punch bowl, causing comedic chaos as everyone's lips pucker.
Undeterred, the Stooges press on in their census-taking endeavor, stumbling upon a football game where they attempt to interview the players. Resorting to unconventional methods, they disguise themselves as footballers and infiltrate the game, only to find themselves entangled in the match. In a bid to retrieve the ball and glean information, they resort to a chaotic sequence of events involving ice cream and a frenzied chase, ultimately fleeing the stadium pursued by the irate football team.
Production notes
No Census, No Feeling was filmed on May 25–29, 1940.{{cite book | last = Pauley | first = Jim | title = The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations | publisher = Santa Monica Press, LLC | year = 2012 | location = Solana Beach, California | pages = 172 | url = http://www.santamonicapress.com/index.php?page_name=threestooges&page_type=book&show=desc&hide0=excerpt&hide1=author&hide2=reviews&hide5=number5 | isbn = 9781595800701}} The film title is a parody on the expression "No sense, no feeling".
Curly confuses "census" for "the censor", thinking he is working for Will H. Hays.{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion| publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc| year = 2002| location = Glendale, California | pages = 178–179| isbn = 0971186804}}
In one scene, Curly believes that it is Independence Day in October, claiming that "you never can tell; look what they did to Thanksgiving!". This is a reference to an event in 1939 when Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to an earlier Thursday in November to lengthen the Christmas shopping season. This act angered many and, after some time, the holiday ended up moving to the fourth Thursday of November which just happens to be on the last Thursday of November most years. In 1940 and 1941, the holiday was on the third Thursday of November.
A colorized version of this film was released in the 2004 DVD collection entitled "Stooged & Confoosed."[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002A2WG8/ amazon.com]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0032845}}
- [http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/50 No Census, No Feeling at threestooges.net]
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Category:The Three Stooges films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American football films
Category:Films directed by Del Lord
Category:Columbia Pictures short films
Category:American slapstick comedy films