Myrt and Marge (film)

This article is about the film adaptation. For the original radio series, see Myrt and Marge (radio series).

Myrt and Marge is a 1933 American pre-Code Universal Studios feature film, starring Myrtle Vail and Donna Damerel. The film is noteworthy today because it co-stars Ted Healy and his Stooges, shortly before the trio split from him and became the Three Stooges (Curly Howard, Moe Howard and Larry Fine). The team included Bonnie Bonnell, who was a short-lived female Stooge.^[1]

Myrt and Marge
Directed by	Al Boasberg
Produced by	Bryan Foy Eddie Foy Jr.
Starring	Myrtle Vail Donna Damerel Ted Healy Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Bonnie Bonnell
Cinematography	Joseph Valentine
Edited by	Arthur Hilton
Distributed by	Universal Studios
Release date	December 4, 1933 (1933-12-04)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Myrt Spear's touring vaudeville revue is full of talent and bound for Broadway, but low on funds. Conniving and lecherous producer Mr. Jackson helps the show so he can romance the young star, Marge Minter.

Myrt, and Marge's boyfriend Eddie Hanley, step in to save the revue and Marge. Mullins and his helpers are stagehands with hopes to join the show, but mostly deal with the antics of backstage crasher Bonnie.

Cast

• Myrtle Vail as Myrt Spear
• Donna Damerel as Marge Minster
• Eddie Foy, Jr. as Eddie Hanley
• Ted Healy as Mullins
• Thomas E. Jackson as Jackson the Angel
• Ray Hedge as Clarence
• Grace Hayes as Grace
• Trixie Friganza as Mrs. Minter
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Grady
• Moe Howard as Mullins' Helper
• Larry Fine as Mullins' Helper
• Curly Howard as Mullins' Helper
• Bonnie Bonnell as Suzannah (uncredited)

Radio program

Main article: Myrt and Marge (radio series)

Myrt and Marge was a popular radio serial created by and starring Myrtle Vail and Damerel. The show aired on CBS Radio from 1931 to 1946, and in syndication from 1946 to 1947.

Reception

The film was a box office disappointment for Universal.^[2]

In popular culture

This film is shown in a scene from the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

See also

• The Three Stooges filmography