Three Stooges, Sing a Song of Six Pants (Comedy, 1947)

Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947) is a slapstick comedy short within the realm of American vaudeville-inspired humor. Directed by Jules White, it falls under the broader category of live-action short films, specifically tailored for the Columbia Pictures series featuring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard). The title playfully parodies the traditional English nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence," setting the tone for its lighthearted absurdity.PlotThe story centers on the Stooges as inept tailors running a struggling shop called "Pip Boys" (a jab at the auto service chain Pep Boys). Deep in debt to the Skin & Flint finance company, they face eviction unless they pay up. Their fortunes seem to turn when they learn of a $5,000 reward for capturing a fugitive bank robber. Mistaking a customer (who resembles the robber) for the criminal, the Stooges attempt a bumbling capture, leading to a series of chaotic mishaps. These include pressing pants with a hot iron, creating pancakes on a pants press, and a climactic fight involving scissors and sewing machines. In the end, their antics inadvertently lead to the real robber’s capture, securing the reward and saving their shop—though not without plenty of physical comedy and destruction.