In the Sweet Pie and Pie

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

Year: 1941

Runtime: 17 mins

Language: English

Director: Jules White

Comedy

CALL OUT THE LAUGH-RIOT SQUAD The Stooges are convicts about to be executed for some murders they didn’t commit.

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1

Inheritance condition revealed

The Jones sisters learn their substantial inheritance is conditioned on marrying by a specified deadline. Their would-be fiancés are unavailable because they’re deployed with the Fleet in Honolulu. They consult their sharp lawyer Diggins, who outlines a bold plan to secure the funds by marrying condemned inmates.

before the deadline Jones family home
2

Diggins proposes the scheme

Diggins identifies three condemned inmates from the Mushroom Murder Gang as ideal husbands to fulfill the condition. He arranges for the Stooges to be the ones marrying the sisters, setting in motion a high-stakes ruse. The plan hinges on completing the marriages before the deadline to guarantee the inheritance.

Diggins's office
3

The marriages take place

The Jones sisters wed the three condemned inmates at the prison, sealing the unions as a means to secure their inheritance. The convicts accept the arrangement, driven by the chance at freedom. The ceremony takes place under the gaze of prison officials at Hang-em'-All Prison.

Hang-em'-All Prison
4

A reprieve arrives

At the last moment, a reprieve absolves the Stooges of guilt in the Mushroom murders, rescuing them from the gallows. The inmates’ execution is halted, and the men walk free alongside their new wives. The sisters’ plan seems to have succeeded, at least for the moment.

Hang-em'-All Prison
5

New husbands enter the Jones home

The Stooges move into the Jones household as married men, ready to exercise their new status. Their unruly personalities clash with the sisters’ expectations for refined living. The household adjusts to the unexpected dynamic created by the convicts-turned-husbands.

Jones household
6

A crash course in high society

The Jones sisters attempt to mold their husbands into proper high-society gentlemen. The Stooges, eager to please but inexperienced, struggle to adopt the etiquette and manners demanded by their new roles. The ongoing experiment promises humor and conflict in equal measure.

Jones household
7

The social gathering devolves into chaos

A planned social gathering exposes the gap between aspiration and reality as the Stooges’ antics derail the event. The chaos undermines the sisters’ social ambitions and threatens their fragile status. Diggins watches, hoping Moe’s reputation will be ruined, but the plan backfires in its own way.

Jones household
8

Diggins escalates to annulment threats

Facing the unraveling scheme, Diggins threatens to annul the marriages and reclaim control over the sisters’ inheritance. The sisters refuse to bow to his pressure, choosing to defend their unconventional matches. The legal maneuver adds stakes to the ongoing conflict.

Diggins's office
9

Sisters stand by their marriages

Defying Diggins, the Jones sisters decide to retain their marriages to the Stooges. They align with their husbands against Diggins, proving that love (or at least loyalty) outweighs the original financial motive. The household tightens its bonds in the face of legal threats.

Jones household
10

Pie-filled reprisal at the party

In a climactic act of defiance, guests and the Stooges team up to retaliate against Diggins with a pie-filled barrage. The moment serves as comic payback and a public statement that Diggins cannot easily overturn the marriages. The scene resolves the immediate conflict with humor.

Jones household / party venue
11

New life in a nontraditional household

With the threat of annulment behind them, the Stooges settle into their roles in the Jones home, shaping the household’s dynamic. The sisters adjust to their unexpected status and the presence of the convicts who are now their husbands. The initial inheritance plan has transformed into a new domestic reality.

Jones household
12

The inheritance is secured; a new normal

The marriages fulfill the condition that started the entire plot, and the sisters navigate a new normal with their unconventional spouses. The plan achieves its financial goal, albeit under comedic and chaotic circumstances. The film closes on a note of irreverent triumph and domestic disruption.

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