Pardon My Backfire

Synopsis: The stooges are auto mechanics who need money so they can marry their girls. When some escaped convicts pull into their garage, the boys manage to capture them and use the reward money to marry their sweethearts.
 
IMDB:
7.2
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Year:
1953
16 min
163 Views


Hello!

Happy 10th anniversary.

Boy, what a beautiful cake!

If I only have ketchup on!

Yeah, I can hardly wait

to sink my teeth on it.

Thank you, but let's have dinner

first. Come on, at the table!

Oh, boy!

Here baby, give me a kiss, huh?

Oh, no!

Shemp! Come on, you lunkhead, hurry up!

Let got everybody waiting for you!

- Look at this!

- Shut up!

Sit down, eat the

dinner like a gentleman!

I'll eat, but I'll promise nothing.

Hold it!

Pardon me, would you

gonna eat that lamb alone?

No, I'll wait, maybe

I'll get something else.

Say something, do you

like the asparagus?

Love 'em!

Oh, then here's a

couple of tips for you.

Break it up! Break it up!

You three no goods here again?

- But pop, is our 10th anniversary!

- Yeah!

Yeah, 10th engaged anniversary!

But you have to got

money to get married.

- Give the boys a little time.

- I will! Very little!

If they don't marry you this week,

you'll marry those three

nice plumbers down the street!

Oh no, no that!

We'll earn enough money

this week to get marry!

Yeah, we'll keep our

garage open night and day.

We'll fix more cars

that you ever heard of!

See let you do! One week, no more!

Okay, pop. Come on! Let's get busy!

Hold it, hold it!

I'm not going until I

get a piece of that cake!

- Oh, so you want some cake?

- In the worst way.

That's exactly what you gonna get it.

Oh, no, no, no, Moe, no, no!

No, Moe, no, no! Moe!

Poppa, you spoiled our cake!

Retreat!

Hey fellas, we better get

busy and make a lot of money

or we gonna lose our girls.

Okay then, get over there

and tune up that old car.

Shemp, you get the tire attachers ready.

Hey Shemp, come here.

Shift the confined leak in this tire.

Hey, I can't find a leak.

Oh you're not doing it

right. Here, get over here.

Another .

- You did it on purpose!

- I did not, I did not.

Hey, Larry! Shut that horn off!

I can't, it's stucked!

Come on!

Hey Larry! What happens?

Quiet!

Now, until I only find the right wire.

Larry! Larry, Larry!

Look at this wire, it's alive!

- What wire?

- Now I don't see it!

Well, maybe you'll see this.

, I gotta...!

Oh, my puss, sweetie,

cute, beautiful little head!

Well, take your puss, sweetie,

cute, little beatiful head

with the ugly kisser in the back there

and see if the stop

was working. Go ahead!

Wise guy.

The light must be up

because it did none.

I'll check the connection.

Would you , will you?

Sorry kid. Put on my backfire.

Hey! I think I get the right wire!

- What did you think so?

- Instinct!

Then fix it with your instinct,

you probably get the head live wires!

Why are you yelling about?

So you can hear me over the horn!

- The horn stopped!

- Oh, so it did!

You imbecile, !

Spread out!

I'm an expert. I'll show

how to disconnect it.

You stopped the horn but

you started the radio going.

We interrupt this program

to bring you a news flash.

Three dangerous convicts

made a successful beak

from the Penitentiary.

They came out with a car

which has very little gasoline.

All gas stations and garages

are warn to be on the look out.

They are dangerous and

maybe armed. Be careful.

be a reward for their reaprehension.

- How gonna how much?

- 1,500 dollars.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

Yes, you're welcome

to attend the opening

of the Light and Gold market.

Boy, if we can capture

these guys and get the reward

we'll be a cinch to get married.

I fixed it!

They got me!

- He is horning!

- Yeah!

What can we do for you, sir?

Well, you can see

that we are out of gas.

And this dent has to

be repaired and painted.

Got quickly. If you're

hurry, I'll pay you double.

- We are hurry, and how!

- Looking through in a jiffy.

- You step in the office, please.

- Thank you very thank you.

- Hey, they're nice guys.

- Yeah, and a slick chick.

You know, I think they hit something.

Listen, every time you

think you weak the nation.

Go get the tools!

You know? .

If those men recognize

us, they would talk.

I believe that would be

feasible to eventuallity.

Don't you?

Hey, come on, stand for, Moe,

we have plenty of work to do!

Hey, you stood sleeping? Come on!

, you know?

Let me see that rasp.

Wait a minute!

Now, sawdust .

Get the torch and ! Go on.

Listen, lamebrain!

Let an expert show you how to do this!

with that hammer in your hand.

With you, a hammer

is a , remember that.

I'll show you what I mean by an expert.

Now look.

See what you've done?

I didn't know that

was anybody behind me.

Oh boy, you sure broke it.

Yeah, the guy ain't go find that funny.

Hey Moe, we gonna have to

replace this windshield.

Yeah, we sure will.

Hey, I smell rubbish burning.

- Yes, so do I. It's me!

- Don't go away, Moe!

Hold still, Moe, I'll put

out it with this lacquer.

I'm losing my mind!

- Turn in back, Moe!

- Okay!

- How do you feel, kid?

- Like a baked potato.

There. Backed potato, hein?

Come on, fellas, we

got to get busy here!

Go flirt with those

men to make them hurry.

But don't overdo,

remember you're my girl.

You always jealous.

Gentleman.

Would you be darling can hurry for me?

I'm awfully late.

Oh, sure, sure! Come on, get busy!

Anything for a beautiful chick like you.

Come on, sit down,

make yourself at home.

We'll show you a real speed.

And some sweet music for a sweet thing.

Here we are.

Here are the latest report

about the three escaped convicts.

There are driving an

old 1940 black sedan

and are now accompanying by a woman.

They robbed a clubbing store

and all are wearing brand new suits.

The leader have a prominent

scar in the left cheek.

Remember that, fellas,

in case we run into the searched guys.

The woman is wearing

a light red dress...

One of the men is short, fatty...

You're been a perfect darling

in give me so much attention.

Oh, I'm always happy to

give a lady a helping hand.

How !

Hey, take it easy, mister. We

were just listen to the radio.

They were telling about

three escaped convicts

wearing nice business suits, like you.

And one of them have a scar

in his face like you. And...

- Hey, it is you!

- Call the cops!

I'm gonna blast!

No, no, no shot, we

will kill them silently!

Knives are quiet!

Very good.

Wait a minute! I have

to marry next week!

I am going to kill you to death!

No, no, no, no!

No, no, no!

Baby, I'm, sorry! What I do this?

I will kill them for this!

Darling, speak to me! Got

to me a couple of syllabes!

- Something, baby!

- Hey, buster!

My name is not Booo...!

How do you like that?

Why, I will kill you!

No, no, put down that !

Remember that your mother

and my mother are both moters.

I'll get you this time.

Now I'm mad!

Why you...! I'll fix you!

I'm gonna get myself a cheap lawyer!

Let me out!

Get me out of here!

Get me out of here!

You coward, come back

and fight like a man!

I'll get you!

Pardon my monkey wrench.

Take him over tied with the other guys!

Alright, take him

around the corner here.

We'll get the cops.

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