Plane Nuts was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on October 14, 1933, and is the fourth of five short subjects starring Ted Healy and His Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The others are Nertsery Rhymes (1933), Hello Pop! (1933), Beer and Pretzels (1933), and The Big Idea (1934). A musical-comedy film, Plane Nuts features Bonnie Bonnell as Healy's love interest. The Stooges were billed as "Howard, Fine and Howard."
Contents
Cast
Ted Healy as himself
Moe Howard as Moe
Larry Fine as Larry
Curly Howard as Curly
Bonnie Bonnell as Woman with Flowers
Uncredited cast
Albertina Rasch Dancers as Themselves
Lorretta Andrews as Chorus Girl
Mildred Dixon as Chorus Girl
Mary Halsey as Chorus Girl
Nelly Loren as showgirl
Production notes
The musical numbers "Happy Landing" and "Dance Until Dawn" were lifted from the 1931 MGM feature film Flying High.
The Stooges and Healy were to appear in a segment where they fly around the world backwards, but it was cut from the final version. This footage is discussed, with production photos, in Leonard Maltin's 1990 television documentary The Lost Stooges.
Home Video Releases
Plane Nuts was released on DVD September 14, 2014 as part of the Warner Archive Collection Classic Shorts from the Dream Factory, Volume 3, which includes all 5 Ted Healy and His Stooges MGM shorts as well as the 2-color 1934 MGM short Roast-Beef and Movies featuring Jerome "Curly" Howard.