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was needed. The Curly-less footage was recycled in "Pest Man Wins", "Scheming Schemers" and "Pies and Guys" and the compilation feature film "Stop! Look! and Laugh".
The pie on the ceiling gag was borrowed from the Andy Clyde film "In the Doghouse".
Production notes Curly's departure.
"Half-Wits Holiday" was filmed on May 2-6, 1946; it marked the final appearance of Curly Howard as an official member of the slapstick comedy
that White was directing — "Hiss and Yell." starring Barbara Jo Allen as her character "Vera Vague." "Hiss and Yell" was nominated for an Academy Award. Several months later, he was cast in his first Three Stooges film — "Half-Wits Holiday". At the time, Sitka did not know who the Three Stooges were. Nevertheless, he went on to appear in dozens of Three Stooges short films, as well as most of their feature films and the live action segments for "