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Cactus Makes Perfect is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Del Lord released in USA on 23 april 1942 with Moe Howard
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
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Add to a movie listCactus Makes Perfect is the 61st short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Synopsis
The film opens with the Stooges' mother (played by male actor Monte Collins) attempting to wake up her three boys without success. "Get out of bed you lazy loafers!" she screams to no avail. Finally, she yanks a rope that leads from the kitchen to the bed where the trio is sleeping soundly. This causes the bed to spin vertically until they are expelled.Actors
Moe Howard
(Moe)
Larry Fine
(Larry)
Curly Howard
(Curly)
Vernon Dent
(Heavyset Prospector (uncredited))
Eddie Laughton
(Gold Mine 'Salesman' (uncredited))
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