Emil Sitka ~

The Fourth Stooge
        "The most important actor in most Stooges films, besides the Stooges themselves, was the sharp-nosed, wide-eyed Emil Sitka... His presence was such a mainstay of the operation that many thought of him as an undeclared 'fourth Stooge.'"

                                       -Moe Feinberg, Larry Fine's brother

                                         Larry The Stooge In the Middle
 

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MORON THAN OFF

Released Nov. 28, 1946

Producer - Jules White
Director - Jules White

CAST
Sterling Holloway
Monty Collins
Eleanor Counts
Edythe Elliot
Symona Boniface
Blackie Whiteford
Joe Palma
Al Thompson
Cy Shindell
Johnny  Kascier
Victor Travers
Emil Sitka


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Emil Sitka's List of Movies - NO. 14

Working Date: Sept. 9, 1946
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MORON THAN OFF
Columbia
$ 50.00
Sterling Holloway
Jules White
office manager
straight
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Films of Emil Sitka: MORON THAN OFF
by Saxon E. Sitka

          For his fourteenth film role, Emil was back again at Columbia's short subjects department, making his second appearance with Sterling Holloway. The two had worked together about four months earlier in MR. WRIGHT GOES WRONG.
          In MORON THAN OFF, Sterling Holloway and Monty Collins put their money together to buy a sweepstakes ticket "fifty-fifty." They even tear the ticket in two with each partner keeping one half. When they win, however, Sterling can't seem to find his half.
          As the Manager of the Sweepstakes Office, this is another small "bit part" for Emil, who appears just long enough to demand the other half of the winning ticket.
          Emil's diary for Monday, September 9, 1946:

          Back with Sterling Holloway again. Last May we performed our great glue scene together, which is still mentioned by the studio men as "very funny.

          Sterling Holloway was a busy actor in the 40's and 50's, appearing in dozens of feature films. In addition to several comedy shorts, Emil worked with him in THE BEAUTIFUL BLONDE FROM BASHFUL BEND (1949) starring Betty Grable and Cesar Romero.
          Today, Holloway is remembered mostly for his distinctively mellow voice. He was in demand for animated movies and did the voice for several notable animated characters including "The Cheshire Cat" in ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951), "Kaa the Snake" in JUNGLE BOOK (1967), "Roquefort the Cat" in THE ARISTOCATS (1970), and "Winnie the Pooh" in the four animated POOH features of the 60's and 70's.

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