Art Trouble (1934)

ART TROUBLE ( 1934)  ¢ ¢
    D: Ralph Staub
    Harry Gribbon, Shemp Howard, Beatrice Blinn,
    Leni Stengel, James Stewart, Marjorie Main
The college-age scions of a wealthy family get a stipend from mater and pater to study art in Paris, but the boys don't want to go, so they hire a couple of industrial boat painters to impersonate them. (Because, hey, why would you want to take off for Paris when you can go to Woonsocket instead?) One of the boat painters is played by Shemp of the Three Stooges, so you can guess what kind of comedy this is going to be. The best bit is a clever visual gag done by reversing the film while the guys are painting the boat. Stewart's two brief, uncredited scenes marked his first appearance on film.