Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
“Larry Lets On It's 'LOVELY!'”
Synopsis
Curly wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente. Their suite is furnished with many expensive items which they systematically wreck, running up quite a bill. When they discover that, minus tax deductions, the jackpot is only $4.85 they quickly agree to marry three pretty rich widows who are also living in the hotel. The "widows" are actually gold diggers conniving to the get the jackpot money. When the girls find out what the jackpot is really worth, the boys get conked with champagne bottles.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
May 20, 1938
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Del Lord
- Screenplay & Story
- Searle Kramer
- Original Title
- Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 16m
- Production Studios
- Columbia Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Del Lord
Searle Kramer
Charles Nelson
Department Leadership Roster
Del Lord
Director
Searle Kramer
Writer
Charles Nelson
Editor
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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What is Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb about?
Curly wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente. Their suite is furnished with many expensive items which they systematically wreck, running up quite a bill. When they discover that, minus tax deductions, the jackpot is only $4.85 they quickly agree to marry three pretty rich widows who are also living in the hotel. The "widows" are actually gold diggers conniving to the get the jackpot money. When the girls find out what the jackpot is really worth, the boys get conked with champagne bottles.
Who directed Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb?
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb was directed by Del Lord.
Who stars in Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb?
The principal cast of Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb includes Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Bobby Burns, Bud Jamison.
When was Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb released and how long is it?
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 16m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb?
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).