Off Again, On Again (1945)
Good samaritan Shemp rescues a girl from an accident, and a newspaper photographer snaps a picture of her thanking Shemp. The paper mixes up the caption, implying that Shemp and the girl are lovers. This doesn't sit well with Shemp's fiancee, who breaks off their engagement, leaving him so heartbroken he asks the rescued girl's gangster boyfriend (Dick Curtis) to kill him. When Shemp's intended returns and apologizes, he realizes that his days are numbered unless he can find the gangster and call off the hit.
Director:
Jules White
Writers:
Searle Kramer, Victor Travis.
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Shemp Howard as Woodcock Q. Strinker |
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Dick Curtis as Louie Derringer |
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Christine McIntyre as Edith |
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Grace Lenard as Maisie Frump |
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Bobby Burns as Customer (uncredited) |
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Heinie Conklin as Man Going Hunting (uncredited) |
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Lew Davis as Man on Street (uncredited) |
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Budd Fine as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Bud Jamison as Hotel Detective (uncredited) |
| Writing | Charley Chase | Story |
| Writing | Searle Kramer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Victor Travis | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jules White | Director |