Gus Schilling & Richard Lane (1945-1950)
Emil Sitka, Richard Lane and Gus Schilling in PARDON MY TERROR
Columbia
Pictures was once again attempting to create an original comedy team,
and the pairing of Schilling and Lane paid off. Both were veterans of
the stage and screen, and in many of the shorts, acted as if they had
worked together for most of their lives. A few of their comedies aren't
as good as others, but that can be said of almost any of the two-reelers
Columbia churned out. The series would last until 1950.
A handful of titles were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
All titles are currently available through our archives except for the elusive HOLD THAT MONKEY.
A handful of titles were syndicated by Screen Gems Television in 1959.
All titles are currently available through our archives except for the elusive HOLD THAT MONKEY.
HIGH BLOOD PLEASURE (12/6/45)
D: Jules White. Vernon Dent, Lynton Brent, Harry Semels, Symona
Boniface, Johnny Kascier, Victor Travers, Cy Schindell, Blackie
Whiteford. To avoid getting a speeding ticket from a motorcycle cop,
Dick poses as a surgeon rushing Gus to the hospital for emergency
surgery. TRIVIA: A remake of Collins and Kennedy's JUST SPEEDING (1936).
AIN'T LOVE CUCKOO? (6/6/46) D: Jules White. Barbara Slater, Terry Howard, Jean Donahue, Judy Malcolm, Emil Sitka, John Tyrrell, Johnny Kascier, Al Rosen. The Schillings and the Lanes think their mates have been killed in the war, and inadvertently marry each others spouses.
HOT WATER (7/25/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Rebel Randall, Helga Strome, Judy Malcolm, Vernon Dent. Trying to keep a bachelor apartment while their wives are away, Gus and Dick fall into possession of stolen jewelry. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in July, 1953.
PARDON MY TERROR (9/12/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Lynne Lyons, Kenneth MacDonald, Dick Wessel, Phil Van Zandt, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Dudley Dickerson. When a millionaire mysteriously disappears, private eyes Gus and Dick are called in on the case. TRIVIA: This short was originally intended to be a Three Stooges comedy. Writer/Director Ed Bernds slightly altered the screenplay for Schilling and Lane when 3rd Stooge Curly Howard fell ill. A reworking of Walter Catlett's YOUR NEXT! (1940). Remade with the Three Stooges as WHO DONE IT? (1949) and FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD (1956). Reissued theatrically in June, 1963.
TRAINING FOR TROUBLE (7/3/47) D: Jules White. Monty Collins, Sidney Field (Sid Fields), Sherry O'Neil Don Barclay, Nina Bara, Joe Palma. Gus, Dick and their pet monkey make a life miserable for a troupe of entertainers traveling by train. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of the Three Stooges A PAIN IN THE PULLMAN (1936). This short is also a remake of the Hal Roach comedy SHOW BUSINESS starring Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts, also directed by Jules White.
AIN'T LOVE CUCKOO? (6/6/46) D: Jules White. Barbara Slater, Terry Howard, Jean Donahue, Judy Malcolm, Emil Sitka, John Tyrrell, Johnny Kascier, Al Rosen. The Schillings and the Lanes think their mates have been killed in the war, and inadvertently marry each others spouses.
HOT WATER (7/25/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Rebel Randall, Helga Strome, Judy Malcolm, Vernon Dent. Trying to keep a bachelor apartment while their wives are away, Gus and Dick fall into possession of stolen jewelry. TRIVIA: Reissued theatrically in July, 1953.
PARDON MY TERROR (9/12/46) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Lynne Lyons, Kenneth MacDonald, Dick Wessel, Phil Van Zandt, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Dudley Dickerson. When a millionaire mysteriously disappears, private eyes Gus and Dick are called in on the case. TRIVIA: This short was originally intended to be a Three Stooges comedy. Writer/Director Ed Bernds slightly altered the screenplay for Schilling and Lane when 3rd Stooge Curly Howard fell ill. A reworking of Walter Catlett's YOUR NEXT! (1940). Remade with the Three Stooges as WHO DONE IT? (1949) and FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD (1956). Reissued theatrically in June, 1963.
TRAINING FOR TROUBLE (7/3/47) D: Jules White. Monty Collins, Sidney Field (Sid Fields), Sherry O'Neil Don Barclay, Nina Bara, Joe Palma. Gus, Dick and their pet monkey make a life miserable for a troupe of entertainers traveling by train. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of the Three Stooges A PAIN IN THE PULLMAN (1936). This short is also a remake of the Hal Roach comedy SHOW BUSINESS starring Thelma Todd and Zasu Pitts, also directed by Jules White.
WEDDING BELLE (8/9/47)
D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Lynne Lyons, Sammy Stein, Billy
Curtis Symona Boniface, Judy Malcolm, Vernon Dent, Victor Travers,
Johnny Kascier. The return of Dicks old flame crates new stress in his
already strained marriage.
TWO NUTS IN A RUT (2/19/48) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Wessel, Claire Carleton, Lynne Lyons, Symona Boniface, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Ted Stanhope, Johnny Kascier. Dick, a movie producer, tries to have a peaceful vacation but is constantly hounded by aspiring actresses.
PARDON MY LAMB CHOP (6/10/48) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Judy Malcolm, Cy Schindell. Gus, in an attempt to show kindness towards his fellow man, invites salesman Dick Lane into his home. TRIVIA: During the scene where Dorothy Granger's rear is set on fire, you can see her hair catch fire as well. Watch for her to frantically swat at the flames.
HE'S IN AGAIN (1/13/49) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Robert Williams, Jack Overman. Gus, a cab driver, mistakes Dick, an escaped lunatic, for his girlfriends father. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases MANY SAPPY RETURNS (1938), which was a remake of Chase's earlier Hal Roach short, FAST WORK.
FLUNG BY A FLING (5/12/49) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Grace Lenard, Nanette Bordeaux, Judy Malcolm, Johnny Kascier. The boys, attending a war veterans convention, try to prevent their wives from meeting an old flame. TRIVIA: A remake of the Ford Sterling's RKO short TROUBLE FROM ABROAD (1935), and Alan Mowbray's FRENCH FRIED PATOOTIE (1941).
HOLD THAT MONKEY (2/16/50) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Margie Liszt, Joe Palma. Hotel detectives Gus and Dick encounter a trained gorilla. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of Collins and Kennedy's GUM SHOES (1935). Jules White's copy of the script was actually the old Collins and Kennedy script with Gus and Dick's names penciled in. Reissued theatrically in December, 1960.
TWO NUTS IN A RUT (2/19/48) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Dick Wessel, Claire Carleton, Lynne Lyons, Symona Boniface, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Ted Stanhope, Johnny Kascier. Dick, a movie producer, tries to have a peaceful vacation but is constantly hounded by aspiring actresses.
PARDON MY LAMB CHOP (6/10/48) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Judy Malcolm, Cy Schindell. Gus, in an attempt to show kindness towards his fellow man, invites salesman Dick Lane into his home. TRIVIA: During the scene where Dorothy Granger's rear is set on fire, you can see her hair catch fire as well. Watch for her to frantically swat at the flames.
HE'S IN AGAIN (1/13/49) D: Edward Bernds. Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Robert Williams, Jack Overman. Gus, a cab driver, mistakes Dick, an escaped lunatic, for his girlfriends father. TRIVIA: A remake of Charley Chases MANY SAPPY RETURNS (1938), which was a remake of Chase's earlier Hal Roach short, FAST WORK.
FLUNG BY A FLING (5/12/49) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Grace Lenard, Nanette Bordeaux, Judy Malcolm, Johnny Kascier. The boys, attending a war veterans convention, try to prevent their wives from meeting an old flame. TRIVIA: A remake of the Ford Sterling's RKO short TROUBLE FROM ABROAD (1935), and Alan Mowbray's FRENCH FRIED PATOOTIE (1941).
HOLD THAT MONKEY (2/16/50) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Margie Liszt, Joe Palma. Hotel detectives Gus and Dick encounter a trained gorilla. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of Collins and Kennedy's GUM SHOES (1935). Jules White's copy of the script was actually the old Collins and Kennedy script with Gus and Dick's names penciled in. Reissued theatrically in December, 1960.