Name: The Wrong, Wrong Trail
Director: Joseph Henabery
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1934-02-13
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Jesse Block, Eva Sully, Fred Harper, Shemp Howard, Donald MacBride

Shemp Howard + a fake asylum = ten minutes of beautiful chaos.

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Pre-Code mayhemSlapstick sprintTalkie-era chaos

Overview

Comedy

A freshly minted private eye is sent to a sanitarium as a gag.

US

Content warning

Authority mockedReality unravelsThe gag that consumes

Standout Aspects

Acting

Shemp Howard's piano mover cameo steals everything.

Direction

Henabery crams three reels into ten breathless minutes.

Best for:Binge·Background

Director

Joseph Henabery

ReleasedFeb 13, 1934

Runtime10m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensitymedium

Tonelight

Feellight

Top Cast

Shemp Howard

Piano Mover

Donald MacBride

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Shemp Howard appeared in over 100 shorts before briefly replacing Curly in the Three Stooges in 1946.

Cultural

This Educational Pictures short represents the dying gasp of two-reel comedy before the double feature killed the format.

Pre-Code mayhemSlapstick sprintTalkie-era chaos