Slappily Married

Slappily Married was an American short subject by Columbia Pictures, released on November 7, 1946. The short was directed by Edward Bernds and stars Joe DeRita, who later joined the Three Stooges and became Curly Joe DeRita, and features Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger and Dick Wessel. This was the first of four shorts in the Joe DeRita series produced by Columbia from 19461948 all entries were remakes of other Columbia shorts.

Later at the dress shop, Joe mistakes a female customer Dorothy Granger for a mannequin. When her jealous husband Dick Wessel goes over to find out what is going on, a nervous Joe tells him that it was a misunderstanding. Another problem occurs shortly after when the same female customer and another one Jean Willes get into a scuffle involving a hat they both want to purchase. Joe tries to break up the fight, but ends up getting knocked to the floor along with the first customer. Joes wife and the jealous husband show up and Joes wife, thinking that he is cheating on him runs off and Joe gets punched out by the jealous husband.Joe eventually tracks down his wife at the Amazon hotel, which is a hotel for women only. The concierge Symona Boniface tells Joe that she was given orders by his wife that she does not want to be disturbed, but Joe manages to disguise himself as a woman to find the room his wife is. He winds up in the same room with the female customer he met earlier at the shop. He also has to dodge the jealous husband and a female house detective, before finally reuniting with his wife at the end. ........

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