Shemp in a sentence

Film actor Joe Palma was used as a temporary stand-in to complete four Shemp-era shorts under contract (the maneuver thereafter became known as the term of art " Fake Shemp ").

Moe asked older brother Shemp to take Curly's place, but Shemp was hesitant to rejoin the Stooges as he was enjoying a successful solo career.

There’s a fine scene when Shemp attempts to hit the bottle in Mantan’s kitchen.

After Shemp's death, Moe and Larry were again in need of a third Stooge.

Another benefit from the Shemp era was that Larry was given more time on screen.

Aside from an unbilled appearance in a Shemp Howard comedy short called Art Trouble in 1934, his first film was the poorly received Spencer Tracy vehicle, The Murder Man (1935).

Bernds sensed that routines and plotlines that worked well with Curly as the comic focus did not fit Shemp's persona, and allowed the comedian to develop his own Stooge characterization.

By the time that Shemp rejoined the Stooges, Larry was allotted equal footage, even becoming the focus of several films, in particular Fuelin' Around (1949) and He Cooked His Goose (1952).

However, Cohn reminded him that the team owed Columbia four additional films with Shemp.

In addition, the DVD market in particular has allowed fans to view the entire Stooge film corpus as distinct periods in their long, distinguished career instead of comparing one Stooge to the other (the Curly vs. Shemp debate continues to this day ).

In films, the Stooges were commonly known by their first names of "Moe, Larry, and Curly" or "Moe, Larry, and Shemp" (among other lineups, depending on the particular film).

Plus, any new footage filmed in order to link older material suffered from White's wooden directing style and penchant for telling his actors how to act. Shemp in particular disliked working with White after 1952.

Shemp's return improved the quality of the films, as the last few with Curly had been marred by his sluggish performances.

Shemp wanted assurance that rejoining them would be only temporary, and that he could leave the Stooges once Curly recovered.

Three years after Curly's death, Shemp died of a sudden heart attack at age 60 on November 22, 1955 during a taxi ride home with a friend after attending a boxing match.

White would force either Shemp or Moe to perform similar gags and mannerisms originated by Curly, resulting in what appeared to be lackluster imitation.

With Shemp gone, Healy and the two remaining stooges (Moe and Larry) needed a replacement, so Moe suggested his younger brother Jerry Howard.