Scotched in Scotland


Scotched in Scotland is a 1954 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 158th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are detective school graduates shipped off to Scotland. Dressed in kilts and talking in phony Scottish accents, the Stooges are given the task of guarding the prized possessions of the castle's owner. The castle staff is actually ransacking the place while the boys sleep there, though they eventually get the baddies.

Production notes

Scotched in Scotland is a remake of 1948's The Hot Scots, using ample recycled footage from the original film. A whistling, howling wind-like sound is added to the soundtrack to give the film a more "spooky" effect; this was not done in The Hot Scots. References to a Gillette advertising slogan are also featured several times using a parrot. The slogan, "How are you fixed for blades?", began in 1952 using the Gillette mascot, Sharpie the Parrot.