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==Plot==
==Plot==
After a prison stretch for jewel robbery, three beautiful women search for a pearl necklace the police never found. Unfortunately for them, the warehouse where they hid it sold the pearls for back storage fees to three furniture repairmen, Moe, Larry and Shemp. The girls follow the Stooges to their shop, and pretend to flirt with them as a distraction, so they can search the shop for the necklace. But the molls' gangster ex-boyfriends are hot on their trail, and slapstick mayhem ensues when the Stooges come to the girls' defense.
After a prison stretch for jewel robbery, three beautiful women search for a pearl necklace the police never found. Unfortunately for them, the warehouse where they hid it sold the pearls for back storage fees to three furniture repairmen, Moe, Larry and Shemp. The girls follow the Stooges to their shop, and pretend to flirt with them as a distraction, so they can search the shop for the necklace. But the molls' gangster ex-boyfriends are hot on their trail, and slapstick mayhem ensues when the Stooges come to the girls' defense.

==Notes==
''Hugs and Mugs]]'' is one of several Stooge shorts in which a sofa spring manages to become attached to someone's backside. This gag was also used in ''[[Hoi Polloi (1935 film)|Hoi Polloi]]'', ''[[Three Little Sew and Sews]]'', ''[[An Ache in Every Stake]]'' and ''[[Have Rocket, Will Travel]]''.


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Hugs and Mugs
File:HugsandMugsTITLE.jpg
Directed byJules White
Written byClyde Bruckman
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Christine McIntyre
Nanette Bordeaux
Kathleen O'Malley
Emil Sitka
Joe Palma
Pat Moran
Wally Rose
CinematographyVincent J. Farrar
Edited byEdwin H. Bryant
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
February 2, 1950
Running time
15' 57"
CountryTemplate:Film US
LanguageEnglish

Hugs and Mugs is the 121st short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

After a prison stretch for jewel robbery, three beautiful women search for a pearl necklace the police never found. Unfortunately for them, the warehouse where they hid it sold the pearls for back storage fees to three furniture repairmen, Moe, Larry and Shemp. The girls follow the Stooges to their shop, and pretend to flirt with them as a distraction, so they can search the shop for the necklace. But the molls' gangster ex-boyfriends are hot on their trail, and slapstick mayhem ensues when the Stooges come to the girls' defense.

Notes

Hugs and Mugs]] is one of several Stooge shorts in which a sofa spring manages to become attached to someone's backside. This gag was also used in Hoi Polloi, Three Little Sew and Sews, An Ache in Every Stake and Have Rocket, Will Travel.