Flagpole Jitters

The Stooges are paperhangers concurrently assuming the role of caregivers for the disabled Mary, who uses a wheelchair. Their routine is disrupted by the allure of a poster featuring the eminent hypnotist, Svengarlic, renowned for his captivating performances. Motivated by the prospect of Mary's potential rehabilitation through hypnotic intervention, the Stooges seek Svengarlic's services, albeit unwittingly falling prey to his ulterior motives. However, Svengarlic's intentions veer from the Stooges' altruistic aspirations, as he orchestrates a diversionary spectacle using the trio as unwitting pawns. The Stooges, mesmerized by Svengarlic's hypnotic prowess, are induced to perform a precarious dance atop a flagpole, while his henchmen perpetrate a heist at a nearby jewelry emporium. An inadvertent cyclist collides with Svengarlic, abruptly terminating the hypnotic trance and jolting the Stooges back to consciousness. In a state of disorientation and panic, the Stooges discover themselves in a precarious suspension atop the flagpole, an unintended consequence of its collapse. This fortuitous turn of events unexpectedly propels them into the heart of an in-progress robbery, where their presence disrupts the criminal enterprise, culminating in its ultimate foiling. ==Cast==

Credited • Moe Howard as Moe • Larry Fine as Larry • Shemp Howard as Shemp • Mary Ainslee as Mary (stock footage) • Connie Cezon as Mary (new footage) • David Bond as Svengarlic • Vernon Dent as Insurance adjuster (stock footage) Uncredited • Don C. Harvey as Jack the robber • Frank Sully as Jim the robber • Ned Glass as Svengarlic's manager (stock footage) • Edwin Rochelle as Svengarlic's manager (new footage) • Richard Alexander as policeman • Barbara Bartay as Chorus girl with ice cream • Beverly Thomas as Mary the blonde chorus girl • Bonnie Henjum as Chorus girl • Johnny Kascier as man on bicycle (stock footage) ==Production notes==

Flagpole Jitters is a remake of 1949's Hokus Pokus using ample stock footage from the original. The films have different endings: Mary is actually paraplegic here, whereas in the original she was a fraud. In Flagpole Jitters, Svengarlic is the fraud. The character name Svengarlic is a parody of Svengali, the name of a fictional character in George du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby. ==See also==