Ethelreda Leopold (July 2, 1914 – January 26, 1998) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972. She also appeared in commercials.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 16:50.

Ethelreda Leopold - Actress

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About :

*Leopold (far right) looks on in horror as Curly Howard gets a hair cut in the Three Stooges film In the Sweet Pie and Pie.

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Born July 2, 1914, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Died January 26, 1998 (aged 83), North Hollywood, California, U.S.

Other names Ethel Reda Leopold, Ethel Leopold

Years active 1934-1972

Spouse(s)

Joseph Pine (1938-1986) (his death) (1 child)

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Introduction :

Ethelreda Leopold (July 2, 1914 – January 26, 1998) was an American film actress. She appeared in approximately 65 films between 1934 and 1972. She also appeared in commercials.

Leopold is familiar to modern viewers for her roles in several Three Stooges, Andy Hardy, and Abbott and Costello films. She also had bit parts in such American classics as Angels Over Broadway and Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, and also supported other celebrated film comedians such as Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy.

Many of her film roles were small or uncredited. She appeared at the 1990 Three Stooges convention.

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Biography :

Leopold was from Chicago and could play piano and draw. She went to St. Ignatius grammar school and Sullivan High School. Leopold studied at the Chicago Art Institute for some time before she was discovered as an actress. She began acting at age 17 after a scout for Warner Brothers saw her "modeling teen-age fashions," according to the New York Times. The first film she was in was Dames, where she was part of the chorus line. She was the winner of a "popularity contest" for the group of 109 "Busby Berkeley" girls and became part of a promotional tour after she was filmed for Gold Diggers in Paris. As part of the tour, H. Allen Smith took her vital measurements and wrote about her tour.

Leopold died in North Hollywood on January 26, 1998 from pneumonia.

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Filmography :

Title Year Role Notes

Broadway–Show 1934 Chorus Girl uncredited

A Lost Day 1934 Blond Dancer uncredited

And She Learned About Dames 1934 Student short film, uncredited

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Devil Dogs of the Air 1935 Adjutant's niece uncredited

Gold Diggers of 1935 1935 Chorus Girl uncredited

Hot Paprika 1935 Dr. Van Buren’s Nurse short Film,

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Half Shot Shooters 1936 Woman in Crowd short film, uncredited

The Peppery Salt 1936 Blonde With Sailors short film, uncredited

The Champ’s a Chump 1936 Student short film, uncredited

A Pain in the Pullman 1936 Show Girl short film, uncredited

My Man Godfrey 1936 Socialite uncredited

Stage Struck 1936 Chorus Girl uncredited

Am I Having Fun! 1936 Second Socialite short film, uncredited

Great Guy 1936 Burton's Girlfriend uncredited

Gold Diggers of 1937 1936 Chorus girl uncredited

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Ready, Willing and Able 1937 Blonde in Balcony at Show’s Opening uncredited

Top of the Town 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited

Stuck in the Sticks 1937 Woman Watching Apple Bobbing short film

Marked Woman 1937 Dancing Club Patron uncredited

Back to the Woods 1937 Hope uncredited

Kid Galahad 1937 Party Guest uncredited

From Bad to Worse 1937 Woman on Train short film, uncredited

The Great Gambini 1937 Undetermined Role uncredited

Goofs and Saddles 1937 Saloon Girl short film, uncredited

Double or Nothing 1937 Nightclub Patron uncredited

Varsity Show 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited

Hollywood Hotel 1937 Chorus Girl uncredited

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Midnight Intruder 1938 Woman Waiting for Ship uncredited

Wee Wee Monsieur 1938 Harem Girl short film, uncredited

Over the Wall 1938 Scanlon's New Blonde Girlfriend uncredited

Out Where the Stars Begin 1938 Lover in Production Number short film, uncredited

Gold Diggers in Paris 1938 Blonde Golddigger uncredited

The Rage of Paris 1938 Nightclub Patron uncredited

Sweethearts 1938 Chorus Girl uncredited

Trade Winds 1938 Ethel uncredited

Race Suicide 1938 as Ethel Leopold

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You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939 Blonde at Party uncredited

I'll Tell the World 1939 Secretary short film

Society Lawyer 1939 Blonde in Outer Law Office uncredited

A Star Is Shorn 1939 Hazel Hackenschmitt short film

Rose of Washington Square 1939 Blonde Well-Wisher at Cast Party uncredited

Trouble Finds Andy Clyde 1939 short film

The Wizard of Oz 1939 Emerald City Manicurist uncredited

Mad Youth 1939 Blonde Secretary uncredited

Calling All Curs 1939 Nurse short film, uncredited

Dancing Co-Ed 1939 Flapjack Waitress uncredited

Beware Spooks! 1939 Pretty Girl uncredited

Andy Clyde Gets Spring Chicken 1939 Extreme Blonde at Pool short film

A Chump at Oxford 1939 Bank Manager's Secretary uncredited

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I Take This Woman 1940 Club Patron uncredited

Alice in Movieland 1940 Blonde Patron in Carlo’s uncredited

The Big Premiere 1940 Irma Acacia short film

Nutty But Nice 1940 Waitress short film, uncredited

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante 1940 Sirocco Club Dining Extra uncredited

What's Your 'I.Q.'?': Number Two 1940 The Average Blonde short film, uncredited

He Stayed for Breakfast 1940 Secretary short film, uncredited

City for Conquest 1940 Irene – Dressing Room Blonde uncredited

Spring Parade 1940 Townswoman uncredited

Angels Over Broadway 1940 Cigarette Girl uncredited

The Great Dictator 1940 Blonde Secretary uncredited

No, No, Nanette 1940 uncredited

Misbehaving Husbands 1940 Annette (model) uncredited

Souls in Pawn 1940 The Hitch-hiker

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Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga 1941 Ship Passenger uncredited

The Monster and the Girl 1941 Party Girl uncredited

All the World's a Stooge 1941 Party Guest short film, uncredited

Too Many Blondes 1941 Secretary uncredited

Kiss the Boys Goodbye 1941 uncredited

Wide Open Town 1941 Saloon Girl uncredited

In the Sweet Pie and Pie 1941 Baska Jones short film

Niagara Falls 1941 Hotel Guest uncredited

Hellzapoppin 1941 Blonde Woman at Skeet Range uncredited

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Born to Sing 1942 Audience member uncredited

Ball of Fire 1942 Audience member uncredited

Black Dragons 1942 Girl at Party uncredited

A Gentleman After Dark 1942 Blonde at Train Station uncredited

Saboteur 1942 Party Guest uncredited

About Face 1942 Platinum Blonde in Parking Lot short film, uncredited

My Favorite Spy 1942 Hotel Guest uncredited

Olaf Laughs Last 1942 Girl in Restaurant short film

Matri-Phony 1942 Miss Syracuse short film, uncredited

Beautiful Clothes (Make Beautiful Girls) 1942 Model short film, uncredited

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The Falcon Strikes Back 1943 Hotel Guest uncredited

Crazy House 1943 Blonde Woman Watching Radio Talent Show short film, uncredited

Gildersleeve on Broadway 1943 Night Club Patron uncredited

Never a Dull Moment 1943 Night Club patron uncredited

Where Are Your Children? 1943 Girl Fighting Opal uncredited

The Spider Woman 1943 Casino Patron uncredited

Pistol Packin' Mama 1943 Casino Patron uncredited

Voodoo Man 1943 Kidnapped Girl uncredited

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1944 Nightclub Patron uncredited

Show Business 1944 Blonde in Kelly’s Cafe uncredited

A Night of Adventure 1944 Nightclub Patron uncredited

In Society 1944 Winthrop Party Guest uncredited

Moonlight and Cactus 1944 Girl uncredited

Bluebeard 1944 Laughing Courtroom Spectator uncredited

Hollywood Canteen 1944 Hostess uncredited

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I'll Remember April 1945 Singer at radio station uncredited

Earl Carroll Vanities 1945 Chorine uncredited

Three’s a Crowd 1945 Dancer uncredited

Crime Doctor's Warning 1945 Model uncredited

George White's Scandals 1945 Showgirl uncredited

Cornered 1945 Party Guest uncredited

Deadline at Dawn 1945 Blonde Dancer uncredited

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Little Giant 1946 Information Receptionist uncredited

A Night in Casablanca 1946 Restaurant Patron uncredited

G.I. Wanna Home 1946 Jessie short Film

Blue Skies 1946 Nightclub Patron uncredited

Humoresque 1946 Party Guest uncredited

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Calendar Girl 1947 Rosie O'Grady uncredited

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947 Blonde uncredited

A Likely Story 1947 Artist uncredited

That's My Man 1947 Party Guest uncredited

Lured 1947 Blonde Nightclub Singer uncredited

Heaven Only Knows 1947 Saloon Girl uncredited

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Words and Music 1948 'On Your Toes’ Backstage Well-Wisher uncredited

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All About Eve 1950 Sarah Siddons Awards Guest uncredited

Hit Parade of 1951 1950 Woman at dice table uncredited

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The Abbott and Costello Show 1953 Blonde Housewife TV Series, uncredited

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Hazel 1963 Fundraiser Guest TV Series, uncredited

The Killers 1964 Club Patron uncredited

The Disorderly Orderly 1964 Patient uncredited

Bonanza 1964–1965 Party Guest / Show Spectator TV Series, uncredited

Two on a Guillotine 1965 Theatre Audience Member uncredited

Marriage on the Rocks 1965 Club Patron uncredited

Harum Scarum 1964 Premier Guest uncredited

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Batman 1966 Observer Outside Club TV Series, uncredited

The Oscar 1966 Club Patron uncredited

Way... Way Out 1966 Mrs. Soblova uncredited

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 Campaign Worker TV Series, uncredited

The Monkees 1966 Customer TV Series, uncredited

Fitzwilly 1966 Wedding Guest TV Series, uncredited

Hillbillys in a Haunted House 1967 Audience Member uncredited

That Girl 1967–1968 Party Guest / Restaurant Patron TV Series, uncredited

Bewitched 1967–1969 Restaurant Patron / Country Club Guest TV Series, uncredited

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The Andy Griffith Show 1968 Restaurant Patron TV Series, uncredited

Funny Girl 1968 Audience Member uncredited

Family Affair 1968 Guest TV Series, uncredited

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 1968 Mourner uncredited

Hellfighters 1968 Restaurant Patron uncredited

It Takes a Thief 1968 Guest / Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

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Myra Breckinridge 1970 Bridge Party Guest uncredited

McCloud 1970 Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

The Bold Ones: The Senator 1970 Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

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The Mephisto Waltz 1971 Party Guest uncredited

Gunsmoke 1971 Townswoman TV Series, uncredited

The Partridge Family 1971–1974 Speech Spectator / Audience Member / Townswoman TV Series, uncredited

Columbo 1971–1974 Exhibit Patron / Party Guest / Theatre Patron TV Series, uncredited

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Gidget Gets Married 1972 Office Worker uncredited

Mary Tyler Moore 1972 Woman TV Series

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Banacek 1973 Restaurant Patron TV Series, uncredited

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The Magician 1974 Benefit Guest TV Series, uncredited

McMillan & Wife 1974 Club Patron TV Series, uncredited

The Snoop Sisters 1974 Film Festival Attendee TV Series, uncredited

Rhoda 1974 Passenger TV Series, uncredited

Young Frankenstein 1974 Theatre Goer uncredited

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Charlie's Angels 1977–1978 Interview Spectator / Auction Guest / Society Member TV Series, uncredited

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The Rockford Files 1979 Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

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The Waltons 1981 Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

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The Star Chamber 1983 Party Guest uncredited

Dynasty 1981–1986 Juror / Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

The A Team 1983 Helen, Old Woman in Cab TV Series, uncredited

Hart to Hart 1983 Bidder #1 TV Series, uncredited

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Murder, She Wrote 1984–1989 Party Guest TV Series, uncredited

Life with Lucy 1986 Wedding Guest TV Series, uncredited

Married... with Children 1989 Restaurant Patron TV Series, uncredited

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 16:50.

Ethelreda Leopold - Actress

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Movie : In the Sweet Pie and Pie - 1941.

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1.About :

Directed by Jules White

Screenplay by Clyde Bruckman

Story by Ewart Adamson

Produced by Jules White

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2.Starring :

Moe Howard

Larry Fine

Curly Howard

Dorothy Appleby

Mary Ainslee

*Ethelreda Leopold

Richard Fiske

Vernon Dent

Symona Boniface

Eddie Laughton

John Tyrrell

Geneva Mitchell

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3. Crew :

Cinematography George Meehan

Edited by Jerome Thoms

Distributed by Columbia Pictures

Release date - October 16, 1941 (U.S.)

Running time 17:28

Country United States

Language English

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4. Movie :

In the Sweet Pie and Pie is a 1941 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 58th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

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5. Plot :

Tiska (Dorothy Appleby), Taska (Mary Ainslee) and Baska (Ethelreda Leopold) Jones, three snippy society girls, are willed a huge inheritance so long as they are married by a certain time and date, but their fiances postpone their engagements as they, along with the Fleet, are bound for Honolulu. Their shrewd lawyer Diggins (Richard Fiske) suggests they marry three death row inmates, the Mushroom Murder Gang (the Stooges) to retain the dough; once they are married, they get their inheritance, the convicts are hanged, and the girls can marry their fiances free and clear. The girls soon show up to the Stooges' cell and marry the three inmates, then the girls depart. (Moe and Curly, disappointed that they did not receive a wedding kiss, give each other a kiss instead.)

The Stooges are brought to the scaffold at Hang-em'-all Prison as other prisoners watch from the stands. But the ropes break during the hanging attempt, and the Stooges and the warden are tangled in a mess below the scaffold. A message arrives saying the governor has pardoned the Stooges after Mickey Finn and his gang confessed to the Mushroom murders, and the boys are freed. As the girls celebrate their new bout of widowhood, the Stooges make their way into their house and make themselves at home.

Mortified, the devious debutantes try to think up an excuse to divorce their new beaus and decide to force them to become society gentlemen, something they feel the Stooges will be unable to accomplish. However, the Stooges realize what their wives are up to and decide they need to succeed so their wives cannot throw them out. After enrolling the Stooges in an ill-fated dance lesson, and after finding them to be more accommodating to entering society, the girls turn to their lawyer again for help. They demand Diggins fix this mess they're in because he was the one who got them to marry the Stooges in the first place. He suggests that the girls throw a formal party, hoping the Stooges will make shambles of the evening. They do, and Diggins bribes the maître d’, Williams (John Tyrrell) to hit Moe with a large cake to make it look like Moe was guilty. However, his plan fails as the girls' society friends sympathize with Moe and blame Williams for setting him up. The evening ends with the Stooges' first genuine pie fight. Diggins chastises the boys for their social ineptness and threatens to annul their marriages at once. However, the girls have had enough of Diggins and decides to keep the Stooges as their husbands. They, along with the Stooges and the other guests in attendance, strike back at Diggins by covering him in pie from head to toe.

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6. Production notes ;

In the Sweet Pie and Pie was filmed between April 30 and May 3, 1941. The film makes references to several popular songs/series' of the era:

Moe's comment "I am The Shadow" parodies the 1940 Columbia radio serial The Shadow.

"Bill Stein," who broadcasts a "jerk-by-jerk" description of the hanging of the Mushroom Murder Mob, is a parody of real-life sportscaster Bill Stern.

The title In the Sweet Pie and Pie is a play on the old song, "In the Sweet By and By"; the names of the sisters, Tiska, Taska, and Baska, were a play on the song, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"; Curly's comment to Moe "I hear a rhipsody" parodies the 1940 song "I Hear a Rhapsody".

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7. Footage was borrowed from earlier shorts and reused for In the Sweet Pie and Pie:

The dancing lesson sequence was lifted from Hoi Polloi.

The cell block footage is later re-used in Beer Barrel Polecats.

Several shots from the pie fight would later appear in Pest Man Wins.

In the Sweet Pie and Pie marked the final appearance of supporting actor Richard Fiske. A perfect foil for the Stooges, Fiske's promising career was cut short when he was killed in action during World War II.

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8. Pie fights :

Larry Fine recalled that the most grueling scenes in In the Sweet Pie and Pie involved pies:

Sometimes we would run out of pies, so the prop man would sweep up the pie goop off the floor, complete with nails, splinters, and tacks. Another problem was pretending you didn't know a pie was coming your way. To solve this, Jules would tell me 'Now Larry, Moe is going to smack you with a pie on the count of three.' Then Jules would tell Moe, 'Hit Larry on the count of two!' So when it came time to count, I never got to three, because Moe crowned me with a pie!

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