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Oil's Well That Ends Well

Oil's Well That Ends Well

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Oil's Well That Ends Well

1958

0h 16m

5.6(7 votes)

Comedy

Overview

The stooges need money for their father's operation, so they head for the country to prospect for uranium. Instead of uranium, they discover oil on their father's property and all their troubles are solved.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

3 featured cast members

Starring

Joe Besser

Joe Besser

Joe

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

Moe

Creative team

Directed by: Jules White
Written by: Felix Adler
Produced by: Jules White

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