The Three Stooges - Mutts To You (1938) - Filming Locations
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Historical Production & Location Reference
| Film Title: | Mutts To You (1938) |
| Comedy Team: | The Three Stooges |
| Studio Origin: | Columbia Pictures (Short Subjects) |
| Director: | Charley Chase |
- The 100 Block of South Norton Avenue: This specific residential corridor in Windsor Square serves as the prominent backdrop for the outdoor neighborhood rounds, including the doorstep where the Stooges discover the baby.
Production & Preservation Note: Directed by comedic icon Charley Chase, this short offers a beautiful preservation record of early 20th-century Los Angeles residential architecture. Remarkably, every single home captured on this stretch of South Norton Avenue remains standing today, including the prominent 1915 structure at 111 South Norton Avenue.
The Plot
In the classic 1938 short Mutts To You, The Three Stooges run a dog-grooming business. While making their neighborhood rounds, Moe, Larry, and Curly discover what they believe is an abandoned baby on a doorstep. Their well-intentioned rescue quickly escalates into a neighborhood-wide kidnapping scare.
Directed by Charley Chase
This film was directed by the legendary Charley Chase, a major comedic talent of the silent and early sound eras both in front of and behind the camera. You can explore more of his work here in the site's Charley Chase Filming Locations library.
Filming Location Overview
For Mutts To You, Chase chose a beautiful residential street in Los Angeles as his filming location.
The 100 Block of South Norton Avenue
The pivotal scenes where the Stooges discover the baby were filmed on location in the Windsor Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. Specifically, the production used the 100 block of South Norton Avenue.
Every home featured on this stretch of South Norton Avenue is still standing today. The most prominent residence, 111 South Norton Avenue (built in 1915), remains a stunning example of early 20th-century architecture, as you'll see in the Mutts To You Quick Preview filming locations then and now video above.
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