THE STOLEN JOOLS (1931) FUNNY LINE

The Stolen Jools (the writing is correct) is a short comedy film produced by the Masquers Club of Hollywood, featuring many cameo appearances by the film stars of the day. They appeared in the film to help raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

This film was thought to be a lost film until a print was found in the UK in the
1990ies.


At the "Screen Stars Annual Ball" Norma Shearer has her jewels stolen. The police must find them and return them to her.
Finally it turns out, that child star Mitzi Green took them when they were left over, in order to prevent them from being stolen. She gives them to the police man and then has one of the strangest closing lines ever used in a movie (since it has ABSOLUTELY NO connection to the plot or the action that took place):


"And the moral of the story is: Never spank a child on an empty stomach"
Followed by a dull giggle.


NOTE: Mitzi Green was the recipient of a playful spanking in "Honey (1931)".
The entire film can be watched on www.archive.org


Speaker: Mitzi Green