"Hammond Egger" theory

[Elmer Pintar]

why the name? First of all, we all know or should know that bud jamison
was gone when "three dark horses" (a shemp) was made. His likeness was
used as a presidential candidate for 1952. So why the name "Hammond
Egger"? Well, in "A Pain in the Pullman", Bud Jamison does perhaps his
greatest supporting role as the train conductor as ("JOHNSON!"). So
what's the correlation. The latter short (1936?) opens at Mrs. Hammond
Eggerley's Boarding House. Interesting. The name was not used again,
then modified, as if the Stooges remember him from this short over
others. Or maybe (ok), just a coincidence, as Moe had a huge catalog of
throw-away character names used at random.

Elmer Pintar

[James Neibaur]

Post by Elmer Pintar
So why the name "Hammond
Egger"?

In vaudeville, a Ham-and-Egger is someone at the bottom of the bill, the
opening act, a small-timer. Hence the name Hammond Egger for the political
candidate.

JN

[Elmer Pintar]

so why would the Stooge Company use such a term "Hammond Egger" as a
TRIBUTE to such a great deceased stock actor?

Elmer Pintar

[James Neibaur]

Post by Elmer Pintar
so why would the Stooge Company use such a term "Hammond Egger" as a
TRIBUTE to such a great deceased stock actor?

The tribute was using the photo itself. I am sure the script stated Hammond
Egger as a wry stab at crooked politicians long before it was decided
(probably by the director) to use a photo of Bud Jamison. The tribute was
using the photo -- the reference was to the character, not to Jamison as an
actor.

JN

[Elmer Pintar]

Understood, and i suppose it's more of a inside studio tribute, not
meant to be tangible.

Elmer Pintar

[Gid Tanner]

Since "Three Dark Horses" was made in 1952, an election year, no doubt
the political parody was meant to be timely (if only just making a gag
out of elections in general). Does anybody detect any particular
references to the Eisenhower & Stevenson contest?

Post by James Neibaur

Post by Elmer Pintar
So why the name "Hammond
Egger"?

In vaudeville, a Ham-and-Egger is someone at the bottom of the bill, the
opening act, a small-timer. Hence the name Hammond Egger for the political
candidate.
JN

[D. Kirkpatrick]

Post by Elmer Pintar
Well, in "A Pain in the Pullman", Bud Jamison does perhaps his
greatest supporting role as the train conductor as ("JOHNSON!"). So
what's the correlation.

Johnson was associated with thecompany that hired the actors and was
responsible for them on the train.

Not the conductor.



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