1935 movie project - The Beautiful Disaster

The Beautiful Disaster is about how Jean Arthur is a beautiful model always in the media. She lives in the penthouse of the building that the Stooges manage. They are the repair, window washers of the building. The stooges also live in the basement of the building. Once they catch an eye of Arthur though, they then begin to fight for her attention. This type of plot would work well in the 1935 because of all the comedic glory it could bring for the audience at the time. The film would be black and white, but have sound. It would aim for more of a screwball and anarchic type comedy with much slapstick.

The depression was still very strong during 1935 and everyone needed something that could make them smile or laugh. Films were becoming extremely popular specifically with the comedy genre. The character types of the three stooges and Jean Arthur would be suited for a screwball comedy because the other films they were present in did very well at the box office.

Columbia Pictures was chosen as the studio to produce this film because they have been known to distribute countless other screwball comedies with great budgets. Frank Capra also worked for Columbia countless times prior to 1935.

Jean Arthur was chosen as the model in the story because at the time she had been in many famous screwball comedies already. The Three Stooges were chosen because despite being new to the industry at the time they had been rising in popularity very fast and were fantastically great comedians. Frank Capra was chosen for the director seat because one of the most famous comedy films ever made was filmed by him and released the previous year. The film "It happened in one night" lead him to win 5 Oscars, best picture, best director, best leading role, supporting actor, and screenplay. Havlic had worked for Capra before, so he would naturally make for a great editor.

The Hayes Code affected this film in numerous ways. The kissing scenes, if any were to be included, would be very brief. The characters would also never do anything too overly sexual or inappropriate. The Stooges are known solely for the violent acts they perform. While most of these acts would be retained in the film, it would be a bit toned down to fit with the rules of the code. Despite being toned down, the Stooges would still be violent enough to entertain the audiences.

If I were to change anything on this movie it would be the plot and the poster. The plot was too simple to become an actual movie. It felt almost like it could work but that something was missing. The poster we made wasn't as artsy yet funny as I wanted it to be, nor did my group put much effort into it either (due to us starting it only the day before presentation).