Grips, Grunts and Groans is the 20th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
THE PLOT
After escaping from the railroad police after stowing away on a train, the Stooges befriend a champion wrestler named Ivan Bustoff (Harrison Greene). His trainers, who are part of the mob, have a large bet placed on Bustoff to win the big match. But Bustoff likes to go out drinking, and after a wild night out with the boys ending in Bustoff downing "a little bit of tequila, vodka, and cognac" and passing out drunk, the mobsters hire/force the Stooges to become Bustoff's managers and get him to the ring sober. In the locker room at the arena, the boys are trying to wake Bustoff up, but end up knocking him out with dumb bells and causing the locker to fall on him.
In fear, the Stooges substitute Curly, who possesses a tendency to get violent in reaction to the smell of Wild Hyacinth perfume.This can be used to their advantage. But the subsequent wrestling match is not a good time for Curly as he performs poorly. Moe then spots a woman spectator holding a bottle of Wild Hyacinth and gets it from her. By this time, the mobsters got wind of Bustoff's non-participation and are threatening the Stooges with harm if Curly does not win as planned. The Wild Hyacinth is then applied to Curly, and soon the challenger is knocked out cold along with nearly everyone else in attendance as Curly goes on a rampage using the match bell as a cudgel. The bell then slips out of Curly's hands and lands on his head, knocking him out as well.
TRIVIA
The filming of Grips, Grunts and Groans took place from October 31 to November 5, 1935, over a year prior to its release date. Its title parodies the expression "gripes, grunts and groans."
An external stimulus that causes Curly to go berserk was also used as a plot element in GC69NZ3 Punch Drunks, GC69YCC Horses' Collars, and GC6F693 Curly Howard: Tassels In The Air.
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
To obtain the coordinates for the final location of this cache, just answer the two trivia questions obtained directly from this short and translate the answer into the coordinates for the final location. Finally, answer the bonus trivia question to get a clue for bonus cache GC6B619 Larry Fine:
North coordinates: The Stooges go out for dinner with Bustoff, and as they are finishing the main course, the waiter asks “Will you gentlemen have dessert?”. They respond in unison: “Yeah,” followed by two words. Using those two words and A=1, B=2, C=3, etc, the north coordinates for the final location are N41 43.(W1L1)(W1L3-W1L2)(W2L6-W2L3).
West coordinates: The name of the establishment that the Stooges enter when being chased is a three word name. Using those three words and A=1, B=2, C=3, etc, the west coordinates for the final location are W088 22.(W2L6-W1L3)(W2L1)(W3L1).
(For example, W1L1 = the value of Word 1, Letter 1)
BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION: Record the number assigned to the letter below for usage in bonus cache GC6B619 Larry Fine.
What is the antidote for Curly’s violent behavior after getting a scent of Wild Hyacinth perfume?
Eating cheese (J = 2)
Getting his feet tickled (J = 7)
To watch this short, use the following link :
Episode 20 - Grips, Grunts, And Groans
For a checksumm value of the six missing coordinate digits, see the hint.