Emil Sitka ~

The Fourth Stooge
        "The most important actor in most Stooges films, besides the Stooges themselves, was the sharp-nosed, wide-eyed Emil Sitka... His presence was such a mainstay of the operation that many thought of him as an undeclared 'fourth Stooge.'"

                                       -Moe Feinberg, Larry Fine's brother

                                         Larry The Stooge In the Middle
 

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To communicate with the many friends and fans of Emil Sitka, to share information about his life and career, to preserve the cultural heritage of the Hollywood productions he participated in, and to sustain his legacy as The Fourth Stooge.


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Listed below are some related items available on Amazon.
The DVD set below has not only all the Stooges shorts but also the two-reelers of Shemp Howard, Joe Besser and Joe DeRita! It's a fantastic set of Stooge material AND it's the first release of Columbia Pictures' non-Stooge shorts since, well, a very long time!
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THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
(1962)


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179
Apr. 12 - 26, 1962
THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT
Columbia
$450 per week
The Three Stooges
Ed Bernds
Norman Maurer
Professor Danforth
eccentric, old-sympathetic
8666
That's me, Saxon Sitka, the small guy in the middle, on the set of THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT (with my older brother).
The YouTube video below includes a few minutes of THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT, including Emil's first scenes. For comparison to the TV pilot that was a precursor to this feature film, take a look at the YouTube video from HOME COOKING/THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK.

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