Roach had previously paired
Anita Garvin and
Marion Byron in 1928 and 1929, but only three films resulted.[2] Pitts and Todd had both previously worked with Roach in various
short films and
feature films before filming 17 shorts for Roach from 1931 to 1933.
In mid-1933, Pitts left the
Hal Roach studios and
Patsy Kelly was hired as Todd's new partner. This team filmed 21 short films until Todd's death at the end of 1935. Kelly was next paired with
Pert Kelton for one short, and then with
Lyda Roberti for two shorts and one feature film, Nobody's Baby. Roberti died in 1938 at age 31.
In 1941, Pitts and Kelly made their only appearance together in the
feature filmBroadway Limited. The women echo Laurel and Hardy in one sequence when sharing a bed with a baby and a leaking hot-water bottle.[7]
^Solomon, Jon (2001). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, CA: Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 88.
ISBN0971186804.