Kept in the Dark
During the first twelve years of their career, the Stooges were completely unaware of how popular their comedy had become. Columbia Pictures President Harry Cohn never revealed to the trio just how close to success they really were and lied about audience’s reactions to their films. Believing their days were numbered, the Three Stooges kept quiet when it came to asking for a pay increase (reportedly they were paid $1,000 a week as a whole to be split evenly between the three) or a better contract.