Production Notes
Though technically a reworking of Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise, none of the original plot is featured in this short. In addition, the only recycled footage utilized in Oil's Well That Ends Well is the shot of Curly Howard riding the oil gusher up into the sky. In addition, the concept of Joe wishing for things that come true was borrowed from Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise. It is also one of two Stooge films that does not have a supporting cast, the other being 1950's Self-Made Maids.
This film contains a rare instance where the Stooges break the "fourth wall," and directly address the camera audience. Joe, after being chastised by Moe and is told to sit down, turns around to the camera and mouths "I hate him!" to the audience before walking off-screen.
The title Oil's Well That Ends Well is a pun of "all's well that ends well."
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