While Sumo of the Opera draws plot elements and names directly from Rocky and has similar plot style to The Karate Kid, the segment that precedes, Going Up!, is an homage to both the Three Stooges and a Laurel and Hardy short film called The Music Box.
His short story Another Fine Mess from the collection Quicker Than the Eye features the ghosts of Laurel and Hardy haunting the staircase by replaying the scene.
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The steps can also be seen in the 1925 Charley Chase silent comedy, Isn't Life Terrible?, during a scene in which Chase is trying to sell fountain pens to Fay Wray.
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In 1936, Sally Rand, known for her fan dance and bubble dance acts, acquired the property and branded it the Music Box.
Clemmer managed the Fifth Avenue theater (1925-1926) (designed by Robert C. Reamer), the Winter Garden, the Music Box (1928-1930) (designed by Henry W. Bittman), various Blue Mouse theaters, the Music Hall, one of Portland, Oregon's Paramount theaters (1928) (designed by Rapp & Rapp with Priteca & Peters), and the Orpheum (1926-1927) (designed by B. Marcus Priteka).