Based on the classic fairy tale, Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe (the Three Stooges) substitute for the Seven Dwarfs while the princess Snow White (Olympic figure skating champion Carol Heiss) is forced to flee from her jealous stepmother, the queen (Patricia Medina), who takes drastic steps to insure that Snow White never gains the throne. The only The Three Stooges film shot in widescreen. The first The Three Stooges film shot in color. The classic slapstick "Stooge" routines are kept to a minimum in this film, in part because by 1961 when this film was released, The Three Stooges' Columbia shorts were being shown on television, and Moe Howard was said to be very sensitive to parental complaints about the violence in the shorts
Three druggists travel with a Milquetoast inventor, Schuyler, and his girlfriend, Diane, to ancient Greece on a newly invented time machine. There, the evil tyrant, Odius, takes a shine to the woman and has the guys enslaved as galley rowers using the excuse of the three druggists helping a rebel leader, Ulysses, escape. The rigors of the rowing pump Schuyler up into a muscleman with strength comparable to Hercules himself, who is in the employ of Odius. The threesome get the idea of raising money by promoting Schuyler as Hercules for a series of physical contests. Using a combination of his great strength and, a judicious use of a large supply of potent tranquilizers Curly-Joe brought with him, Schuyler is a success. However, this leads to trouble when the real McCoy learns about the imposter.
From 1965, this is the Stooges last released feature film. Kooks Tour, during which Larry Fine suffered a stroke was never released except on 8mm film. Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe work for an editor (West) at a Boston wildlife conservation magazine. They make such a mess of the pressroom that their publisher (Emil Sitka) gets rid of them by sending them out west to stop the slaughter of buffalo. Upon their arrival they find themselves being sought after by every notorious gunslinger in history, including Wyatt Earp, Wild Bill Hickcock, and Jesse James. Luckily, pistol-packing Annie Oakley (Kovak), who has fallen in love with the handsome editor, agrees to protect them against the bad guys.
Meek country boy, Harold Hickory (Lloyd) is smitten by Mary Powers (Ralston), travelling with her late father's medicine show. When the show burns down, Harold invites her to stay at his house with his father and brothers. When the town's money is stolen by thugs from the medicine show, Harold's father is accused, and with encouragement from Mary, Harold sets out to find the real crooks. One of Harold Lloyd's best films.
Released in 1956, this was the ninth of ten films featuring the Kettles. Ma and the kids head back to the Ozarks for a visit with Uncle Sedge (essentially a Pa Kettle replacement). He's working his way through a twenty years long relationship with Miss Bedelia Baines.
From 1953 comes this hilarious space comedy from legends Abbott & Costello. Lester and Orville accidentally launch a rocket which is supposed to fly to Mars. Instead it goes to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. They are then forced by bank robber Mugsy and his pal Harry to fly to Venus where they find a civilization made up entirely of women, men having been banished.
Buzz and Abercrombie are agents trying to get Jeff Parker the lead in a movie musical. Routines include Lou's insomnia and his being unable to hear Bud due to his wearing an earplug. Lots of movie studio stuff.
From 1970, this is the last time the Stooges are together. Larry Fine suffered a stroke during the filming, and the film was never completed. Norman Maurer pieced together the footage and tried to sell it to television but there were no takers. He eventually released the film on 8mm for home viewing. After nearly 50 years of eye-poking and face-slapping, the Stooges decide to retire and tour the world with their dog, Moose. They start by touring America's national parks, however, with the stooges, it is truly a "kook's tour". This especially proves to be the case, for Larry, who despite his best efforts, simply cannot seem to catch a fish. Larry is driven to the height of frustration as he is continually outfished by Moe, Joe, Moose, and even his own hat!
Originating from a DVD collection of mostly public domain material, which includes the cartoon segments you'll see here, this is interesting mainly for the live segments that you'll see from the cartoon series, a glimpse of "Kook's Tour", the film that was never completed because of Larry's stroke, and interviews with Stooge family members.
From 1950 comes the Camel Comedy Caravan with special guests, The Three Stooges (Larry, Moe, and Shemp). I could have cut it down to just the Stooges appearances, but for the sake of continuity, have included the entire show. The host of this show was Ed Wynn, probably most notable as Uncle Albert in Disney's Mary Poppins. He loved to laugh, and now you can laugh right along with him. The show was hosted by Camel cigarettes and you will see plenty of advertising for them in this show. Nostalgic, historic, and entertaining.
From 1928 comes this Laurel and Hardy comedy. When Laurel visits Hardy at home, hi-jinx occur and the Mrs. orders them out. They go to a golf course where they try to impress two young ladies and wind up in a mud-slinging fight with other golfers.
A follow up profile of Dian Fossey, who returns to Africa after several years to see if her beloved Gorillas remember her
Our Christmas celebration. I decided to post this in it's entirety with no editing. Wanted you to experience it just like it was.
From 1918 comes this silent classic with Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. Roscoe's wife wants him committed to the No Hope Sanitarium for a cure from drink. He is greeted by blood spattered, cleaver-wielding Buster and a barely clad female patient. He eats a thermometer and must be rushed into surgery. The gags are solid and well-paced. Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle is as charming as ever. Buster Keaton continues to develop his great stone face. And Al St. John puts in some of his best work. Good Night Nurse! is one of the funniest films Arbuckle ever made.
The stooges are small time actors traveling by train to an engagement. Along with their pet monkey, they manage to spoil the trip for quite a few of the other passengers including the conductor and a big movie star. Eventually their antics get out of hand and they are literally tossed off the train. This film is from 1936.
Beer and Pretzels (1933) was one of the first one screen appearances of the Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curley Howard line-up. The "brains" behind the trio is Ted Healy. He bullies and punks out his "stooges" as he mack's on women. Curley is thin in his role as the central comic foil of the group. The trio hasn't fine honed their permanent characteristics of the lovable doofs that we have grown to love over the next eleven years.
Released in 1934, this is the very first comedy short the Stooges did for Columbia. When they were finished the total would be 190. Far different from the rest of the Stooge shorts, this one is all in rhyme. The stooges join the "Women Haters" club and vow to have nothing to do with the fair sex. Larry marries a girl anyway and attempts to hide the fact from Moe and Curly as they take a train trip.
A Stooge short from 1944 that happens to include two of their classic vaudeville routines. The stooges are three small time actors looking for a job. They meet three girl dancers in the situation and get a small part in a big producers show at the shipyard. When the rest of the cast doesn't show up, the stooges and the girls must put on the whole show themselves. The show is a hit and the stooges marry the girls and head to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon.
From 1937, this is Moe, Larry, and Curley in their prime. The stooges become trainers of "Bustoff", a champion wrestler. The big boss has a lot of money bet on Bustoff and orders the boys to take good care of him. Instead they accidentally knock him out and Curly must disguises himself as Bustoff and wrestle in his place. The match doesn't go very well until Curly smells "Wild Hyacinth" perfume on a lady fan at ringside. This drives him crazy and he knocks out his opponent and half the people in the stadium.
1935 saw this Stooge short in release. The stooges are running the local drugstore and mix up a potion that a desperate businessman decides to sell as scotch. The stooges impersonate Scotsmen at party to fool the prospective buyer. Their usual antics disrupt the party, ending when a barrel of their "scotch" explodes and floods the whole house. Moe Howard broke several ribs and suffered a concussion due to performing his own stunt in the scene when he falls from a sawed-in-half table. However, as this was more or less a "one-take" scene, he actually stood up after the fall and finished up the scene. This being said, the scene in the movie is the actual crash that caused the injuries. This shot (along with the rest of this opening) was also re-edited into the 1943 short Dizzy Detectives (1943).
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