Three Stooges

The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. They were commonly known by their first names: 'Larry, Moe & Curly', and 'Moe, Larry, & Shemp', among other lineups. The act originally featured Moe Howard (born Harry Moses Horwitz), brother Shemp Howard (born Schmool Samuel Horwitz[1]), and longtime friend Larry Fine (born Louis Feinberg). Shemp was later replaced by brother Curly Howard (born Jerome Lester Horwitz) in 1932. When Curly suffered a debilitating stroke in 1946, Shemp rejoined the act. After Shemp's death in 1955, he was replaced by bald-headed comedian Joe Besser, after the use of stuntman Joe Palma to record several "Shemp" shorts after his death. Eventually Joe "Curly-Joe" DeRita (born Joseph Wardell) would replace him. After Larry suffered a serious stroke in 1970 he was unable to continue performing. Emil Sitka, a longtime actor in Stooge comedies, was contracted to replace Larry—but no film was ever made with him in the role, although publicity photographs exist of him with his hair combed similarly to Larry's posing with Moe and Curly-Joe (see below). However, Larry's paralyzing stroke in 1970 effectively marked the end of the act. He died in January 1975. Moe died of cancer a few months later. The Stooges' hallmark was extremely physical slapstick comedy punctuated by one-liners, within outrageous storylines.

Cast Members:

Moe Howard ........ Moe (1933-1970)
Larry Fine ........ Larry (1933-1970)
Curly Howard ...... Curly (1933-1947)
Shemp Howard ...... Shemp (1947-1956)
Joe Besser ........ Joe (1957-1959)
Joe DeRita ........ Curly-Joe (1959-1970)

Moe, Larry and Curly

(DISC 1)

Woman Haters (1934)
Punch Drunks (1934)
Men in Black (1934)
Three Little Pigskins (1934)

(DISC 2)

Horses' Collars (1935)
Restless Knights (1935)
Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
Uncivil Warriors (1935)

(DISC 3)

Pardon My Scotch (1935)
Hoi Polloi (1935)
Three Little Beers (1935)
Ants in the Pantry (1936)
Movie Maniacs (1936)

(DISC 4)

Half-Shot Shooters (1936)
Disorder in the Court (1936)
A Pain in the Pullman (1936)
False Alarms (1936)

(DISC 5)

Whoops, I'm an Indian (1936)
Slippery Silks (1936)
Grips, Grunts and Groans (1937)
Dizzy Doctors (1937)
3 Dumb Clucks (1937)

(DISC 6)

Back to the Woods (1937)
Goofs and Saddles (1937)
Cash and Carry (1937)
Playing the Ponies (1937)

(DISC 7)

The Sitter Downers (1937)
Termites of 1938 (1938)
Wee Wee Monsieur (1938)
Flat Foot Stooges (1938)

(DISC 8)

Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (1938)
Violent is the Word for Curly (1938)
Three Missing Links (1938)
Mutts to You (1938)

(DISC 9)

Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
We Want Our Mummy (1939)
A Ducking They Did Go (1939)
Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
Saved By the Belle (1939)

(DISC 10)

Calling All Curs (1939)
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
Three Sappy People (1939)
You Nazty Spy! (1940)

(DISC 11)

Rockin' Thru the Rockies (1940)
A Plumbing We Will Go (1940)
Nutty But Nice (1940)
How High is Up? (1940)
From Nurse to Worse (1940)

(DISC 12)

No Census, No Feeling (1940)
Cookoo Cavaliers (1940)
Boobs in Arms (1940)
So Long, Mr. Chumps (1941)
Dutiful but Dumb (1941)

(DISC 13)

All The World's a Stooge (1941)
I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
In the Sweet Pie and Pie (1941)
Some More of Samoa (1941)

(DISC 14)

Loco Boy Makes Good (1942)
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
What's The Matador? (1942)
Matri-Phony (1942)
Three Smart Saps (1942)

(DISC 15)

Even As I.O.U. (1942)
Sock-A-Bye Baby (1942)
They Stooge to Conga (1943)
Dizzy Detectives (1943)
Spook Louder (1943)

(DIS 16)

Back From the Front (1943)
Three Little Twirps (1943)
Higher Than a Kite (1943)
I Can Hardly Wait (1943)
Dizzy Pilots (1943)

(DISC 17)

Phony Express (1943)
A Gem of a Jam (1943)
Crash Goes the Hash (1944)
Busy Buddies (1944)
The Yoke's on Me (1944)

(DISC 18)

Idle Roomers (1944)
Gents Without Cents (1944)
No Dough Boys (1944)
Three Pests in a Mess (1945)
Booby Dupes (1945)

(DISC 19)

Idiots Deluxe (1945)
If a Body Meets a Body (1945)
Micro-Phonies (1945)
Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)

(DISC 20)

A Bird in the Head (1946)
Uncivil Warbirds (1946)
Three Troubledoers (1946)
Monkey Businessmen (1946)
Three Loan Wolves (1946)

(DISC 21)

G.I. Wanna Home (1946)
Rhythm and Weep (1946)
Three Little Pirates (1946)
Half-Wits' Holiday (1947)

Moe, Larry and Shemp

(DISC 22)

Fright Night (1947)
Out West (1947)
Hold That Lion (1947)
Brideless Groom (1947)
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)

(DISC 23)

All Gummed Up (1947)
The Stooges are pharmacists. In order to help a little old lady who has lost her home, they decide to invent a Fountain of Youth...
Shivering Sherlocks (1948)
The Stooges are in the wrong place at the wrong time when an armored car is robbed. Meanwhile the real criminals want to make sure...
Pardon My Clutch (1948)
The Stooges try to help an ailing Shemp by purchasing a "lemon" car to take to the country. Later remade in "Wham-Bam-Slam" (1955).
Squareheads of the Round Table (1948)
Troubadour Stooges play Cupid by helping a lonely blacksmith unite with his true love – the daughter of King Arthur. The Stooges’ serenade of the...
Fiddlers Three (1948)
The Stooges are court fiddlers who try to solve the kidnapping of the King’s daughter. Later remade in "Musty Musketeers" (1954).

(DISC 24)

The Hot Scots (1948)
To impress Scotland Yard, amateur detectives Moe, Larry, and Shemp visit Glenheather Castle on the cold Scottish moors to solve a crime. Later remade in...
Heavenly Daze (1948)
Shemp is an angel returning to Earth to reform his corrupt cousins Moe and Larry. Moe plays 2 roles, including Uncle Mortimer. Later remade in...
I'm a Monkey's Uncle (1948)
The Stooges are cavemen in the Stone Age who must fight for their mates – Aggie, Maggie and Baggie. Later remade in "Stone Age Romeos"...
Mummy's Dummies (1948)
In ancient Egypt, the Stooges are Honest Moe, Honest Shemp and Just Plain Larry – used chariot dealers who use their half-wits to get in...
Crime on Their Hands (1948)
The Stooges are furniture upholsterers seeking to be reporters. They investigate a diamond theft and end up solving the case. Later remade in "Hot Ice"...
The Ghost Talks (1949)
The Stooges are movers from A to Z Express Co. assigned in Smorgasbord Castle where they learn the legend of Peeping Tom, accused of peeping...

(DISC 25)

Who Done It? (1949)
Detective Stooges are hired to protect Councilman Goodrich from the evil Phantom Gang. Later remade in "For Crimin’ Out Loud" (1956).
Hokus Pokus (1949)
The Stooges get hypnotized by the great Svengarlic and bust an insurance scam. Later remade in "Flagpole Jitters" (1956).
Fuelin' Around (1949)
Larry, mistaken for a famous professor, is kidnapped by foreign spies eager to learn the formula for a new secret rocket fuel. Later remade in...
Malice in the Palace (1949)
The Stooges are waiters in the Middle East looking for a hundred carat diamond in the ancient tomb of King Rutentuten. Remade in "Rumpus in...
Vagabond Loafers (1949)
Norfleet Mansion is seriously plagued with leaky pipes, and so the butler summons Day and Nite Plumbers. Moe, Larry and Shemp reroute the plumbing and...

(DISC 26)

Dunked in the Deep (1949)
The Stooges foil a spy carrying secret microfilm in watermelons. Debut of Stooge supporting actor Gene Roth. Remade in "Commotion In The Ocean" (1956).
Punchy Cowpunchers (1950)
The Stooges are in the U.S. Cavalry in the Old West. They are sent undercover to the Red Dog Saloon to capture the killer...
Hugs and Mugs (1950)
Three conniving women try to woo the Stooges out of a priceless necklace also pursued by mobsters. Debut of Stooge supporting actress Nanette Bordeaux.
Dopey Dicks (1950)
The Stooges encounter a mad scientist seeking a human head for his mechanical man.
Love at First Bite (1950)
The Stooges are getting married and recount how they met their brides to be. Remade with Joe Besser in "Fifi Blows Her Top" (1958).

(DISC 27)

Self-Made Maids (1950)
The Stooges play both themselves and the part of their loved ones – Lorraine, Moella and Shempetta. Father of the "girls" also played by Moe.
Three Hams on Rye (1950)
The Stooges are struggling actors who encounter 3 showgirls and make the big time.
Studio Stoops (1950)
Working at a motion picture studio, the Stooges get a great idea for a publicity stunt – their newest starlet will disappear. But when some...
Slaphappy Sleuths (1950)
The Onion Oil Company is in deep financial trouble. Many of their gasoline stations have been held up by a gang of organized mobsters. To...
A Snitch in Time (1950)
Furniture makers Moe, Larry and Shemp promise to decorate the boarding house run by Miss Scudder, a customer Moe is sweet on. But they don’t...

(DISC 28)

Three Arabian Nuts (1951)
The Stooges run a storage company, and two cutthroats will do anything to get their hands on an item that came in for a collector....
Baby Sitters Jitters (1951)
The Stooges become baby sitters to avoid eviction.
Don't Throw That Knife (1951)
The Stooges are census takers and meet up with a jealous prestidigitating husband.
Scrambled Brains (1951)
Shemp suffers from hallucinations which lead him to his own wedding. Classic Stooge scene in the telephone booth.
Merry Mavericks (1951)
The Stooges are wanted for vagrancy and head out west with cowboys and

(DISC 29)

The Tooth Will Out (1951)
The Stooges become dentists. Last Stooge short for actor Dick Curtis.
Hula-la-la (1951)
A motion picture studio buys a South Seas Island, and sends the Stooges there to teach the natives to dance. But no one said anything...
Pest Man Wins (1951)
The Stooges are exterminators who drum up business by supplying the insects and mice. Remake of Stooges short "Ants in the Pantry" (1936).
A Missed Fortune (1952)
Shemp works on a slogan contest that could win him $10,000. Remake of Stooge short "Healthy, Wealthy & Dumb" (1938).
Listen, Judge (1952)
The Stooges are repairmen who wind up in court on a vagrancy charge. They are released on lack of evidence and are soon hired to...

(DISC 30)

Corny Casanovas (1952)
The Stooges each try proposing to the same girl, Mabel. The boys soon find that each Stooge has been double crossing each other and a...
He Cooked His Goose (1952)
Larry becomes a philanderer in love with both Shemp’s fiance Millie and Moe’s wife Belle. First appearance by Stooge supporting actress Diana Darrin. Remade with...
Gents in a Jam (1952)
Shemp is heir to his uncle Phineas’ million dollar fortune. Last Stooge short directed by Ed Bernds.
Three Dark Horses (1952)
A crooked campaign manager recruits the Stooges as delegates "Who are too dumb to think and who’ll do what we tell them."
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo (1952)
A satirization of the Oscar winning film "A Street Car Named Desire" (1951). Larry mimics Brando in the story which takes place on a railroad...

(DISC 31)

Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953)
The Stooges are sent by their mother to stop their rich father’s plan to remarry. Shemp plays dual role as Shemp and Father. Remake of...
Booty and the Beast (1953)
The Stooges are tricked into cracking a safe for a crooked lawyer. Remake of Stooge short "Hold That Lion" (1947).
Loose Loot (1953)
The Stooges chase down a crooked investment broker who stole their inheritance. Portions of Stooge short "Hold That Lion" (1947) used in this short.
Tricky Dicks (1953)
The Stooges are police detectives involved in solving the murder case of who killed slug Magurk.
Spooks! (1953)
The Stooges are detectives who encounter a mad doctor planning to do a brain transplant on a damsel-in-distress. First Stooge short in 3-D.
Pardon My Backfire (1953)
It has been 10 years since the Boys proposed to Betty, Hettie and Nettie and the girls’ father insists the wedding occur soon – or...

(DISC 32)

Rip, Sew and Stitch (1953)
The Stooges hunt for bank robber "Slippery Fingers" Hargen. Remake of Stooge short "Sing a Song of Six Pants" (1947).
Bubble Trouble (1953)
The Stooges are pharmacists. They invent a fountain of youth vitamin that turns an old lady into a beautiful young girl. Remake of Stooge short...
Goof on the Roof (1953)
The Stooges help their pal install his new TV and antenna. This was Clyde Bruckman’s final script for the Stooges.
Income Tax Sappy (1954)
The Stooges cheat on their income taxes and get nabbed by the IRS.
Musty Musketeers (1954)
The Stooges are court fiddlers to the king and seek to marry Tillyeth, Millyeth and Lillyeth. Remake of Stooges short "Fiddlers Three" (1948).

(DISC 33)

Pals and Gals (1954)
In the Old West, Nell enlists the Stooges to help free her sisters from the evil Doc Barker. Remake of Stooge short "Out West" (1947)...
Knutzy Knights (1954)
The Stooges are troubadours who help the princess and Cedric the blacksmith unite in love and save the kingdom. Remake of "Squareheads of the Round...
Shot in the Frontier (1954)
Parody of Stanley Kramer’s Western classic "High Noon" (1952). The Stooges are newlyweds out West and the villainous Noonan boys are arriving on the noon...
Scotched in Scotland (1954)
The Stooges are sent as detectives to Spooky Glenheather Castle in Scotland. Remake of Stooge short "The Hot Scots" (1948).
Fling in the Ring (1955)
The Stooges manage a fighter, Chappel Kane, and are told by gangsters that he better lose the fight against Gorilla Watson or the Stooges will..

(DISC 34)

Of Cash and Hash (1955)
The Stooges find themselves in the middle of a gun battle after robbers knock off an armored car. Remake of Stooge short "Shivering Sherlocks" (1948).
Gypped in the Penthouse (1955)
The Stooges share each other’s frustration with women.
Bedlam in Paradise (1955)
Shemp can ony get to heaven if he can reform Larry and Moe. Remake of Stooge short "Heavenly Daze" (1948).
Stone Age Romeos (1955)
The Stooges are told they will be paid $50,000 if they find evidence that cavemen existed. Remake of Stooge short "I’m A Monkey’s Uncle" (1948).
Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955)
Shemp is ill and Larry recommends to use his friend Claude A. Quacker to cure Shemp’s nerves. Remake of Stooge short "Pardon my Clutch" (1948).

(DISC 35)

Hot Ice (1955)
The Stooges are detectives looking for the Punjab Diamond. Remake of Stooge short "Crime On Their Hands" (1948).
Blunder Boys (1955)
A spoof on the "Dragnet" television series features Moe as Detective Halliday, Larry as Detective Tarraday and Shemp as St. Patrick’s Day. The Boys disguise...
Husbands Beware (1956)
Moe and Larry marry Shemp’s sisters. Remake of Stooge short "Brideless Groom" (1947).
Creeps (1956)
The Stooges tell a bedtime story in which the spirit of a ghostly knight waits in a castle for Lady Godiva. Remake of Stooge short...
Flagpole Jitters (1956)
The Stooges are hypnotized by the Great Svengarlic. Remake of Stooge short "Hokus Pokus" (1949).

(DISC 36)

For Crimin' Out Loud (1956)
Detective Stooges are hired to solve a crime. Remake of Stooge short "Who Done It?" (1949). Shemp’s last film as he died November 22, 1955...
Rumpus in the Harem (1956)
The Boys try to save a girl from being sold to a Sultan. Remake of Stooge short "Malice In The Palace" (1949) using that footage...
Hot Stuff (1956)
The Stooges are spies working for Urania’s Department of Inferior. The second Stooge short remade from a previous short after Shemp’s death. Uses footage from...
Scheming Schemers (1956)
The Stooges are plumbers assigned to retrieve an expensive ring that is lost in the bathroom basin. Third Stooge short filmed without Shemp who had...

(DISC 37)

Commotion on the Ocean (1956)
Fourth and last Shempless Shemp Stooge short made after his death on November 22, 1955. The Stooges are reporters chasing a spy who has stolen...

(Moe, Larry and Joe Besser)

Hoofs and Goofs (1957)
Sister Bertie is reincarnated as a talking horse. First Stooge short for Joe Besser replacing Shemp. Note that Joe does not receive any physical slapstick...
Muscle Up a Little Closer (1957)
Joe’s girlfriend discovers her diamond ring is missing. First Stooge short in which Larry does not frizz his hair and Moe combs his bangs back...
A Merry Mix-Up (1957)
Three sets of triplets, who have lost touch with each other, show up at a restaurant and confound their girlfriends.

(DISC 38)

Space Ship Sappy (1957)
Guns A Poppin! (1957)
Horsing Around (1957)
Rusty Romeos (1957)
Outer Space Jitters (1957)

Moe, Larry and Joe Besser

(DISC 39)

Quiz Whizz (1958)

Fifi Blows Her Top (1958)
"Love At First Bite" (1950).
Pies and Guys (1958)
"Half-Wits Holiday" (1947).
Sweet and Hot (1958)

(DISC 40)

Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)

Oil's Well That Ends Well (1958)
"Oily To Bed, Oily To Rise" (1939).
Triple Crossed (1958)
"He Cooked His Goose" (1952).
Sappy Bullfighters (1958)
"What’s The Matador" (1942)

(DISC 41)

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