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Released July 02, 1942
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Columbia
17.2 min. (Short Subject)

Mohicus, Larrycus and Curlyque run "Ye Olde Pottery and Stone Works" ("The Biggest Chislers in Town") in ancient Erysipelas. Emperor Octopus Grabus is seeking all red-haired maidens for his new bride, and when one hides in their shop the Stooges are arrested as girl hoarders! Escaping, Curly disguises as Diana and becomes Ockie's newest prospect (fortunately the emperor is very near-sighted!).

The first short to use the faster rendition of "Three Blind Mice" as the Stooges' theme music. Like 1938 - 1942's slower version, this arrangement is by Leigh Harline and Ben Oakland; see The Three Stooges Journal # 91 (Fall 1999).

Up thru the final shooting script for MATRI-PHONY, Larry was intended for the featured role, not Curly. That script deviation, plus the original, alternate ending for the short, are transcribed in The Three Stooges Journal # 116 (Winter 2005).

The number of shooting days are unknown; six is an estimate. The short filmed over a period of 3 weeks, and was a troubled production involving material script changes, reshoots and deleted footage. Based on Del Lord's name appearing in Jules White's files it is suspected that he also may have directed some footage, although Harry Edwards is the only credited Director.

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MATRI-PHONY on IMDb

Larry Fine
Larrycus

Jerry Howard
Curlyque

Moe Howard
Mohicus

Eddy Chandler
Marcus, guard in pottery shop

Bobby Barber
Snake charmer

Vernon Dent
Emperor Octopus Grabus

Monte Collins
Prime Minister

Ethelreda Leopold
Miss Carthage, scene deleted

Sally Cleaves
Miss Troy, scene deleted

Judy Malcolm
Miss Antioch, scene deleted

Unidentified MATRI-PHONY 2
Beauty contestants, scene deleted


Del Lord
Producer

Del Lord
Director

Monte Collins
Story and Screenplay

Elwood Ullman
Story and Screenplay

George Meehan
Director of Photography

Paul Borofsky
Film Editor



















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