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Larry Fine, IDLE ROOMERS (1944) publicity shot

FALL 1996   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


Rare Photo
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3
"Moe, Larry & Curly Joe with actress Julie Newmar in a rare publicity shot, May 1961"

Notes on Stooge Film Music and Other Oddities
by Richard Finegan
Page(s): 4
Miscellanous observations on Columbia short subject working titles and music; and, Healy's MGM feature THE LONGEST NIGHT has connections to the Marx Bros.' THE BIG STORE

Stooge Trivia
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 4
Trivia questions

Narrative Technique in The Three Stooges Films
by Jon Solomon
Page(s): 5 - 6, cont. on 14
Development of plot types used for the Stooges in the short subjects of the mid-1930s

Three Stooges Supporting Players: Mini-Biographical Profiles, The
by Ed Shifres
Page(s): 7
Herbert Evans, "B" minor players

Ed Bernds: The Perfect Touch
by Brent Seguine
Page(s): 8 - 10
Analysis and overview of Ed Bernds' history and directing technique with the Three Stooges

Censorship of the Stooges: Overview / New Discoveries
by Richard J. Kunkel
Page(s): 11 - 12
Television cuts and politically-correct editing in The Three Stooges' films 1935 - 1941

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 13
  • Columbia re-releases the first five VHS volumes in the current packaging format
  • Franklin Mint releases the 4th and 5th plates in its collectors' series
  • Newly licensed merchandise includes: mugs, apron, musical watches, watch, alarm clock, wall clock, throw blankets/rugs, magnets, wall plaque, t-shirts, 1997 calendar, tin signs and bendable figurines

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 14 - 15
Fan classified advertisements

Quit the Stooges or Go Into Therapy
by Raymond Alvin
Page(s): 16
Our parents were wrong





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