The Stooges are pawnbrokers with a sassy son who wants to know why he has three fathers. This leads into a flashback. It seems that the moll of protection racketeer Butch McGee left her sister's baby with Larry. The Stooges tend toward unorthodox child care methods, such as a loaded gun for a pacifier and a large milk bottle with a glove on it. Enter McGee and his gang, who want the Stooges to pay up their protection fee... or else.

Disjointed plot that leaves a bad taste when one realizes the Stooges have raised a kidnapped child, and somewhere out there is a mother who doesn't know where her child is.

Harold "Bill" Brauer's first costarring appearance with the Stooges. Bill Brauer and Emil Sitka are the only supporting actors to work with all six Stooges.

Costar Harold "Bill" Brauer ('Butch McGee') was a guest of the 1989 Three Stooges Convention in Philadelphia. See The Three Stooges Journal # 51 (Fall 1989) for the story.

Costar Beverly Warren ('Molly') was a special guest of the 2003 Three Stooges Fan Club Meeting, reported in The Three Stooges Journal # 106 (Summer 2003). A year prior, Beverly graciously welcomed fans to her home in California, for an interview that was published in The Three Stooges Journal # 101 (Spring 2002).

 

Avg. Rating: [6.95/10]

 

Larry Fine
Larry

Jerry Howard
Curly

Moe Howard
Moe

Jackie Jackson
Egbert

Harold Brauer
Butch McGee

Beverly Warren
Molly

Wally Rose
Henchman

Joe Palma
Henchman

John Merton
Detective, scene deleted

Vernon Dent
Detective, scene deleted

Danny Craig
Curly's stand-in

Dave Levitt
Moe's stand-in

Eli Schmuckler
Larry's stand-in

Unidentified THREE LOAN WOLVES
Baby Egbert

Jules White
Producer

Jules White
Director

Felix Adler
Story and Screenplay

George F. Kelley
Director of Photography

Edwin Bryant
Film Editor

Charles Clague
Art Director

Tommy Flood
Assistant Director

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Production Notes   (4)

Working Title(s):	IN HOCK
Title Origin:	Possibly a reference to Columbia's movie series "The Lone Wolf" (1935 - 1947)
Prod. No.:	4053
Shooting Days:	4 days   From: 1946-02-27   To: 1946-03-02
Locations:	Columbia Stage 17

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Stratosphere MP3 Audio Format (47.80 Kb) "That's a genuine stratosphere!" "Stratosphere?" "Yeah." "Play some air."

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Videography   (3)

COLUMBIA : So Long Mr. Chumps
Published by Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993)
Released on:

• VHS

COLUMBIA : Three Smart Saps
Published by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002)
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COLUMBIA : Three Stooges Collection, The Vol. 5: 1946 - 1948
Published by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009)
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• DVD

Stooge Businesses   (0)

Stooge Goofs   (8)

Falling Oven When Curly taps the funnel into the jug of milk, the oven next to him holding a pot accidentally tips over. Missing Triple Slap After the little boy says "Oh, so you just moved in on me, eh?, the camera cuts to the next shot and the Stooges are suddenly holding their faces in pain as if they were slapped by the boy, but they didn't show it. Misspelling "CHEAP" is spelled as "CHEEP" on the BOWLING BALLS sign. Speaking at the Wrong Time Right when Larry says to Butch McGee "Here's your 25 berries!, Moe starts saying something at the same time, but he stops. The Clothes We've Been Wearing For The Past 10 Years Told in flashback, the Stooges are wearing the same outfits in both the present day and in the flashback scenes, which based on how old their "son" is, would be about 10 years! Too Early When Moe and Curly make faces to calm down the baby, Curly tries to make the face where he and Moe get frightened by each other's look earlier than it is supposed to happen. Too Early When Moe is supposed to ask Curly to open his mouth and then to depress his lower jaw, Curly depresses his lower jaw too early before Moe even asks him. What Was Curly Doing? Early on in the fight scene, we see Curly immediately beating up one of the three crooks and locking him in a trunk, then the rest of the fight scene focuses on Larry and Moe being beat up by the other two crooks, so why don't we see Curly helping Larry and Moe afterwards? Obviously, the writers were trying not to give Curly too much to do due to his illness, but they should've at least explained what he was doing for the remainder of the fight scene.

Stooge Mayhem   (Avg. 8.50)

Face Slaps: 32

Eye Pokes: 2

Head Bonks: 0

Pastry Thrown: 0

Stooge Quotes   (2)

"Quiet little angel. Quiet, quiet little darling, quiet... or I'll break your neck!" (Moe) "What's the idea? I was just about to play 'Comin Through the Corn'." "You mean rye!" "The way I play it, it's corn." (Larry and Curly)

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Baby using a gun as a pacifier Also used in:  BABY SITTERS JITTERS Boxing dummy bouncing back A Stooge punches a boxing dummy, but the dummy bounces forward and hits the Stooges right back. Also used in:  GRIPS, GRUNTS, AND GROANS  ·   FRIGHT NIGHT  ·   FLING IN THE RING Drop what you're doing A Stooge, holding several dishes or something similar, is asked to do something but objects that he's busy. So he's told to "drop what you're doing", followed by the Stooge actually dropping the dishes to the ground. Also used in:  FLYING SAUCER DAFFY  ·   SWING PARADE OF 1946  ·   THE OUTLAWS IS COMING Falling chandelier Somebody accidentally fires a gun or throws a knife at a chandelier wire, causing the chandelier to fall and crash on somebody's head. Also used in:  WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN!  ·   BOOBS IN ARMS  ·   PHONY EXPRESS  ·   THREE LITTLE PIRATES  ·   MERRY MAVERICKS  ·   BOOTY AND THE BEAST  ·   GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE  ·   FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD Loaded gun A Stooge thinks that a gun isn't loaded and holds it at something, then fires the gun to prove that it's not loaded. However, it is loaded and a bullet comes out and shoots wherever or whoever he was pointing the gun at. Also used in:  DISORDER IN THE COURT  ·   SO LONG MR. CHUMPS  ·   BABY SITTERS JITTERS  ·   HORSING AROUND NBC chime When several hard objects are dropped on the floor or on somebody's head, they make the sound of the NBC chime. Also used in:  BACK TO THE WOODS  ·   SO LONG MR. CHUMPS  ·   BEER BARREL POLECATS  ·   FIDDLERS THREE  ·   I'M A MONKEY'S UNCLE  ·   THE GHOST TALKS  ·   HOKUS POKUS  ·   THREE HAMS ON RYE  ·   TRICKY DICKS  ·   STONE AGE ROMEOS  ·   CREEPS  ·   MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER Salute-slap to Moe When Larry or the third Stooge is saluting Moe, he accidentally slaps him in the head. Also used in:  BEER BARREL POLECATS  ·   G. I. WANNA HOME  ·   DUNKED IN THE DEEP  ·   BABY SITTERS JITTERS  ·   COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN Scaring another Stooge with a funny face A Stooge is making a funny face at a baby to stop it from crying. Then the Stooge turns over to another Stooge while still making the funny face and scares him. Also used in:  SOCK-A-BYE BABY  ·   Squeezing someone's head in a letter press A Stooge or villain's head is squeezed in between a letter press. Also used in:  DISORDER IN THE COURT  ·   BRIDELESS GROOM  ·   HUSBANDS BEWARE Using a bottom lip as a bottle top opener A Stooge's bottom lip is used as a bottle top opener. Also used in:  PUNCHY COWPUNCHERS  ·   GENTS IN A JAM Water seltzer fight The Stooges get into a water seltzer fight by spraying seltzer bottles in each other's faces repeatedly. One of them usually ends up holding the bottle backwards and accidentally spraying some in his own face. Also used in:  YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA  ·   NO DOUGH BOYS  ·   THREE LITTLE PIRATES  ·   LOVE AT FIRST BITE

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Fan Reviews   (18)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2010-05-12 03:02:27 by Shemp_Diesel
Edited 2015-01-24 13:32:10 by Shemp_Diesel

Call me weird, but I always loved this short. Yeah, there's the obvious talk about Curly & what he could or could not do--but in the meantime, there's a grade A performance turned in by everyone's favorite porcupine, Larry. So many classic lines he delivers, like "the bag left me holding the babe" or his answer to Moe about how the kid got in their pawn shop--business as usual. I also enjoyed his story about the 3 bears. Larry got a rare opportunity to shine in the spotlight & knocked it out of the park (imo). So rather than weep about poor Curly, I choose to revel in the greatness that is Larry--taste terrible, I better kill it with a cigarette.

8 pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (8)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2008-04-27 13:14:56 by FourthThird
Edited 2008-04-27 13:15:31 by FourthThird

Watching this for the second time, I noticed a slight "plot hole" (for lack of a better description). The bulk of the short is supposed to be told in flashback by the Stooges, yet the scene between Butch and Molly is something they couldn't have known about! (The "onion" bit arguably fits this as well.)

As for the "goof" of the baby being called a "her" -- only Curly says that, and at that point he has had no way of knowing what the baby is anyway.

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2007-04-14 02:39:39 by BeatleShemp

I like this short a lot, probably because Larry gets the bulk of the laughs in my opinion. Plus, I enjoyed his scenes with the baby.

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2006-09-19 12:56:58 by benjilbum
Edited 2006-09-19 12:59:59 by benjilbum

I know most of you guys hate this one, but I love it. To me almost every gag works and Larry does a "fine" job as the central Stooge. Moe also does something ha-larry-ous. He performs a very high kick and knocks Joe Palma's tooth loose, which he then pulls out and looks intently at!!! Great stuff. It is sad seeing Curly so slow and unfocused, but he still manages to pull off a few funny lines. And the part where he's laughing like an idiot after giving the gun to the baby is also very funny. Dispite everything it's very fast paced and has a good story line too. Just my opinion. I give it 3 and 1/2 pokes.

Reviewer's Rating: (10)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2003-09-04 23:34:00 by [Deleted Member]

Curly's health went up and down near the end of his career.. it wasn't exactly a steady downhill path, sometimes he pulled himself together and was a lot like his old self. He's [i]not[/i] bad at all in this short, and "Monkey Businessmen," "Three Little Pirates" and especially "Micro-Phonies" are all solid three-pokers. I even like "The Three Troubledoers," although there seems to be a lot of disagreement on that one. Christine and Dick Curtis help it out a lot, but Curly's still more than just "okay," even though you can tell that he's straining hard to stay in character.

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2001-05-12 02:34:00 by Stooge
Edited 2003-06-18 02:49:00 by Stooge

Very slow-paced and the Curly-Larry role reversal didn't work out. Curly's basically a zombie in this short with completely stiff acting and facial expressions (look at his face when Moe is going "You were an eensy teensy weensy..." to the kid at the beginning and when Moe's telling Curly to get a bottle with a nipple on it for the baby; you'd think they replaced Curly's body with a mannequin for those shots) and basically having nothing to do, and while it was good to see Larry getting attention and having a few funny lines, he couldn't save the weak script as a whole. The fight scene at the end is the only time this short really takes off, and even then, it felt weird because Curly barely got any screen-time in it. They even showed him beating up one of the three crooks and locking him in a trunk early on in the fight scene, so what was he doing all the time afterwards as Moe and Larry are being beat up; why didn't he help them?

Reviewer's Rating: (5)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2003-06-18 02:10:00 by justplainbill

Painful to watch Curly in this. However Moe's attempts to quiet the screaming child.. "..Quiet little angel, quiet, quiet little darling, quiet (baby screams louder ) or I'll break your neck!!!" still crack me up. Also, in the fight scene, Moe manages a very high kick that knocks one of the crooks teeth loose ( which he then proceeds to pull it out with a hilarious sound effect added ). Moe begins humming a tune trying to sneak away, and the crook grabs him and begins shaking him violently by the neck(!). Absolutely side splitting for me.

Reviewer's Rating: (4)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2003-05-27 16:50:00 by Pat Stooge

Two Words: Very Dismal.Curly health has gotten so bad, that you can tell he is ill just by hearing him,he sounds weak and lookes pale and the plot was just plain stupid.(Pardon me.)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2002-09-17 18:13:00 by jaronson

This really isn't that bad, IMO. There were some funny moments, but I do agree that the gag with the baby sucking on a loaded gun is disturbing. The great fight scene at the end is probably one of the best Stooge fight scenes I've seen. The only bad aspects of this short are the setup with the Stooges taking care of a baby and the fact that this short is extremely sad. I would not want to be like the boy, even if the Stooges were taking care of me.

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2002-09-02 14:11:00 by Dunrobin

While "Three Loan Wolves" has some good performances (largely by Larry), I also dislike this short to some extent. Curly's performance is definitely weak. There may be some justification in Clyde's remark that this was one of the best shorts of 1946, but that's not necessarily saying a lot compared to the Stooges' earlier work.

Reviewer's Rating: (5)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2002-05-14 07:22:00 by [Deleted Member]

The bag left him holdin' the babe. But LOOK- it's CUTE!This short does not suck. Curly couldn't reach his usual potential, so Larry redeemed it- BEAUTIFULLY! His performance here is classic. Moe was also great in this short.That boy WAS a brat, I agree. He was also ungreatful. The boys could've taken Moe's suggestion to turn him over to the police as a baby, but instead, they brough him up, at least to middle-school age, and provided for all his needs. Then he ends up yelling at them, leaving them to find his real parents and giving them the cut out triple-slap. Larry then received the punishment the boy should've got. Oh well. Such is life.Harold "Lemme show ya the REAL McCoy" Brauer was excellent as Butch- and any modern day gang leader the Stooges faced and Joe Palma was a good recurring henchman in this kind of short. I'm sure Brauer would've made a good henchman for Kenneth MacDonald. I love the baby stroller treatment the boys give Brauer. I wonder where he ended up (and how he stopped safely) after Moe gave him a good push in that stroller. I'm sure the pawn shop was on a busy street."What a hideous, monstrous face! Oh!"

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2002-01-08 10:08:00 by [Deleted Member]
Edited 2002-02-17 06:41:00 by [Deleted Member]

Some good, nutty antics, but Curly and that irritating kid drop it down a bit. Moe ("two-ounce brain") and Larry ("I'll kill it with a cigarette") give it sparkle though.Darn, I can't think of a signature!

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2002-02-14 21:02:00 by Emir of Shmow

Three Loan Wolves is a fairly decent short. Not one of the better ones though. In this one, I felt Larry was the funniest Stooge...especially with his "genuine stratosphere" when he plays the Old Oaken Bucket. I rate it at 2 1/2 eyepokes."The bag left me holdin' the babe."-Scott

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2001-04-25 17:42:00 by Nicole

Not one of my favorites, though I always like the shorts where Larry has a good sized role ('cause Larry's my favorite Stooge). Other than that, it's okay. The plot is kinda' sad, though not very. As for Curly being ill, I couldn't really notice anything wrong with him the first time I saw this, but the the second time, I noticed it more. I guess you have to try to ignore that fact and enjoy the jokes the Stooges dish out for us. Of course, if they had let Curly have a year or so off, maybe we wouldn't see very much Shemp shorts (No offense, Shemp fans, Shemp has his own funny style, though I do favor Curly shorts), maybe we would never have even seen Joe Besser (no offense to you Besser fans either). Anyway, enough of that stuff, VIVA STOOGES!!!

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2001-04-06 01:06:00 by sickdrjoe

MRB makes a great point - not coincidentally, one I tend to harp on as well: OUTDOOR SHOOTING MAKES A STOOGE SHORT BETTER. Not only do you get funnier and more spectacular sight gags, but there's something about watching the boys on a real, live city street (even if they're just outdoor sets) that makes em just that little bit more 'real', at least to THIS member of the audience. Every scene featuring the boys performing in natural sunlight just has an added dimension to it that's just, well, fascinating! When they went indoors for good, they still turned out some quality slapstick, but they hadda work that much harder, I feel, since now the entire burden of the short fell on their shoulders. Cos when the outdoor shoots went, so did the larger supporting casts, and more importantly, the situations and gags open to the Stooges and their writers became more and more limited. LOAN WOLVES, by the way, is terrible....if you can't figure out why, refer to the comments section for HALF WITS HOLIDAY & IF A BODY MEET A BODY. (See, Mort, I didn't even hafta say it this time!)

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2001-04-02 02:02:00 by Mike Holme

Re-Review: Not as bad as I originally thought it was, still not a very good short, but there are a few high marks that up the grade a little. Curly's role seemed to turn into Larry's, but at least Moe demonstrated his fighting ability on Curly and so did the baddie. But I felt the plot was sort of pointless, because half of it was proving who was the tougher group, and the other half was taking care of a baby. Overall, just an okay short.

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2001-01-05 13:47:00 by Uncle Mortimer

Since I'm a guitarist, I like the scene where Larry is playing the guitar. Other than that, I really don't think much of this one. Or in the words of Ward Robey: I don't like theees one, eeet gives me nightmares. Come to think of it, this short makes me feel sad.

Re: THREE LOAN WOLVES
Posted 2000-12-27 01:51:00 by [Deleted Member]

I agree that this may very well have been the worst Curly short subject that was made. But, not just because of Curly's health. I found the whole premise of this film to be rather sad and depressing. An abandoned little boy, angry at his guardians, searching for his long lost mother, and no warm resolution at the end. Also, I think the scene where the baby puts a loaded gun in his mouth has to be the most disturbing Three Stooges gag ever done! (Although it was redone in a Shemp short subject that was rather good aside from that one sick joke). I have to wonder why that scene is left in and the boy slapping the stooges' faces is often cut out? Why does the slap from the boy get singled out today as something to censor? Are they afraid of promoting parent abuse? To me, the short subject as a whole was a lot more disturbing than that one scene. Ah well, just my opinions.

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HEY DAD! - 2015 (MISC) HEY, ROOKIE! - 1944 (SJB) HIGH SCHOOL HERO - 1946 (SJD) HIGHER THAN A KITE - 1943 (MLC) HIS FIRST FLAME - 1935 (SSH) HIT THE ROAD - 1941 (SSH) A HIT WITH A MISS - 1945 (SSH) HOI POLLOI - 1935 (MLC) HOKUS POKUS - 1949 (MLS) HOLD THAT GHOST - 1941 (SSH) HOLD THAT LION! - 1947 (MLS) HOLLYWOOD HOTEL - 1938 (STH) HOLLYWOOD MY HOME TOWN - 1962 (MLC) HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE # B-9 - 1934 (THS) HOLLYWOOD PARTY - 1934 (THS) HOLLYWOOD ROUND-UP - 1937 (SSH) HOME ON THE RAGE - 1938 (SSH) HOOFS AND GOOFS - 1957 (MLJ) HOOK A CROOK - 1955 (SJB) HOOSIER BOY MAKES GOOD - 1941 (SSH) HORSES' COLLARS - 1935 (MLC) HORSING AROUND - 1957 (MLJ) HOT ICE - 1955 (MLS) THE HOT SCOTS - 1948 (MLS) HOT STEEL - 1940 (SJB) HOT STUFF - 1956 (MLS) HOW HIGH IS UP? - 1940 (MLC) HOW'S ABOUT IT? - 1943 (SSH) HOWD' YA LIKE THAT? - 1934 (SSH) HUGS AND MUGS - 1950 (MLS) HULA-LA-LA - 1951 (MLS) HUSBANDS BEWARE - 1956 (MLS) I CAN HARDLY WAIT - 1943 (MLC) I SCREAM - 1934 (SSH) I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN - 1941 (MLC) I'M A MONKEY'S UNCLE - 1948 (MLS) I, THE JURY - 1953 (SJB) IDIOTS DELUXE - 1945 (MLC) IDLE ROOMERS - 1944 (MLC) IF A BODY MEETS A BODY - 1945 (MLC) IN THE DOUGH - 1933 (SSH) IN THE NAVY - 1941 (SSH) IN THE SWEET PIE AND PIE - 1941 (MLC) INCOME TAX SAPPY - 1954 (MLS) THE INVISIBLE WOMAN - 1940 (SSH) IT AIN'T HAY - 1943 (SSH) IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD - 1963 (MLD) IT'S IN THE AIR - 1935 (STH) JAIL BIRDS OF PARADISE - 1934 (SMH_SCH) JERKS OF ALL TRADES - 1949 (MLS) JIGGERS, MY WIFE - 1946 (SSH) JITTER BUGHOUSE - 1948 (SJD) JOE PALOOKA MEETS HUMPHREY - 1950 (SJB) KEEP 'EM SLUGGING - 1943 (SSH) KICK ME AGAIN - 1937 (SSH) THE KNIFE OF THE PARTY - 1934 (SSH) KNUTZY KNIGHTS - 1954 (MLS) KOOK'S TOUR - 1970 (MLD) LAFF HOUR - 1956 (MLS) LAZY RIVER - 1934 (STH) THE LEATHERPUSHERS - 1940 (SSH) LET'S MAKE LOVE - 1960 (SJB) LISTEN, JUDGE - 1952 (MLS) LOCO BOY MAKES GOOD - 1942 (MLC) THE LONE WOLF MEETS A LADY - 1940 (SSH) THE LONGEST NIGHT - 1936 (STH) LOOSE LOOT - 1953 (MLS) THE LOST STOOGES - 1990 (THS) LOVE AT FIRST BITE - 1950 (MLS) LOVE IS A HEADACHE - 1938 (STH) LUCKY DEVILS - 1941 (SSH) MAD AT THE WORLD - 1955 (SJB) MAD HOLIDAY - 1936 (STH) MAD LOVE - 1935 (STH) MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR - 1970 (MISC) MALICE IN THE PALACE - 1949 (MLS) MAN OF THE PEOPLE - 1937 (STH) MATRI-PHONY - 1942 (MLC) MEET THE BARON - 1933 (THS) MEET THE CHUMP - 1941 (SSH) MEN IN BLACK - 1934 (MLC) MERRY MAVERICKS - 1951 (MLS) A MERRY MIX-UP - 1957 (MLJ) THE MGM THREE STOOGES FESTIVAL - 1983 (THS) MGM's THE BIG PARADE OF COMEDY - 1964 (THS) MICRO-PHONIES - 1945 (MLC) MILLIONAIRES IN PRISON - 1940 (SSH) A MISSED FORTUNE - 1952 (MLS) MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER - 1942 (SSH) MONEY SQUAWKS - 1940 (SSH) MONKEY BUSINESSMEN - 1946 (MLC) MOONLIGHT AND CACTUS - 1944 (SSH) MOVIE MANIACS - 1936 (MLC) MOVIETONE NEWS - 1933 (THS) MR. DYNAMITE - 1941 (SSH) MR. NOISY - 1946 (SSH) MUMMY'S DUMMIES - 1948 (MLS) MURDER IN THE FLEET - 1935 (STH) MURDER OVER NEW YORK - 1940 (SSH) MUSCLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER - 1957 (MLJ) MUSHROOMS - 1934 (SSH) MUSTY MUSKETEERS - 1954 (MLS) MUTTS TO YOU - 1938 (MLC) MY MUMMY'S ARMS - 1934 (SSH) MY SISTER EILEEN - 1942 (MLC) MYRT AND MARGE - 1933 (THS) NERTSERY RHYMES - 1933 (THS) THE NEW 3 STOOGES - 1965 (MLD) NEWS OF THE DAY Vol. 12 # 272 - 1941 (SSH) NEWS OF THE DAY - Days Are Flying 'Til Christmas - 1959 (MLD) NO CENSUS, NO FEELING - 1940 (MLC) NO DOUGH BOYS - 1944 (MLC) NOT GUILTY ENOUGH - 1938 (SSH) NUTTY BUT NICE - 1940 (MLC) OF CASH AND HASH - 1955 (MLS) OF HUMAN HEARTS - 1938 (STH) OFF AGAIN, ON AGAIN - 1945 (SSH) THE OFFICER'S MESS - 1935 (SSH) OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL - 1958 (MLJ) OILY TO BED, OILY TO RISE - 1939 (MLC) ON THE WAGON - 1935 (SSH) ONE EXCITING WEEK - 1946 (SSH) OPEN SEASON FOR SAPS - 1944 (SSH) OPERATOR 13 - 1934 (STH_SCH) OUT WEST - 1947 (MLS) OUTER SPACE JITTERS - 1957 (MLJ) THE OUTLAWS IS COMING - 1965 (MLD) OUTSIDE THE WALL - 1950 (SJB) A PAIN IN THE PULLMAN - 1936 (MLC) PALS AND GALS - 1954 (MLS) PARDON MY BACKFIRE - 1953 (MLS) PARDON MY CLUTCH - 1948 (MLS) PARDON MY SCOTCH - 1935 (MLC) PARDON MY TERROR - 1946 (MISC) PARIS INTERLUDE - 1934 (STH) PAUL REVERE, JR. - 1933 (SSH) A PEACH OF A PAIR - 1934 (SSH) PEOPLE ARE FUNNY - 1946 (SJD) PEST MAN WINS - 1951 (MLS) PHONY EXPRESS - 1943 (MLC) PICK A PECK OF PLUMBERS - 1944 (SSH) PIES AND GUYS - 1958 (MLJ) PITTSBURGH - 1942 (SSH) PLANE NUTS - 1933 (THS) PLAYING THE PONIES - 1937 (MLC) PLEASED TO MITT YOU - 1940 (SSH) THE PLUNDERERS OF PAINTED FLATS - 1959 (SJB) POP GOES THE EASEL - 1935 (MLC) PRIVATE BUCKAROO - 1942 (SSH) THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND THE LADY - 1933 (THS) PUGS AND KISSES - 1934 (SSH) PUNCH AND BEAUTY - 1936 (SSH) PUNCH DRUNKS - 1934 (MLC) PUNCHY COWPUNCHERS - 1950 (MLS) PURE FEUD - 1934 (SSH) QUIZ WHIZZ - 1958 (MLJ) RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW # 7 (Series 2 # 1) - 1934 (SSH) RECKLESS - 1935 (STH) RESTLESS KNIGHTS - 1935 (MLC) RHYTHM AND WEEP - 1946 (MLC) RIP, SEW, AND STITCH - 1953 (MLS) ROAD SHOW - 1941 (SSH) ROAST-BEEF AND MOVIES - 1934 (SCH) ROCKIN' IN THE ROCKIES - 1945 (MLC) ROCKIN' THRU THE ROCKIES - 1940 (MLC) THE ROOKIE - 1959 (SJB) RUMPUS IN THE HAREM - 1956 (MLS) RUSTY ROMEOS - 1957 (MLJ) THE SAILOR TAKES A WIFE - 1945 (SJD) SALT WATER DAFFY - 1933 (SSH) SAN ANTONIO ROSE - 1941 (SSH) SAN FRANCISCO - 1936 (STH) SAPPY BULL FIGHTERS - 1959 (MLJ) SAVAGE INTRUDER - 1969 (SJB) SAVED BY THE BELLE - 1939 (MLC) SAY ONE FOR ME - 1959 (SJB) SCHEMING SCHEMERS - 1956 (MLS) SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND - 1954 (MLS) SCRAMBLED BRAINS - 1951 (MLS) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 13 # 5 - 1933 (THS) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 14 # 1 - 1934 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 14 # 2 - 1934 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 14 # 6 - 1935 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 15 # 7 - 1936 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 18 # 9 - 1939 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 19 # 5 - 1940 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 19 # 6 - 1940 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 20 # 3 - 1940 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 21 # 2 - 1941 (STH) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 21 # 3 - 1941 (MLC) SCREEN SNAPSHOTS Series 22 # 8 - 1943 (MLC) SELF MADE MAIDS - 1950 (MLS) SENIOR PROM - 1958 (SMH) SERVES YOU RIGHT - 1935 (SSH) SHIVERING SHERLOCKS - 1948 (MLS) SHOT IN THE FRONTIER - 1954 (MLS) THE SILENT CALL - 1961 (SJB) SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS - 1947 (MLS) SING, BABY, SING - 1936 (STH) SINS OF JEZEBEL - 1953 (SJB) THE SITTER DOWNERS - 1937 (MLC) SIX LESSONS FROM MADAME LA ZONGA - 1941 (SSH) SLAPHAPPY SLEUTHS - 1950 (MLS) SLAPPILY MARRIED - 1946 (SJD) SLIPPERY SILKS - 1936 (MLC) SMOKED HAMS - 1934 (SSH) A SNITCH IN TIME - 1950 (MLS) SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES - 1961 (MLD) SO LONG MR. CHUMPS - 1941 (MLC) SO YOU WON'T T-T-T-TALK - 1934 (SSH) SOCIETY MUGS - 1946 (SSH) SOCK-A-BYE BABY - 1942 (MLC) SOME MORE OF SAMOA - 1941 (MLC) SOUP TO NUTS - 1930 (THS) SPACE MASTER X-7 - 1958 (SMH) SPACE SHIP SAPPY - 1957 (MLJ) SPEED - 1936 (STH) SPIES AND GUYS - 1953 (SJB) SPOOK LOUDER - 1943 (MLC) SPOOKS! - 1953 (MLS) SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE - 1948 (MLS) STAGE MOTHER - 1933 (STH_SLF) STAR SPANGLED SALESMAN - 1968 (MLD) START CHEERING - 1938 (MLC) STEEL PIER, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - 1938 (MLC) STONE AGE ROMEOS - 1955 (MLS) STOOGEMANIA - 1986 (MISC) THE STOOGEPHILE TRIVIA MOVIE - 1987 (MISC) STOOGES: THE MEN BEHIND THE MAYHEM - 1994 (MISC) STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH! - 1960 (MLC) STOP, SADIE, STOP - 1933 (STH) THE STORY ON PAGE ONE - 1959 (SJB) STRANGE AFFAIR - 1944 (SSH) THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. RX - 1942 (SSH) STRICTLY IN THE GROOVE - 1942 (SSH) STUDIO STOOPS - 1950 (MLS) SURPRISE, SURPRISE - 1937 (MLC) SWEET AND HOT - 1958 (MLJ) SWING PARADE OF 1946 - 1946 (MLC) TAKING THE COUNT - 1937 (SSH) TALK ABOUT A LADY - 1946 (SJB) TASSELS IN THE AIR - 1938 (MLC) TERMITES OF 1938 - 1938 (MLC) THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS - 1943 (SJD) THEY STOOGE TO CONGA - 1943 (MLC) THREE ARABIAN NUTS - 1951 (MLS) THREE DARK HORSES - 1952 (MLS) THREE HAMS ON RYE - 1950 (MLS) THREE LITTLE BEERS - 1935 (MLC) THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS - 1934 (MLC) THREE LITTLE PIRATES - 1946 (MLC) THREE LITTLE SEW AND SEWS - 1939 (MLC) THREE LITTLE TWIRPS - 1943 (MLC) THREE LOAN WOLVES - 1946 (MLC) THREE MISSING LINKS - 1938 (MLC) THREE PESTS IN A MESS - 1945 (MLC) THREE SAPPY PEOPLE - 1939 (MLC) THREE SMART SAPS - 1942 (MLC) THE THREE STOOGES 75th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - 2003 (MISC) THE THREE STOOGES FAMILY ALBUM - 1998 (MISC) THREE STOOGES FUN-O-RAMA - 1959 (MLJ) THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE - 1963 (MLD) THE THREE STOOGES GREATEST HITS! - 1997 (MISC) THE THREE STOOGES IN ORBIT - 1962 (MLD) THE THREE STOOGES MEET HERCULES - 1962 (MLD) THE THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK - 1960 (MLD) THE THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK - 1963 (MLD) THREE STOOGES SCRAPBOOK, THE: The Spain Mutiny - 1963 (MLD) THE THREE STOOGES - 2000 (MISC) THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS - 1946 (MLC) TIGHT SHOES - 1941 (SSH) TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM - 1941 (MLC) TOO MANY BLONDES - 1941 (SSH) THE TOOTH WILL OUT - 1951 (MLS) TRICKY DICKS - 1953 (MLS) TRIPLE CROSSED - 1959 (MLJ) TROUBLE CHASERS - 1945 (SSH) TURN BACK THE CLOCK - 1933 (THS) TWO-GUN LADY - 1956 (SJB) UNCIVIL WAR BIRDS - 1946 (MLC) UNCIVIL WARRIORS - 1935 (MLC) UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE - 1953 (MLS) VAGABOND LOAFERS - 1949 (MLS) VARSITY SHOW - 1937 (STH) VERY CLOSE VEINS - 1934 (SSH) VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY - 1938 (MLC) WAITING IN THE LURCH - 1949 (SJB) WE MUST DO OUR BEST - 1909 (SMH) WE WANT OUR MUMMY - 1939 (MLC) WEDLOCK DEADLOCK - 1947 (SJD) WEE WEE MONSIEUR - 1938 (MLC) WHAM-BAM-SLAM! - 1955 (MLS) WHAT'S THE MATADOR? - 1942 (MLC) WHERE THE PEST BEGINS - 1945 (SSH) WHERE THERE'S A WILL - 1948 (MLS) WHICH WAY TO THE FRONT? - 1970 (SJB) WHILE THE CAT'S AWAY - 1936 (SSH) WHO DONE IT? - 1949 (MLS) WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN! - 1936 (MLC) WHY PAY RENT? - 1935 (SSH) THE WINNING TICKET - 1935 (STH) WISE GUYS PREFER BRUNETTES - 1926 (STH) WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL - 1968 (SJB) WOMAN HATERS - 1934 (MLC) WOMAN IN HIDING - 1950 (SJB) WOMAN WANTED - 1935 (STH) THE WOODCUTTER'S HOUSE - 1959 (SJB) THE WRONG, WRONG TRAIL - 1934 (SSH) YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA - 1939 (MLC) THE YOKE'S ON ME - 1944 (MLC) YOU NAZTY SPY! - 1940 (MLC)

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