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Released December 05, 1946
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Columbia
18 min. (Short Subject)

Curly, Moe, and Larry, NYC garbage barge sailors, wash ashore on an island stuck in the 17th century, and ruled by a tyrranical Governor. With the help of the lovely Rita Yolanda, and using the ruse of a nearsighted Maharajah and his entourage, they go in search of a pirate named Black Louie who will ferry them to the mainland. Unfortunately, the Governor and Louie are well-acquainted, and the pirate forces the Stooges to engage in a deadly knife-throwing contest to purchase their freedom from the island.

The Maharaja routine was previously performed by the Stooges in TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM (1941), and became a mainstay of their television guest appearances on THE TEXACO STAR THEATRE, THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW and THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW.

In case anyone wants the correct spelling of the Maharajah's language, here are the words as presented in Clyde Bruckman's script, as dictated by Moe Howard... "Razbanyas yatee benee futch ah tinney herongha..."

A transcription of an unfilmed sequence, an alternate ending found in Jules White's files, is presented in The Three Stooges Journal # 128 (Winter 2008).

Behind-the-scenes, silent, color footage was discovered in early 2007, and premiered in The Stoogeum theater at the April 2007 Fan Club Meeting. Moe and Curly, in their "maharajah" costumes, are seen with a visiting Helen Howard (Moe's wife) and Shemp Howard on the Columbia lot. See The Three Stooges Journal # 122 (Summer 2007) and # 124 (Winter 2007) for more information.

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Vernon Dent
Governor

Larry McGrath
Short soldier

Jack Parker
Tall soldier

Christine McIntyre
Rita Yolanda

Robert Stevens
Black Louie

Joe Garcio
Red Dog

Jack Hill
Pirate

Al Morino
Curly's stand-in

Joe Murphy
Larry's stand-in

Johnny Kascier
Moe's stand-in


Clyde Bruckman
Story and Screenplay

Philip Tannura
Director of Photography

Paul Borofsky
Film Editor

Charles Clague
Art Director

Carter DeHaven Jr.
Assistant Director

George Meehan
Asst. Cameraman

Tessie Wise
Script Supervisor



















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