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.

 

Avg. Rating: [7.98/10]

 

Larry Fine
Larry

Jerry Howard
Curly

Moe Howard
Moe

Vernon Dent
Governor

Larry McGrath
Short soldier

Jack Parker
Tall soldier

Dorothy DeHaven
Chiquita

Christine McIntyre
Rita Yolanda

Robert Stevens
Black Louie

Ethan Laidlaw
Liverlip

Joe Garcio
Red Dog

Joe Palma
Jack

Cy Schindell
Dirk

Jack Hill
Pirate

Al Thompson
Pirate

Al Morino
Curly's stand-in

Joe Murphy
Larry's stand-in

Johnny Kascier
Moe's stand-in

Unidentified THREE LITTLE PIRATES 1
Saloon girl

Unidentified THREE LITTLE PIRATES 2
Bartender

Unidentified THREE LITTLE PIRATES 3
Girl in picture frame

Hugh McCollum
Producer

Edward Bernds
Director

Clyde Bruckman
Story and Screenplay

Philip Tannura
Director of Photography

Paul Borofsky
Film Editor

Charles Clague
Art Director

Sammy Cahn
Music

Jule Styne
Music

Carter DeHaven Jr.
Assistant Director

George Meehan
Asst. Cameraman

Lambert E. Day
Mixer

James Punter
Gaffer

Harold Banks
Grip

Ray Hunt
Props

Tessie Wise
Script Supervisor

Discuss in the Forum

Production Notes   (2)

Prod. No.:	4067
Shooting Days:	4 days   From: 1946-04-15   To: 1946-04-18

Audio Files   (0)

No audio files are available for this episode.

Transcript   (N)

There isn't a transcript available for this episode.

Videography   (6)

COLUMBIA : Uncivil War Birds and Other Nyuks
Published by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990)
Released on:

• Laser Disc

COLUMBIA : Uncivil War Birds and Other Nyuks
Published by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (1990)
Released on:

• VHS

COLUMBIA : Three Little Pirates
Published by Columbia TriStar Home Video (1993)
Released on:

• VHS

COLUMBIA : All the World's a Stooge
Published by Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000)
Released on:

• DVD

COLUMBIA : Three Stooges Collection, The Vol. 5: 1946 - 1948
Published by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009)
Released on:

• DVD

COLUMBIA : Three Stooges Blu-Ray Collection, The
Published by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2024)
Released on:

Stooge Businesses   (0)

Stooge Goofs   (10)

Changing Hands When Rita brings the Stooges in the governor's office, the governor is holding a fork in his left hand, but when they show a close-up of him, the fork is in his right hand, then it's back in his left hand in the next shot. Dubbed-In Laugh After Moe says to the guard "You try that once more, we can hear Moe chuckle out loud, but his mouth doesn't move. Loose Glasses During the fight scene, when Curly is doing his turkey gobble noise to the camera, his glasses accidentally fall off twice. Mouthing Curly's Line When Curly says "Because a hot stake is better than cold chop, you can see Larry mouthing along some parts of that same line. Mysterious Third Knife There's a shot of Larry showing three knives in the wall before Black Louie even throws the third knife. Overdubbed Yelling When Curly falls upside-down out of his chair, we hear him woo-wooing, yet he's nyaah-aaaahing at the same time. The "nyaah-aaaah was dubbed in. Stopping Too Early When Curly is about to put the lollipop in his mouth, the governor is supposed to stop him by shouting "A ruby!, but Curly stops too early before the governor even says anything. The Magically-Changing Drawing When the knife target area is first shown, there is just a drawing of a target circle. Then about a minute later when the camera cuts back over to the target area, the circle drawing is suddenly now a stick figure man with hair. Unintentional Kneeing As Black Louie (Robert Stevens) is dazedly staggering around after Rita smashes a glass over his head, Stevens accidentally knees Curly and Curly makes a brief pained expression. West Wall? When the Stooges all together are supposed to say "Ohh, the west wall!, it sounds like one of them (probably Curly) says "east instead of "west.

Stooge Mayhem   (Avg. 3.00)

Face Slaps: 12

Eye Pokes: 0

Head Bonks: 0

Pastry Thrown: 0

Stooge Quotes   (7)

"Maha?" "Aha!" (Moe and Curly) "Eenie, Meenie, Minee, Moe. See, you can't go wrong with Moe! Heh, heh." "Thanks (slap). Get Busy!" (Curly and Moe) "Ye Olde Tilt." (Sign on pinball machine) "I have many pigeon-blood rubies, but never have I been given the raspberry." (Vernon Dent) "Razbanyas yatee benee futch ah tinney herongha..." (Moe) "Sit down you Flatbush flathead!" (Moe) "Guaranteed forever." "You should live so long!" [bonk!] (Moe & Larry)

Stooge Routines   (7)

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 LOAN WOLVES  ·   MERRY MAVERICKS  ·   BOOTY AND THE BEAST  ·   GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE  ·   FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD Hot stake better than cold chop, A When the Stooges are given the choice to either have their heads chopped off or to be burned at the stake as their death, Curly decides to go with being burned at the stake. When the other Stooges ask why, he responds "A hot 'steak' is better than cold 'chop'!" Also used in:  RESTLESS KNIGHTS  ·   I dare you to do that again When the Stooges are being hit by a villian, Moe dares him to do that to him again. Without a pause, the villian hits Moe again, then Moe says "By golly, he did it!" Also used in:  PARDON MY CLUTCH Maha Also used in:  TIME OUT FOR RHYTHM  ·   THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE Nearsighted Glasses Gag The third stooge puts on a pair of glasses that makes him terribly nearsighted. This causes a lot of trouble. Also used in:  THE THREE TROUBLEDOERS  ·   MUMMY'S DUMMIES  ·   THE TOOTH WILL OUT  ·   CORNY CASANOVAS  ·   RUSTY ROMEOS  ·   THE THREE STOOGES GO AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAZE  ·   JERKS OF ALL TRADES Picture on wall comes to life Also used in:  I'LL NEVER HEIL AGAIN  ·   HEAVENLY DAZE  ·   LOOSE LOOT  ·   BEDLAM IN PARADISE 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 LOAN WOLVES  ·   LOVE AT FIRST BITE

Stooge Trivia   (0)

No trivia have been logged for this episode.

Fan Reviews   (17)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-11-13 08:49:00 by Shemp_Diesel
Edited 2015-01-25 16:04:35 by Shemp_Diesel

The beatings endured by our stooges--particularly Larry and Curly--during the west wall scenes are outstanding stuff. If only the rest of the short could've maintained that high level of comedy.

7 pokes

Reviewer's Rating: (7)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2011-02-05 22:28:47 by shemps#1

This is the most overrated short in Three Stooges history (even moreso than Ache). I just found that watching it is painful instead of funny. Curly is out on his feet here, the lights are on but nobody is home. It looks as if Moe is propping him up through the whole thing. The Maha skit in this short is not at all funny. It goes on for way too long and is even more painful to watch than the rest of this short. This short and Half-Wits Holiday should not have been made.Bomb

Reviewer's Rating: (0)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2009-11-17 19:11:44 by Seamus
Edited 2009-11-17 19:23:47 by Dunrobin

I just finished tearing through the Stooge shorts of 1946, continuing my ongoing project of watching all the shorts in order (thanks Sony). It drove home to me what a lousy year 1946 was for the boys, as short after short queued itself up in my DVD player and laid a resounding egg. Exacerbating the problem of Curly's weakened state was the consistent weak writing of the shorts that came out that year. Thankfully they ended on the high that is Three Little Pirates. The laughs this one delivered brought sweet relief after the clunkers that preceded it.The Curly in this one obviously still isn't the Curly of previous years, but the Maha character seemed to be designed around this slower version of his Stooge, and it worked so brilliantly that I'm not sure the Maha scenes would have been as funny if the sharper Curly of old had been playing him. It also warmed my heart to see Curly improvising his way through crossing his legs and sitting down at the table in the governor's throne room - a little glimmer of the kind of thing Curly was a master of in better days, but which eluded him in preceding shorts.A great short, and the one breath of fresh air in an otherwise crappy year in Stooge history.

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2003-10-09 12:21:00 by ArryLay

I've always thought this short was their weakest of the 1940s and far from the classic many think it is. I found it quite sad actually. Curly's voice was strained, he had little energy and he looked terrible. He was obviously very sick. Even when I was a kid I thought the Majah stuff was kind of lame. I never understood the appeal of that bit and I guess I never will.

Reviewer's Rating: (6)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2003-08-07 03:23:00 by Pat Stooge

This is a great short, and should have been Curly's(a.k.a Jerry's last)Even though he's very sick here his punchline "NyaNyahavnavista" is perfect for him.The pinball gag is great too and weird.Funny this was shot just 2 weeks before Curly's stroke and Curly now had wrinkles here!He's only 42 and he's got wrinkle that should have really set off something in Jules mind but sadly it didn't.The best of the Curly sick-era shorts (No pun intended.)

Reviewer's Rating: (9)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2003-07-19 03:38:00 by Stooge

It was probably an intentional joke, like the "ancient radio" joke in SQUAREHEADS OF THE ROUND TABLE.

Reviewer's Rating: (10)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2000-07-25 04:57:00 by Stooge
Edited 2003-06-24 01:16:00 by Stooge

An excellent Stooge film considering Curly's health. It includes the famous "Maha" skit, which Curly performed flawlessly. I bet a lot of people at the time thought he was progressively getting better, but we all know what ended up happening to him in the very next film...

Reviewer's Rating: (10)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2002-08-29 16:35:00 by abi

This is a great stooge short. Anybody says something different they have to think again. Their new routine rules and the fighting at the bar against Black Louie and his men totally rocks. It's so funny I give it four stars without thinking twice.

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2002-01-05 21:20:00 by waynesworld

I just now noticed there was a flick called TIME OUT FOR RHYTHYM which featured the "maharaja" routine. If Curly looks like Shemp here, it may be because the scene was used first in 1941 & lifted here. Perhaps Curly's ill health was the reason for this.Joan Howard Maurer in "The 3 Stooges Scrapbook" gives it 3 pokes, I give it 3 and a half.

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2002-01-02 11:11:00 by Genius In the Lamp

Curly's penultimate short, and his last great one. Ed Bernds was fortunate to have caught Curly during an "up" period (Bernds' only other short in that category was "Micro-Phonies"). Curly actually does some fine physical comedy, even if his voice sounds strained (he even sounds very catty when he tells Moe, "Aw shut up, I don't have to). And just when we were in for a disappointing ending (Moe proclaiming himself governor of the island), Ye Olde Tilt provides a pleasant exclamation point. All this, and the "Maha" routine, too.

Reviewer's Rating: (9)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-11-14 11:51:00 by [Deleted Member]

This is a great short! I don't know how well Curly felt during filming, but he seemed to feel great compared to how he was in "Half-Wits Holiday".Who DOESN'T enjoy the Maha scene? In the tavern, Larry was the man! From when Black Louie grabbed him by the hair to the last time he got the pin ball machine to knock out one of the bad guys, he was a riot. The other 2 weren't bad themselves! Moe's "living portrait" gag was genius. A little thing that makes me laugh is that last swing Moe took at Black Louie from the picture frame- the swing he missed on. It just looks kind of funny to me. Speaking of Moe- he was great at the very end, mindlessly babbling Curly's part of the Maha sketch as Larry and Curly drag him away.ISLIPP so you don't have to. ©2001Edited by - ISLIPP on 11/15/2001 6:38:27 AM

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-09-28 22:06:00 by jaronson

In my opinion, the only good shorts in Curly's sick period are this and MICRO-PHONIES. The beginning started out a little slow, but in the scene with the tools, it gets better. The Maha routine was great and I think the whole bar scene was funny, especially the fight scene. I didn't notice it, but I bet the reason why Curly looked like Shemp on the video box is because Curly and Shemp were brothers and brothers usually look alike in at least one way.

Reviewer's Rating: (9)

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-06-29 03:19:00 by 1985

Yeah,It was a good short the 2nd best of Curly's sick period. I like when Curly blabs out gibberish and brains the bad guys.This short drowned out Curly's failing health and was his last great short because he you know...Curly looks like his eldest brother Shemp with the glasses and I'm glad Moe didn't abuse his sick baby brother.A good job Curly!

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-05-12 11:40:00 by metaldams

A classic, and it was shot only 2-2.5 weeks before Curly's major stroke. I agree that Curly looks like Shemp on the video/DVD cover. I am a HUGE Maha routine fan, and think this is a well written and well performed short by all parties involved.

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-03-26 12:34:00 by Uncle Mortimer

I think DR. BELCH and sickdrjoe say it best about this short. I agree with the points about the short comings of THREE LITTLE PIRATES as well as it's strengths. The ONE impression that's left with me the most(besides the great MAHA skit), is the mere SITE of Curly in those extra thick glasses.. LOVE IT!

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-03-07 09:09:00 by sickdrjoe

Man, am I tired of seeing that WARD ROBEY disclaimer every time I go to add a comment. It's like waiting an extra hour at an airport after Flight 800 (I told you that guy was a terrorist!) Anyway, I really, really wanted to love this one - I hadn't seen it in years until last nite - but something about it leaves me cold. The Maha sketch was cute, but I'd much rather have Moe punish Curly & Larry with power tools. This is also a very dark short, and I mean the lighting, not the humor. Oddly enough, though I'm a big fan of Jules White, I think by this point Bernds was the most clever and creative director for the job - as the boys were getting older, he seemed to give them more wiggle-room for spontaneity and spur-of-the-moment inspiration. All the elements for a classic are right there, but...I'm not sure what's missing, I just know something is (it's not Curly, either; he's pretty damned spry here). Maybe it's me.

Re: THREE LITTLE PIRATES
Posted 2001-01-16 02:28:00 by Mike Holme

A great short for this period, everyone does well, there were many very funny scenes, like when they do the maha skit. Rating: 94%(A)Edited by - Mike Holme on 8/23/01 8:36:48 PM

FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We make such material available in an effort to advance awareness and understanding of the issues involved. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information please visit: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission directly from the copyright owner.

"Wait a minute, you wanna kill him?" "Mind your own business! Go ahead Moe." - Shemp & Larry (STONE AGE ROMEOS, 1955)

Jump to Film or Short: 'FRAIDY CAT - 1951 (SJB) 3 DUMB CLUCKS - 1937 (MLC) 3 OF A KIND - 1944 (SSH) THE 3 STOOGES FOLLIES - 1974 (MLC) 4 FOR TEXAS - 1963 (MLD) 50 YEARS WITH THE STOOGES: THE FUNNIEST GUYS IN THE WORLD - 1983 (MISC) A DUCKING THEY DID GO - 1939 (MLC) A PLUMBING WE WILL GO - 1940 (MLC) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE KEYSTONE KOPS - 1955 (SJB) ABSORBING JUNIOR - 1936 (SSH) AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE - 1941 (MLC) AFRICA SCREAMS - 1949 (SSH_SJB) AIM, FIRE, SCOOT - 1952 (SJB) ALL GUMMED UP - 1947 (MLS) ALL THE WORLD'S A STOOGE - 1941 (MLC) ANOTHER THIN MAN - 1939 (SSH) ANTS IN THE PANTRY - 1936 (MLC) APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE - 1941 (SSH) ARABIAN NIGHTS - 1942 (SSH) ARMY DAZE - 1956 (SJB) ART TROUBLE - 1934 (SSH) BABY SITTERS JITTERS - 1951 (MLS) BACK FROM THE FRONT - 1943 (MLC) BACK TO THE WOODS - 1937 (MLC) THE BAND PLAYS ON - 1934 (STH) THE BANK DICK - 1940 (SSH) BEDLAM IN PARADISE - 1955 (MLS) BEER AND PRETZELS - 1933 (THS) BEER BARREL POLECATS - 1946 (MLC) BEHIND PRISON GATES - 1939 (SSH) THE BIG IDEA - 1934 (THS) A BIRD IN THE HEAD - 1946 (MLC) BLAZING STEWARDESSES - 1975 (MISC) THE BLONDE BOMBER - 1936 (SSH) BLONDIE KNOWS BEST - 1946 (SSH) BLUNDER BOYS - 1955 (MLS) BOMBSHELL - 1933 (STH) BOOBS IN ARMS - 1940 (MLC) BOOBS IN THE WOODS - 1940 (SSH) BOOBY DUPES - 1945 (MLC) BOOTY AND THE BEAST - 1953 (MLS) THE BRAVADOS - 1958 (SJD) BRIDE AND GLOOM - 1947 (SSH) BRIDELESS GROOM - 1947 (MLS) BROADWAY TO HOLLYWOOD - 1933 (SMH_SCH) BUBBLE TROUBLE - 1953 (MLS) BUCK PRIVATES - 1941 (SSH) BUSY BUDDIES - 1944 (MLC) BUTCH MINDS THE BABY - 1942 (SSH) CACTUS MAKES PERFECT - 1942 (MLC) CALLING ALL CURS - 1939 (MLC) THE CAPTAIN HATES THE SEA - 1934 (MLC) CASH AND CARRY - 1937 (MLC) THE CASINO MURDER CASE - 1935 (STH) CAUGHT ON THE BOUNCE - 1952 (SJB) THE CHOKE'S ON YOU - 1936 (SSH) CINDERFELLA - 1960 (SJB) CLOSE RELATIONS - 1933 (SSH) COMMOTION ON THE OCEAN - 1956 (MLS) CONVENTION GIRL - 1935 (SSH) COOKOO CAVALIERS - 1940 (MLC) CORN ON THE COP - 1934 (SSH) CORNY CASANOVAS - 1952 (MLS) CORONER CREEK - 1948 (SJD) CRACKED NUTS - 1941 (SSH) CRASH GOES THE HASH - 1944 (MLC) CRAZY HOUSE - 1943 (SSH) CRAZY KNIGHTS - 1944 (SSH) CREEPS - 1956 (MLS) CRIME ON THEIR HANDS - 1948 (MLS) CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO - 1952 (MLS) CUCKOORANCHO - 1938 (SJB) THE CURLY SHUFFLE - 1984 (MISC) DANCING LADY - 1933 (THS) DANGEROUS BUSINESS - 1946 (SSH) DAREDEVIL O'DARE - 1934 (SSH) A DAY IN THE COUNTRY - 1953 (SJB) DEATH ON THE DIAMOND - 1934 (STH) THE DESERT HAWK - 1950 (SJB) DISORDER IN THE COURT - 1936 (MLC) DISORDER IN THE COURT: 60th ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE - 1990 (MISC) DIZZY & DAFFY - 1934 (SSH) DIZZY DETECTIVES - 1943 (MLC) DIZZY DOCTORS - 1937 (MLC) DIZZY PILOTS - 1943 (MLC) DIZZY YARDBIRD - 1950 (SJB) DOCTOR DEATH: SEEKER OF SOULS - 1973 (SMH) DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE - 1951 (MLS) DON'T WORRY, WE'LL THINK OF A TITLE - 1966 (SMH) DOPEY DICKS - 1950 (MLS) THE DOUGHGIRLS - 1944 (SJD) DUNKED IN THE DEEP - 1949 (MLS) DUTIFUL BUT DUMB - 1941 (MLC) EADIE WAS A LADY - 1945 (SJB) THE ERRAND BOY - 1961 (SJB) EVEN AS IOU - 1942 (MLC) EVERYBODY LIKES MUSIC - 1934 (SSH) FALSE ALARMS - 1936 (MLC) FEUDIN', FUSSIN', AND A-FIGHTIN' - 1948 (SJB) FIDDLERS THREE - 1948 (MLS) LA FIESTA DE SANTA BARBARA - 1935 (STH) FIFI BLOWS HER TOP - 1958 (MLJ) THE FIRE CHASER - 1954 (SJB) FISH HOOKEY - 1910 (SMH) FLAGPOLE JITTERS - 1956 (MLS) THE FLAME OF NEW ORLEANS - 1941 (SSH) FLAT FOOT STOOGES - 1938 (MLC) FLING IN THE RING - 1955 (MLS) FLYING SAUCER DAFFY - 1958 (MLJ) FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD - 1956 (MLS) FOR THE LOVE OF PETE - 1936 (SSH) FORSAKING ALL OTHERS - 1934 (STH) FOX FALL 1936 EXHIBITOR'S REEL - 1936 (STH) FOX FALL 1936 STUDIO TOUR - 1936 (STH) FOX MOVIETONE NEWS - 1929 (THS) FOX MOVIETONE NEWS - 1929 (STH) FOX MOVIETONE NEWS - 1961 (MLD) FOX MOVIETONE NEWS - RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE A Smash Hit - 1961 (MLD) THE FRENCH KEY - 1946 (SJD) FRIGHT NIGHT - 1947 (MLS) FROM NURSE TO WORSE - 1940 (MLC) FUELIN' AROUND - 1949 (MLS) FUGITIVE LOVERS - 1934 (THS) G. I. DOOD IT - 1955 (SJB) G. I. WANNA HOME - 1946 (MLC) A GEM OF A JAM - 1943 (MLC) THE GENTLEMAN MISBEHAVES - 1946 (SSH) GENTS IN A JAM - 1952 (MLS) GENTS WITHOUT CENTS - 1944 (MLC) THE GHOST TALKS - 1949 (MLS) GIVE A MAN A JOB - 1933 (SMH) GIVE US WINGS - 1940 (SSH) GLOVE SLINGERS - 1939 (SSH) GOBS OF FUN - 1933 (SSH) GOLD RAIDERS - 1951 (MLS) THE GOOD BAD EGG - 1947 (SJD) GOOD LUCK, MR. YATES - 1943 (MLC) GOOD OLD SOAK - 1937 (STH) GOOF ON THE ROOF - 1953 (MLS) GOOFS AND SADDLES - 1937 (MLC) GRIPS, GRUNTS, AND GROANS - 1937 (MLC) GUNS A POPPIN! - 1957 (MLJ) GYPPED IN THE PENTHOUSE - 1955 (MLS) HALF SHOT SHOOTERS - 1936 (MLC) HALF-WITS HOLIDAY - 1947 (MLC) HAND OF DEATH - 1962 (SJB) HAVE ROCKET -- WILL TRAVEL - 1959 (MLD) HE COOKED HIS GOOSE - 1952 (MLS) HEADIN' EAST - 1937 (SSH) HEADLINE HUNTERS - 1955 (SJB) HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND DUMB - 1938 (MLC) HEARST METROTONE NEWS Vol. 3 # 220 - 1931 (STH) HEAVENLY DAZE - 1948 (MLS) THE HELEN MORGAN STORY - 1957 (SJB) HELLO POP - 1933 (THS) HELLZAPOPPIN' - 1941 (SSH) HENRY THE ACHE - 1934 (SSH) HERE COMES FLOSSIE! - 1933 (SSH) HERE COMES THE BAND - 1935 (STH) HERE'S HOWE - 1936 (SSH) HEY MOE! 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)

NEW BOOK!  A Tour De Farce: The Complete History of the Three Stooges on the Road

Book of the Day

King Cohn (The Life and Times of Harry Cohn)

• Learn More

Comic of the Day

The Little Stooges # 1 (Nov 2024, American Mythology main cover)

• Learn More