Greetings, fellow degenerates!
I was reading through another post (Top 10 movies), and I couldn't help but notice that the Marx Brothers were in several people's lists (mine too).
That made me think about the Stooges--what if they'd been able to have larger budgets, more artistic freedom (??), etc., that the Marx Brothers had (which I'm going to assume is at least somewhat more than the Stooges had). Would we have movies on par with "A Night at the Opera", or would we still have stuff like "Rockin' Through the Rockies?" or (shudder) "Snow White and the Three Stooges"? I've always wondered what a larger budget would've done during the Shemp and Joe eras--considering some of the Joe-era shorts, they managed to do pretty well considering the increasing budget restraints.
Anyhoo, the mention of the Marx Bros., Chaplin, etc., made me think about budgets, artistic freedom, and whatnot. I'm not sure if it would've actually made a difference in the comedy of the boys themselves (obviously not), but it is intriguing to think about.
Sunday