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Stooge props
Dr. Hugo Gansamacher:
Here's another Stooge prop to wonder about: those filing cabinet drawers that Moe and others get banged on the head by. They certainly appear to be made of metal. It may be a normal metal drawer that Moe bangs the top of his head against in Hold That Lion (2:45 in the clip below), as that might not hurt very much if he's just hitting a flat metal panel. But look at 6:10 in the clip below from Hugs and Mugs, where Nannette Bordeaux opens a filing drawer squarely into the forehead of Kathleen O'Malley. That would seriously hurt if done with an unmodified metal drawer. But she is only struck by the handle, which could be made of some softer material.
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Boid Brain:
I had not seen that one in YEARS! I love it when the chicks get the business. :laugh:
Dr. Hugo Gansamacher:
--- Quote from: Boid Brain on November 29, 2010, 06:46:30 PM ---I had not seen that one in YEARS! I love it when the chicks get the business. :laugh:
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Yeah, it's more satisfying than Brideless Groom, where all the abuse goes in one direction, from the girls to the boys (who get clobbered without ever landing a single blow). The set-to between Shemp and Christine McIntyre, where he rips her lapels off and she retaliates by ripping off his sleeves, is a great moment---and it gets even better when she and Larry tear each other's hair out. :D
garystooge:
--- Quote from: rmbolin on November 20, 2010, 06:32:12 PM ---I recently purchased a derby said to be worn by Shemp in "His Goose is Cooked", in 1952. The seller said he bought it from a man named Saul in Conoga Park, CA in the 1970's who worked with props on Stooges shorts, that was all the info he could provide. Has anyone ever heard of this "Saul" person? I bought the hat because I did not want to pass it up if it is real, any suggestions on how to authenicate this hat?
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That guy has been selling "Stooges" props and wardrobe for some time. Claims he got them from "the propmaster" who worked on the Stooges and "Our Gang" comedies. Ignoring the fact that the two acts were shot at different studios or that props/costumes were generally not Stooge-specific but rather were part of the prop or wardrobe department's inventory, the fact that the seller can't authenticate them or even remember the alleged prop guy's last name speaks volumes. If you were buying movie props with intentions of re-selling them down the road wouldn't you be sure to get something to help verify their authenticity for when you were ready to sell?
Gary
Frank Rizzo:
--- Quote from: TXShemp on November 20, 2010, 11:21:47 AM ---They called the breakaway bottles "candy glass." You could eat it like candy, and I think its still used in some form. If you have ever seen Popeye with Robin Williams, Paul L Smith as Bluto is pissed and proceeds to eat his tea cup. I am sure that was some form of candy glass.
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I remember in one of the Stooges TV Specials (the one Alan Thicke hosted), there was a segment about how they went about making the props to clobber one another with, and Alan mentioned that the glass was made of "baked sugar" (another term for Candy Glass I reckon).
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