http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/130http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043472/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZZOxeGgGr4Watch DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE in the link above
I know you all come to me week after week for your dose of intellectual stimulation, hearing me wax poetic about ancient comedians making ancient films. This week, I'm afraid I'm going to fail you all in appeasing your intellect. Have any of you ever worked in a supermarket? Back in high school, I did. I sometimes had to go into the room where all the rotting produce was before it was discarded. It was the worst smell you can possibly imagine. If you know this smell, imagine throwing a few decomposing bodies into this room of old produce along with discarded diapers from the local daycare center, and that sums up what must have been going on in the writer's brain as this was written. Bleh!
OK, OK, there are worse shorts than this, but not many. The highlight of the short is Shemp taking out the music box and the joy in his voice doing so. A pleasant moment, but as THE highlight? No good, my friends. Jean Willes is easy on the eyes too, a shame she had to be wasted in a bad vehicle. The problem is this is a combination lame remake of WHAT'S THE MATADOR and NO CENSUS, NO FEELING; yet every joke falls flat and feels stock. Heck, the former part, with the tired jealous husband bit, has never been a favorite of mine in the first place. The whole "Why cough?" joke might be OK as a quick groaner, but not worth the milking it receives. The gags revolving trick mirrors and trick chairs and skeletons seemed forced, and the ending? A lame gag of eggs being shot out of a bazooka on Stooge faces with the boys randomly running away.
I'm afraid I'm not much help in stating why people should appreciate this one. Perhaps one of you will see something I don't and explain it better? This would be even worse with lesser people, I like all five players involved, just in better films. My faith in humanity will be restored next week.
4/10