I will attempt to remedy that right now in this thread, to the best of my knowledge.
I edited the post above since they did release VAGABOND LOAFER, not SCHEMING SCHEMERS.
I don't have a list of the Excel releases, but many are available on eBay. They often, perhaps always, were re-titled.
The silent 200 footers were released in Standard 8mm and Super 8. The uncut editions were released in Super 8 sound only.
First, some samples from my collection. I am showing all the 200 footers I have, since they had title-specific boxes. (I don't have the other ones that were released.) The uncut editions in sound sometimes had title-specific boxes, sometimes generic Three Stooges boxes (sometimes a Shemp would be in a Curly box, and vice-versa), and sometimes generic Comedy Classics boxes. I have showed the back of the box that showed the Stooges releases at the time for the uncut versions. I have never seen a box that listed the later releases.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/kFwXUncu9pFgNC18A*I have a print.
Uncut Editions, released by Columbia:
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LOVE AT FIRST BITE
*THREE SAPPY PEOPLE
*THREE PESTS IN A MESS
*HOT STUFF
*CREEPS
*PARDON MY CLUTCH
*IN THE SWEET PIE & PIE
*HULA LA LA
*MEN IN BLACK
*DUTIFUL BUT DUMB
*TASSELS IN THE AIR
*AN ACHE IN EVERY STAKE
VAGABOND LOAFER
THREE DARK HORSES
*POP GOES THE EASEL
*UNCIVIL WARRIORS
*PARDON MY SCOTCH
*HOI POLLOI
*THREE LITTLE BEERS
*THREE MISSING LINKS
*CALLING ALL CURS
*DIZZY PILOTS
*MICRO-PHONIES
WOMAN HATERS
A BIRD IN THE HEAD
One company, probably in the U.K., released PARDON MY BACKFIRE in 3D as late as the 90s.
I have heard rumors that OILY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE and VIOLENT IS THE WORD FOR CURLY were bootleg releases.
PD released by various companies:
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*DISORDER IN THE COURT
SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS
The other 2 PD titles might have been released, but I have seen no evidence.
Edited 200 foot editions, silent except where indicated.
(To the best of my knowledge, each was also available in a 50 foot silent edition, which would run 2.5 minutes at 24fps, though most people who bought these probably had silent projectors that only played up to 18fps -- so that would be about 3.5 minutes.)
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*SPOOKS
*MALICE IN THE PALACE
*WE WANT OUR MUMMY (Silent and Sound)
*DIZZY DOCTORS
*DOPEY DICKS
*HOLD THAT LION
*STUDIO STOOPS (Silent and Sound)
WHOOPS, I'M AN INDIAN
THREE LITTLE PIGSKINS
PARDON MY SCOTCH (also released in an uncut sound edition, as listed above)
ANTS IN THE PANTRY
GRIPS, GRUNTS, AND GROANS
GOOFS AND SADDLES
CASH AND CARRY
IDLE ROOMERS
Note: Another glaring omission is WHO DONE IT?
THE GOLD RAIDERS was released in a 200 foot silent edition by A.A.P./United Artists/Ken Films, and perhaps in a 50 foot edition.
Walton Films in the U.K. released it in a slightly abridged edition in sound, as STOOGES GO WEST. They also released a 200 foot edition in both silent and sound.
As mentioned above, KOOK'S TOUR was also released, in both a 400 foot and full-length version. Niles Film Products released it in 1975, the same year that Moe passed away.
Americom Films (eventually bought by Columbia) released a 200 foot B&W version of SNOW WHITE AND THE THREE STOOGES, silent, but with a soundtrack record that you could play on your turntable. They still had sub-titles on screen for dialog. They released many films in this fashion, including many extracts from 3 Laurel and Hardy Fox films. The records were very flimsy -- you could actually fold them and they didn't tear, but of course a crease remained. You needed to place them on a real vinyl record to be able to play them properly. They were recorded to sync with projectors playing the film as 18fps. They pitch-corrected the sound so the voices sounded somewhat natural, despite the actors speaking a bit slower.
To answer HomokHarcos's question, the easiest way to obtains prints was via mail order. Blackhawk Films offered many, but not all, of the Columbia releases through their catalog. I have never seen a Columbia catalog, but perhaps you could order directly from them.
Department stores definitely carried Castle Films releases, but of course they never had the rights to any of the Stooges films. I don't recall them selling any Three Stooges, but some stores may have carried them -- probably only the silent editions.
I didn't obtain any Stooges on a film as a kid, but occasionally my parents would take me to Manhattan to a store called Willoughby's,
about a block or 2 away from Macy's, that had a huge selection of films, including Blackhawks. I assume they had Stooges, too. They also had a catalog called Willoughy-Peerless/Select Film Library that listed practically every distributor's releases, and you could order from that as well. At least once while I was in the store, a film I wanted was out-of-stock, so we paid for it and they had it shipped to our house.
There were also other specialty stores in Manhattan that carried a much, much smaller collection of films. Most, including Willoughby's, sold projectors a well.
In terms of 16mm, as I said above in a previous post, I would expect that all the shorts are available, with the possible exception of WOMAN HATERS, since I don't recall seeing that on pre-cable broadcast TV. Many stations in the 70s and 80s usually edited out the eye-pokes, head bashing, face slaps, and other violent slapstick schtick that we all know and love. So if you are buying one, ask how complete the print is. The Excel 16mm silent prints were re-titled, very short extracts.
