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General Discussion / A Gripe about the Curly-Shemp Wars

« Last post by Paul Pain on April 06, 2024, 08:48:18 AM »

I love seeing that so many people, even younger folks, still love the boys.  Last Saturday, March 30, WOMAN HATERS completed filming 90 years ago, and almost one month from today is the 90th anniversary of the short's release.

It makes me sad, though, to go anywhere on the internet, whether social media or just websites in general, and see a person say they "only like Curly" or "only like Shemp" to the extent that they won't watch shorts with the other one in it.  It's offensive to my sensibilities because...

These people are throwing Moe and Larry under the bus with a vengeance.  If you cannot see that Shemp, in his own way, works with Moe and Larry just as well as their baby brother, then you don't really like The Three Stooges but just like one actor.  Moe and Larry deserve better because they were amazing in their own ways.  Shame on you folks .

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Laurel and Hardy / Re: Utopia (1951) - Laurel and Hardy

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on April 04, 2024, 09:04:29 AM »

Babe Hardy was certainly a trouper.  Despite being obviously older and overweight, with the beginnings of heart problems ( at least according to the plot of Stan And Ollie, which strikes me as fairly truthful, even if maybe not chronologically spot-on ) , his performance is strong and gives no hint of ill health.  He's still very much Ollie.

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Laurel and Hardy / Re: Utopia (1951) - Laurel and Hardy

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on April 04, 2024, 08:54:42 AM »

Among the very nice things about Hats Off's new " Fan's Cut " is the new background music by the Beau Hunks.  It was a great concept album to begin with, and has been beautifully edited into the picture.

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Laurel and Hardy / Re: Utopia (1951) - Laurel and Hardy

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on April 04, 2024, 08:42:36 AM »

One of my main problems with this is the dye job on Stan's hair and eyebrows.  Heretofore it had always photographed much lighter, registering as brown even in a black and white film.  In this one it photographs as jet black, and looks as fake as Groucho's dye-job in Skidoo.

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General Discussion / Re: The New SHEMP BOOK

« Last post by HomokHarcos on April 01, 2024, 03:04:40 PM »

There’s another Shemp biography coming out later this year, it looks quite interesting.

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: No Census, No Feeling (1940)

« Last post by QuinceHead on April 01, 2024, 01:10:11 PM »

Now one thing that always was a head scratcher was the alum scene. I've showed this episodes to many people (including my own parents) and none of us really understand this. Like, what is alum? And why did it make everyone's lips pucker? Based on a google search, alum is some sort of compound that helps close up wounds. So I assume the alum is closing up their lips?

Alum powder was used in the making of homemade pickles and also as baking powder.  It was also used to make fruits and vegetables crisper.

Because alum is a very bitter-tasting and absorbs moisture, it causes your lips to pucker up and the inside of your mouth to constrict.

Styptic pencils that are used to treat minor bleeding caused by shaving, are made up of alum.

Hope that helps!

For duty and humanity,
JohnH aka QuinceHead

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The Marx Brothers / Re: Room Service (1938) The Marx Brothers

« Last post by Tony Bensley on April 01, 2024, 12:51:32 PM »

But he counts Love Happy? I mean, I like both films and he had to promote the latest product, but really, that comment didn’t age well.

I wonder whether Chico might have retracted that comment before his death in 1961?

CHEERS!

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Hello Pop (1933) - Ted Healy and His Stooges

« Last post by QuinceHead on April 01, 2024, 11:39:08 AM »

Del Lord might have turned this into something.

Ted Healy certainly turned it into something… 💩

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: Hold Your Temper (1933) - Leon Errol

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on March 30, 2024, 02:35:18 PM »

@ Paul Pain:  Not drinking enough?  What's that like?  My problem is the exact opposite.  Just ask my wife.

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The Three Stooges - Curly Years / Re: No Census, No Feeling (1940)

« Last post by Big Chief Apumtagribonitz on March 30, 2024, 02:23:50 PM »

And the actor playing Henry, who ducks the flying crockery that hits Moe, is also the little guy who's being arrested for taking pictures in Dutiful But Dumb.  He worked often because, among other things, he was very short, even noticeably shorter than the stooges.