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Beer Barrel Polecats is a 1946 short film starring American comedy screen The Three Stooges.

Unable to find a bottle of beer anywhere in their town, the Stooges decide to brew some of the stuff themselves. Unfortunately, Curly ends up selling a bottle at blackmarket price to a detective, landing the trio in jail. Curly tries to smuggle a barrel of beer in jail under his overcoat, but the barrel explodes under the heat of lights while having the trio has their mugshots taken.

While working on the rock pile, the boys stumble on an old friend of theirs, and work together to flee the prison. They are ultimately captures, and sent to solitary confinement. The trio is finaly released as senior citizens, in which Curly quips upon leaving "You know what I'd like? A nice, tall bottle of beer!"

• Curly Howard suffered a series of minor strokes prior to filming Beer Barrel Polecats. As a result, his performance was marred by slured speech, and slower timing. He was also unable to work the normal 4-5 day filming schedule, so director Jules White utilized footage from In the Sweet Pie and Pie and So Long, Mr. Chumps.