Jump to content

Playing the Ponies: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Oanabay04 (talk | contribs)
39,398 edits
Oanabay04 (talk | contribs)
39,398 edits
mNo edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox Film |
'''''Playing the Ponies''''' ([[1937]]) is the 26th of [[Columbia Pictures]]' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the [[Three Stooges]].
| name = Playing the Ponies|
| image = |
| caption = |
| director = [[Charles Lamont]] |
| writers = [[Irv Frisch]]<br>[[Al Giebler]]<br>[[Will Harr]]<br>[[Charlie Melson]]<br>[[Elwood Ullman]] |
| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine (actor)|Larry Fine]]<br>[[Curly Howard]]<br>[[Nick Copeland]]<br>[[Lew Davis]]<br>[[Billy Bletcher]]<br>[[William Irving]]<br>[[Jack 'Tiny' Lipson]]|
| cinematography = [[Allen G. Siegler]] |
| editing = [[Charles Hochberg]] |
| producer = [[Jules White]] |
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] |
| released = {{flagicon|US}} [[November 26]], [[1937 in film|1937]] |
| runtime = 17' |
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| amg_id = 1:143729
| imdb_id = 0029408 |
| preceded_by = ''[[Cash and Carry (1937)|Cash and Carry]]'' |
| followed_by = ''[[The Sitter-Downers]]''
}}

'''''Playing the Ponies''''' ([[1937]]) is the 26th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team the [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
⚫
The Stooges are tricked into trading their restaurant for Thunderbolt, a washed up racehorse. But when Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The Stooges try to win their money back by entering Thunderbolt in a big race.

⚫
The Stooges are tricked into trading their restaurant for Thunderbolt, a washed up racehorse. But when Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The Stooges try to win their money back by entering Thunderbolt in a big race.


==Notes==
==Notes==
Line 15: Line 35:
**Curly (out of breath): "You told me to race him around the track, and I did. And I beat him!"
**Curly (out of breath): "You told me to race him around the track, and I did. And I beat him!"


==Further reading==
*''Moe Howard and the Three Stooges''; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233], (Citadel Press, 1977).
*''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion''; by Jon Solomon [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0971186804], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
*''The Three Stooges Scrapbook''; by Jeff Lenburg, [[Joan Howard Maurer]], Greg Lenburg [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806509465](Citadel Press, 1994).
*''The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons''; by Michael Fleming [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767905563](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
*''One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures''; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581823630], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).

[[Category:1937 films]]
[[Category:Short films]]
[[Category:Three Stooges films]]
[[Category:Three Stooges films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Black and white films]]
[[Category:Comedy films]]

{{1930s-comedy-film-stub}}

Revision as of 21:15, 13 November 2007

Playing the Ponies
Directed byCharles Lamont
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Nick Copeland
Lew Davis
Billy Bletcher
William Irving
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byCharles Hochberg
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
United States November 26, 1937
Running time
17'
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Playing the Ponies (1937) is the 26th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are tricked into trading their restaurant for Thunderbolt, a washed up racehorse. But when Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The Stooges try to win their money back by entering Thunderbolt in a big race.

Notes

  • The Stooges' restaurant is the Flounder Inn.
  • A colorized version of this film was released in 2004. It was part of the DVD collection entitled "Goofs on the Loose." [1]

Quotes

    • [Curly ran around the racetrack, leading Thunderbolt behind him with a rope.]
    • Moe: "What's the big idea?"
    • Curly (out of breath): "You told me to race him around the track, and I did. And I beat him!"

Further reading

  • Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [2], (Citadel Press, 1977).
  • The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [3], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
  • The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [4](Citadel Press, 1994).
  • The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [5](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
  • One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [6], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
Stub icon

This 1930s comedy film–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Playing_the_Ponies&oldid=171285822"