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{{Infobox Film |
| name = Half Shot Shooters|
| image = HalfShotShootersTITLE.jpg|
| caption = |
| director = Jack White |
| writers = [[Clyde Bruckman]] |
| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine (actor)|Larry Fine]]<br>[[Curly Howard]]<br>[[Stanley Blystone]]<br>[[Vernon Dent]]<br>[[Edward LeSaint]]<br>[[Harry Semels]]<br>[[Heinie Conklin]]|
| cinematography = [[Benjamin H. Kline]] |
| editing = [[Eddie Laughton]] |
| producers = [[Jules White]] |
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] |
| released = {{flagicon|US}} [[April 30]], [[1936 in film|1936]] |
| runtime = 17'|
| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| amg_id = 1:144299
| imdb_id = 0027714|
| preceded_by = ''[[Movie Maniacs]]'' |
| followed_by = ''[[Disorder in the Court]]''
}}

'''''Half Shot Shooters''''' is the 14th 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]].


'''''Half-Shot Shooters''''' ([[1936 in film|1936]]) is the 14th of [[Columbia Pictures]]' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the [[Three Stooges]]. This episode's guest stars were [[Stanley Blystone]] and [[Vernon Dent]].
'''''Half-Shot Shooters''''' ([[1936 in film|1936]]) is the 14th of [[Columbia Pictures]]' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the [[Three Stooges]]. This episode's guest stars were [[Stanley Blystone]] and [[Vernon Dent]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The Stooges are discharged from the army after World War I, and they promptly administer some revenge to their cruel sergeant. Years later, they are traveling the streets hungry, when they are tricked into signing up for the army again. Naturally, the same sergeant they beat up years earlier is their new superior.
The Stooges are discharged from the army after World War I, and they promptly administer some revenge to their cruel sergeant. Years later, they are traveling the streets hungry, when they are tricked into signing up for the army again. Naturally, is their new superior.

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The Stooges are then assigned to man a [[coastal artillery|coast artillery]] gun site, and begin practicing their skills. They first hit a [[smokestack]], then a house, next a bridge, and lastly, a [[battleship]], which happens to be the admiral's flagship. The officers and the sergeant go to the site to investigate, and the Stooges point fingers at each other as to who is to blame for the hitting. Then the sergeant asks them to line up on one side and stay there for a photo shoot. The Stooges agreed, and prepare to pose just as he swings the gun at them. They realized the truth, but too late: He pulls the trigger, and what is left of the Stooges are their smoking shoes.


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The Stooges are then assigned to man a [[coastal artillery|coast artillery]] gun site, and begin practicing their skills. They first hit a [[smokestack]], then a house, next a bridge, and lastly, a [[battleship]], which happens to be the admiral's flagship. The officers and go to the site to investigate, and the Stooges point fingers at each other as to who is to blame for the hitting. Then the sergeant asks them to line up on one side and stay there for a photo shoot. The Stooges agreed, and prepare to pose just as swings the gun at them.
==Notes==
The Stooges are seen sleeping during the war at the beginning of the short. The Stooges die a comical death at the end of the short, which is usually their fate as punishment in shorts when they portray poor soldiers.


==Quotes==
==Quotes==
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**Curly: "Hey, I think there's something screwy going on around here."
**Curly: "Hey, I think there's something screwy going on around here."
**Moe: "Every time you think you weaken a nation."
**Moe: "Every time you think you weaken nation."


**Moe: "Boxcars wasn't good enough for you, was it?"
**Moe: "Boxcars wasn't good enough for you, was it?"
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**[Moe slaps Curly.]
**[Moe slaps Curly.]


**Sergeant: "This is a test to see if your ears will stand the firing of a big gun."
**: "This is a test to see if your ears will stand the firing of a big gun."
**Moe: "That's a new one on me."
**Moe: "That's a new one on me."
**Sergeant: "Yeah, I just thought of it."
**: "Yeah, I just thought of it."


**Commanding officer: "Now, where were you born?"
**Commanding officer: "Now, where were you born?"
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**Commanding officer: "Would you fight for this great republic and..."
**Commanding officer: "Would you fight for this great republic and..."
**Moe: "Republican? No, I'm a Democrat."
**Moe: "Republican? No, I'm a Democrat."
**Curly: "Not me! I'm a pedestrian!"
**Curly: "Not me! I'm a pedestrian!"


**Commanding officer: "Who fired those shots?"
** : "Who fired those shots?"
**Moe, Larry, and Curly: "I did!"
**Moe, Larry, and Curly: "I did!"
**[Moe bops Larry and Curly.]
**[Moe bops Larry and Curly.]
**Moe: "Let's get this straight. I did, and boy, was that a shot or was that a shot?"
**Moe: "Let's get this straight. I did, and boy, was that a shot or was that a shot?"
**Commanding officer: "Well, you hit the admiral's flagship!"
** : "Well, you hit the admiral's flagship!"
**Moe (to Larry): "Why did you hit the admiral's flagship?"
**Moe (to Larry): "Why did you hit the admiral's flagship?"
**[Moe slaps Larry.]
**[Moe slaps Larry.]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the first Stooges short to feature an appearance by [[Vernon Dent]], who would appear in many more shorts until the late 1950's.
*This is the first Stooges short to feature an appearance by [[Vernon Dent]], who would appear in many more shorts until the late .


==External links==
== ==
*''Moe Howard and the Three Stooges''; by Moe Howard [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806507233], (Citadel Press, 1977).
* {{imdb title|0027714|Half-Shot Shooters}}
*''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).


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Half Shot Shooters
File:HalfShotShootersTITLE.jpg
Directed byJack White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Stanley Blystone
Vernon Dent
Edward LeSaint
Harry Semels
Heinie Conklin
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byEddie Laughton
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
United States April 30, 1936
Running time
17'
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Half Shot Shooters is the 14th 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.


Half-Shot Shooters (1936) is the 14th of Columbia Pictures' 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. This episode's guest stars were Stanley Blystone and Vernon Dent.

Plot

The Stooges are discharged from the army after World War I, and they promptly administer some revenge to their cruel sergeant, Sgt. MacGillicuddy. Years later, they are traveling the streets hungry, when they are tricked into signing up for the army again. Naturally, MacGillicuddy is their new superior.

The Stooges are then assigned to man a coast artillery gun site, and begin practicing their skills. They first hit a smokestack, then a house, next a bridge, and lastly, a battleship, which happens to be the admiral's flagship. The officers and Sgt. MacGillicuddy go to the site to investigate, and the Stooges point fingers at each other as to who is to blame for the hitting. Then the sergeant asks them to line up on one side and stay there for a photo shoot. The Stooges agreed, and prepare to pose just as Sgt. MacGillicuddy swings the gun at them.

Quotes

    • Curly: "For two cents, I'll punch you right in the face!"
    • Man (angrily, holding out two pennies): "Well, here's the two cents!"
    • Curly (meekly): "Well, I raised my price."
    • Curly: "Hey, I think there's something screwy going on around here."
    • Moe: "Every time you think you weaken the nation."
    • Moe: "Boxcars wasn't good enough for you, was it?"
    • Curly: "I don't know...I'm a stowaway."
    • Moe: "Well, stow this away."
    • [Moe slaps Curly.]
    • Sgt. MacGillicuddy: "This is a test to see if your ears will stand the firing of a big gun."
    • Moe: "That's a new one on me."
    • Sgt. MacGillicuddy: "Yeah, I just thought of it."
    • Commanding officer: "Now, where were you born?"
    • Curly: "Oh, born? Upstairs, in the front room!"
    • Commanding officer: "Were you born in this country?"
    • Larry: "No, Milwaukee."
    • Commanding officer: "Would you fight for this great republic and..."
    • Moe: "Republican? No, I'm a Democrat."
    • Curly: "Not me! I'm a pedestrian!"
    • Capt. Burke: "Who fired those shots?"
    • Moe, Larry, and Curly: "I did!"
    • [Moe bops Larry and Curly.]
    • Moe: "Let's get this straight. I did, and boy, was that a shot or was that a shot?"
    • Capt. Burke: "Well, you hit the admiral's flagship!"
    • Moe (to Larry): "Why did you hit the admiral's flagship?"
    • [Moe slaps Larry.]
    • Moe (to Curly): "Why'd you hit the admiral's flagship for?"
    • [Moe slaps Curly.]

Trivia

  • This is the first Stooges short to feature an appearance by Vernon Dent, who would appear in many more shorts until the late 1950s.

Further reading

  • Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
  • The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [2], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
  • The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [3](Citadel Press, 1994).
  • The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [4](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
  • One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [5], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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