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{{Infobox Film |
| name = Squareheads of the Round Table |
| name = Squareheads of the Round Table|
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| caption = ''Squareheads of the Round Table '' title card |
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| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine (actor)|Larry Fine]]<br>[[Shemp Howard]] |
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| = Edward |
| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine (actor)|Larry Fine]]<br>[[Shemp Howard]]<br>[[Christine McIntyre]]<br>[[Vernon Dent]]<br>[[Philip Van Zandt]]<br>[[Jock Mahoney]]<br>[[Tiny Brauer]]|
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| = [[Allen Siegler]]
| editing = [[Henry DeMond]] |
| producer = [[Hugh McCollum]] |
| producer = [[Hugh McCollum]] |
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| director = [[Edward Berndy]] |
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| story = [[Ewart Adamson]] |
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| photography = [[Allen Siegler]], [A.S.C.]] |
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] |
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]] |
| released = [[March 4]], [[1948]] |
| released = [[March 4]], [[1948]] |
| runtime = 18 min |

| runtime = 17.5 min. |
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| country = {{USA}} |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| imdb_id = 0040831 |
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| followed_by = ''[[Fiddlers Three]]'' (1948) |
| imdb_id = ? |
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| followed_by = ''[[Fiddlers Three]]''
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'''''Squareheads of the Round Table ''''' ([[1948 in film|1948]])


'''''Squareheads of the Round Table''''' is the 106th 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]].
In Days of Old


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==Plot==
When Knights Were Bold


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The Stooges are in medieval times. The villainous Black prince has designs on marriage to Elaine, the princess. She however is in love with Cedric, the blacksmith. The Stooges try to intervene for Cedric by serenading Elaine. captured by the king’s guards and condemned to be beheaded. Elaine sends them tools baked in a loaf of bread and they escape the dungeon. While running from the guards Moe overhears the Black Prince plotting with a coconspirator to murder the king. The Stooges save the day by causing a diversion by dancing amour to Steven Foster’s Suwannee River, thus allowing Elaine to free Cedric. Finally the King realizes the plot and jails The Black Prince and his fellow plotter. Elaine is allowed to marry Cedric, and they all live happily ever after.
And Suits Were Made of Iron


==Characters==
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The Black Prince to Elaine: “You’ll forget all about love when I marry you.”

Cedric the Smith

The Black Prince

Princess Elaine [[Christine McIntyre]]
The King [[Vernon Dent]]

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==Plot==


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Moe: “We’re gonna make that Black Prince feel mighty blue.”
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The Three Stooges are troubadours in medieval times. The villainous Black prince has designs on marriage to Elaine, the princess. She however is in love with Cedric, the blacksmith. The Stooges try to intervene for Cedric by serenading Elaine. They’re captured by the king’s guards and condemned to be beheaded. Elaine sends them tools baked in a loaf of bread and they escape the dungeon. While running from the guards Moe overhears the Black Prince plotting with a coconspirator to murder the king. The Stooges save the day by causing a diversion by dancing –in amour to Steven Foster’s Suwannee River, thus allowing Elaine to free Cedric. Finally the King realizes the plot and jails The Black Prince and his fellow plotter. Elaine is allowed to marry Cedric, and they all live happily ever after.


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The King: “My daughter marry a Smith?”
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Shemp: “Take it easy your Majesty; millions of women marry Smiths every year.”


==Further reading==
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The Black Prince to Elaine: “You’ll forget all about love when I marry you.”
*''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:1948 films]]
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Moe: “We’re gonna make that Black Prince feel mighty blue.”
[[Category:Short films]]
[[Category:Three Stooges films]]
[[Category:American films]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Black and white films]]
[[Category:Comedy films]]


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The King: “My daughter marry a Smith?”
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Shemp: “Take it easy your Majesty; millions of women marry Smiths every year.”

Revision as of 22:20, 16 November 2007

Squareheads of the Round Table
File:SqaureTITLE.jpg
Directed byEdward Bernds
Produced byHugh McCollum
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Christine McIntyre
Vernon Dent
Philip Van Zandt
Jock Mahoney
Tiny Brauer
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byHenry DeMond
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
United States March 4, 1948
Running time
18 min
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Squareheads of the Round Table is the 106th 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 troubadours in medieval times. The villainous Black prince has designs on marriage to Elaine, the princess. She however is in love with Cedric, the blacksmith. The Stooges try to intervene for Cedric by serenading Elaine. They are captured by the king’s guards and condemned to be beheaded. Elaine sends them tools baked in a loaf of bread and they escape the dungeon. While running from the guards Moe overhears the Black Prince plotting with a coconspirator to murder the king. The Stooges save the day by causing a diversion by dancing — in amour to Steven Foster’s Suwannee River, thus allowing Elaine to free Cedric. Finally the King realizes the plot and jails The Black Prince and his fellow plotter. Elaine is allowed to marry Cedric, and they all live happily ever after.

Quotes

    • The Black Prince to Elaine: “You’ll forget all about love when I marry you.”
    • Moe: “We’re gonna make that Black Prince feel mighty blue.”
    • The King: “My daughter marry a Smith?”
    • Shemp: “Take it easy your Majesty; millions of women marry Smiths every year.”

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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