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The Stooges are in jail when their mother sends them a letter. The letter states that their father |
The Stooges are in jail when their mother sends them a letter. The letter states that their father has just become rich and is planning to leave their mother and marry a young . The Stooges break out of jail and set off to try and stop the wedding. But since Curly and look exactly alike, the broad ends up marrying the wrong man. In the finale of the short, the Stooges manage to escape the clutches of the criminals trying to kill them for their father's oil money, and rescue , by literally "dragging" him home to Ma. |
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==Curly's Injury== |
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During the scene where Curly's father arrives for his wedding, two of the gold digger's hencemen dispose of him by throwing him down an elevator shaft. The prop men had padded the bottom of the shaft to cushion Curly's fall, but neglected to cover a protruding 2 x 4 panel. Curly was thrown down the shaft quickly, and landed head-first on the 2 x 4, split his scalp wide open. As the trio were workhorses at Columbia Pictures, Curly was not taken to the hospital. Instead, a physician was quickly brought to apply several stitches to Curly's scalp. Some fresh hair was used to cover the injury, and with a healthy dose of painkillers, Curly was back in action within a few hours. <ref>Howard, Moe. (1977, rev. 1979) ''Moe Howard and the Three Stooges'', p. 90; Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806507231</ref> |
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*In this short, the Stooges are trying to hammer something. Curly stands in the middle with the hammer, Moe holds the nail and Larry watches behind Curly. Curly swings back and hits Larry in the face with the hammer, then Curly swings forward and hits Moe's hand instead of the nail. This would be a recurring joke in later Stooge shorts. |
*In this short, the Stooges are trying to hammer something. Curly stands in the middle with the hammer, Moe holds the nail and Larry watches behind Curly. Curly swings back and hits Larry in the face with the hammer, then Curly swings forward and hits Moe's hand instead of the nail. This would be a recurring joke in later Stooge shorts. |
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*Curly plays both himself and his father. |
*Curly plays both himself and his father. |
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*This marks the only occasion where the numeric version of the number "3" appears in a title. All Stooge titles henceforth |
*This marks the only occasion where the numeric version of the number "3" appears in a title. All Stooge titles henceforth the would spell it out. |
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* Shemp as ''[[Up in Daisy's Penthouse]]''. |
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**Larry (to Curly): "Won't Pa sizzle when he finds out you married his girl!" |
**Larry (to Curly): "Won't Pa sizzle when he finds out you married his girl!" |
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**Curly: "She's supposed to be his wife, but now she's gonna be his daughter!" |
**Curly: "She's supposed to be his wife, but now she's gonna be his daughter!" |
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== References == |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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Revision as of 14:22, 20 November 2007
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| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Lucille Lund Frank Mills Eddie Laughton Cy Schindell Al Thompson Harry Tenbrook |
| Cinematography | André Barlatier |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |  April 17, 1937 |
Running time | 17 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
3 Dumb Clucks is the 22nd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges are in jail when their mother sends them a letter. The letter states that their father (Curly Howard. pullnig double duty as both himself and his father) has just become rich via an oil well and is planning to leave their mother and marry a young gold digging blonde. The Stooges break out of jail and set off to try and stop the wedding. But since Curly and his father look exactly alike, the broad ends up marrying the wrong man. In the finale of the short, the Stooges manage to escape the clutches of the criminals trying to kill them for their father's oil money, and rescue their father, by literally "dragging" him home to Ma.
Curly's Injury
During the scene where Curly's father arrives for his wedding, two of the gold digger's hencemen dispose of him by throwing him down an elevator shaft. The prop men had padded the bottom of the shaft to cushion Curly's fall, but neglected to cover a protruding 2 x 4 panel. Curly was thrown down the shaft quickly, and landed head-first on the 2 x 4, split his scalp wide open. As the trio were workhorses at Columbia Pictures, Curly was not taken to the hospital. Instead, a physician was quickly brought to apply several stitches to Curly's scalp. Some fresh hair was used to cover the injury, and with a healthy dose of painkillers, Curly was back in action within a few hours. [1]
Notes
- 3 Dumb Clucks is a send-up of the feature film Three Smart Girls.
- In this short, the Stooges are trying to hammer something. Curly stands in the middle with the hammer, Moe holds the nail and Larry watches behind Curly. Curly swings back and hits Larry in the face with the hammer, then Curly swings forward and hits Moe's hand instead of the nail. This would be a recurring joke in later Stooge shorts.
- Curly plays both himself and his father.
- This marks the only occasion where the numeric version of the number "3" appears in a title. All Stooge titles henceforth containing the word "three" would spell it out.
- 3 Dumb Clucks was reworked during the Shemp era as Up in Daisy's Penthouse. Minimal footage from the original film was used.
Goofs
- In the scene when the stooges are trying to break out of jail using Curly's head,(literally), you can cleary tell that the "Curly" they throw through the wall is actually a dummy, since the dummy just so happens to have a full head of hair.
- In the final scene when the Stooges drag Popsie back home to Ma, you can tell that Popsie is actually Curly's double.
Quotes
- Curly: "I've got an idea in the back of my head!"
- Moe: "Well, bring it out front."
- [Moe hits Curly in the back of the head.]
- Moe: "What is it?"
- Curly: "You knocked it clear out!"
- Moe (in jail, to Larry): "It's a good thing they've got an electric chair in this building. Otherwise, I'd kill ya!"
- Moe: "Ma sent us here to keep you from marrying that blonde."
- Curly: "And I aim to do it, too; that's what I aim to do...I aim."
- Moe: "Look at me, I'm as calm as a cucumber. What are you shakin' about?"
- Curly (shaking nervously): "I don't know...I'm in a hurry all over."
- Larry (to Curly): "Won't Pa sizzle when he finds out you married his girl!"
- Curly: "She's supposed to be his wife, but now she's gonna be his daughter!"
References
- ^ Howard, Moe. (1977, rev. 1979) Moe Howard and the Three Stooges, p. 90; Citadel Press. ISBN 978-0806507231
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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