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Three Little Pirates
Three Little Pirates
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Written by	Clyde Bruckman
Produced by	Hugh McCollum
Starring	Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Howard; Vernon Dent; Christine McIntyre; Robert Kellard; Dorothy DeHaven; Joe Palma; Cy Schindell; Al Thompson
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	Paul Borofsky
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	December 5, 1946
Running time	17' 51"
Country	United States
Language	English

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Three Little Pirates is the 96th 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 year is 1642, and the Stooges are garbage scow sailors stranded on Dead Man's Island. At first, the governor (Vernon Dent) finds it hard to believe the trio are sailors, but changes his mind once Curly starts flirting ("Hiya, babe!") with his fiancée, Rita (Christine McIntyre). The governor throws the Stooges in jail, and sentences them to death via burning at the stake.

Lucky for the Stooges, Rita has no interest in marrying the dictatorial governor, and helps the boys escape by exposing some hidden tools. She then directs them to drill their way through the west wall specifically in order to escape safely. Unfortunately, The Stooges argue incessantly (big shock), choose the wrong wall, and land right right back in their cell.

Rita quickly suggests the boys disguises themselves as "wayfarers from a strange land" bringing priceless gifts. Curly is the great, nearsighted Maharaja of Canarsie who has domains on the isles of Coney and Long. Moe is the Gin of Rummy, and Larry is an accomplice. Moe and Curly exchange in conversations consisting of doublespeak and gibberish (often known as the "Maha?"/"Rasbanyas" routine) and offer the governor a raspberry lollipop, which he mistakes as a ruby as large as a turkey's egg. Moe dubs it the "Ruby da le Popskya." The governor is delighted with the gift, and requests that the Maharaja bring him some fair damsels. The Stooges escape quickly, not wasting a momment. However, the governor's secretary (Dorothy DeHaven) reveals the Stooges' true identities, and the governor is livid. Once he learns they are headed to Black Louie's, a dangerous pirate, he enlists the scoundrel's help to kill the escaped sailor Stooges.

The Stooges meet Black Louie ([[Robert Kellard) at a saloon, and engage in a game of target practice. They enlist a reluctant Larry as the live target, and begin the knife-throwing. In the interim, Rita quietly makes her presence known to the boys, and alerts them of the governor's plan. They realize thet must flee, but Curly's awkward knife throwing (thanks to his glasses containing lenses as thick as soda bottles) puts Black Louie on the defense. The fight breaks out in the saloon, with the Stooges winning out.

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 '''''Three Little Pirates''''' is the 96th short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]].
+==Plot==
+The year is [[1642]], and the Stooges are garbage [[scow]] sailors stranded on Dead Man's Island. At first, the governor ([[Vernon Dent]]) finds it hard to believe the trio are sailors, but changes his mind once Curly starts flirting ("Hiya, babe!") with his fiancée, Rita ([[Christine McIntyre]]). The governor throws the Stooges in jail, and sentences them to death via burning at the stake.
+Lucky for the Stooges, Rita has no interest in marrying the dictatorial governor, and helps the boys escape by exposing some hidden tools. She then directs them to drill their way through the west wall specifically in order to escape safely. Unfortunately, The Stooges argue incessantly (big shock), choose the wrong wall, and land right right back in their cell.
+Rita quickly suggests the boys disguises themselves as "wayfarers from a strange land" bringing priceless gifts. Curly is the great, nearsighted [[Maharaja]] of [[Canarsie, Brooklyn|Canarsie]] who has domains on the isles of [[Coney Island|Coney]] and [[Long Island|Long]]. Moe is the [[Gin]] of [[Rummy]], and Larry is an accomplice. Moe and Curly exchange in conversations consisting of [[doublespeak]] and gibberish (often known as the "Maha?"/"Rasbanyas" routine) and offer the governor a raspberry lollipop, which he mistakes as a ruby as large as a turkey's egg. Moe dubs it the "Ruby da le Popskya." The governor is delighted with the gift, and requests that the Maharaja bring him some fair damsels. The Stooges escape quickly, not wasting a momment. However, the governor's secretary ([[Dorothy DeHaven]]) reveals the Stooges' true identities, and the governor is livid. Once he learns they are headed to Black Louie's, a dangerous pirate, he enlists the scoundrel's help to kill the escaped sailor Stooges.
+The Stooges meet Black Louie ([[[[Robert Kellard]]) at a saloon, and engage in a game of target practice. They enlist a reluctant Larry as the live target, and begin the knife-throwing. In the interim, Rita quietly makes her presence known to the boys, and alerts them of the governor's plan. They realize thet must flee, but Curly's awkward knife throwing (thanks to his glasses containing lenses as thick as [[soda]] bottles) puts Black Louie on the defense. The fight breaks out in the saloon, with the Stooges winning out.
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