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| starring = [[Moe Howard]]<br>[[Larry Fine]]<br>[[Curly Howard]]<br>[[Theodore Lorch]]<br>[[Fred Kelsey]]<br>[[Joe Palma]]<br>[[Al Thompson]]<br>[[Victor Travers]]<br>[[Dorothy Vernon]] | |
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'''''If a Body Meets a Body''''' is the 86th 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]]. |
'''''If a Body Meets a Body''''' is the 86th 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]]. |
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==Plot== |
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The Stooges are unemployed again, and looking through the want-ads for work. Moe stumbles on an article staing that Curly's uncle Bob O. Link had died and left his newphew Curly Q. Link a nice inheritance. Upon arriving at the uncle's mansion for the reading of a will, the lawyer disappears along with will, and is then murdered. All potential heirs, including the Stooges, are held as suspects and forced to spend the night. |
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While getting a tour of their sleeping quarters, Curly gets spooked when it is revealed his is standing on the exact spot his uncle was murdered. The rest of night consists of a live parrot walking around inside a human skull, howling wind, and uncle Bob O. Link's corpse leaning on Moe. |
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The Stooges flee down the stairwell and knock over one of the butlers ([[Joe Palma]]), with the stolen will falling out of the butler's wig. After excitedly reading the will, Curly learns thjat he has been bequeathed a gran total of $0.67 net. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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*''If a Body Meets a Body'' was the first film made after [[Curly Howard]] suffered a mild [[stroke]]. As a result, his performance was marred by slurred speech, and slower timing. <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 262; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
*''If a Body Meets a Body'' was the first film made after [[Curly Howard]] suffered a mild [[stroke]]. As a result, his performance was marred by slurred speech, and slower timing. <ref>Solomon, Jon. (2002) ''The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion'', p. 262; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804</ref> |
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==Quotes== |
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** Moe: "Didn't you say your full name was Curly Q. Link?" |
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** Curly: "You know my name is Curly Q. Link?" |
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** Larry: "What does the 'Q' stand for, 'Qullip'?" |
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** Curly: "No..." |
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** Moe: " 'Qullian' ?" |
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** Curly: "No..." |
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** Moe: "What then?" |
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** Curly: "Cuff." |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 17:29, 6 February 2008
| If a Body Meets a Body | |
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Written by | Elwood Ullman |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Theodore Lorch Fred Kelsey Joe Palma Al Thompson Victor Travers Dorothy Vernon |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline |
| Edited by | Charles Hochberg |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |  August 30, 1945 |
Running time | 18' 07" |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
If a Body Meets a Body is the 86th 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 unemployed again, and looking through the want-ads for work. Moe stumbles on an article staing that Curly's uncle Bob O. Link had died and left his newphew Curly Q. Link a nice inheritance. Upon arriving at the uncle's mansion for the reading of a will, the lawyer disappears along with will, and is then murdered. All potential heirs, including the Stooges, are held as suspects and forced to spend the night.
While getting a tour of their sleeping quarters, Curly gets spooked when it is revealed his is standing on the exact spot his uncle was murdered. The rest of night consists of a live parrot walking around inside a human skull, howling wind, and uncle Bob O. Link's corpse leaning on Moe.
The Stooges flee down the stairwell and knock over one of the butlers (Joe Palma), with the stolen will falling out of the butler's wig. After excitedly reading the will, Curly learns thjat he has been bequeathed a gran total of $0.67 net.
Notes
- If a Body Meets a Body was the first film made after Curly Howard suffered a mild stroke. As a result, his performance was marred by slurred speech, and slower timing. [1]
Quotes
- Moe: "Didn't you say your full name was Curly Q. Link?"
- Curly: "You know my name is Curly Q. Link?"
- Larry: "What does the 'Q' stand for, 'Qullip'?"
- Curly: "No..."
- Moe: " 'Qullian' ?"
- Curly: "No..."
- Moe: "What then?"
- Curly: "Cuff."
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 262; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2](Citadel Press, 1994).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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