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The Stooges help a destitute mother and her daughter by utilizing the money from the child's piggy bank, and ultimately winning a horse race. Riding high on their win, the boys come across two swindlers who trick them into buying retired race horse, Seabasket (a play on [[Seabiscuit]]). Broke again, the Stooges start taking care of the old horse, with Curly managing to accidentally swallowing Vitamin Z pill meant for the horse. However, the error allows Curly to give birth to a [[Colt (horse)|colt]], which they crown as another winning race horse. |
The Stooges help a destitute mother and her daughter by utilizing the money from the child's piggy bank, and ultimately winning a horse race. Riding high on their win, the boys come across two swindlers who trick them into buying retired race horse, Seabasket (a play on [[Seabiscuit]]). Broke again, the Stooges start taking care of the old horse, with Curly managing to accidentally swallowing Vitamin Z pill meant for the horse. However, the error allows Curly to give birth to a [[Colt (horse)|colt]], which they crown as another winning race horse. |
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[[Image:EvenaIoweoyu.jpg|thumb||left|The Stooges try to swindle [[Vernon Dent]]]] |
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*There are several verbal references to [[The New Deal]] instituted by President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]: |
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**Curly's "FBI Loan" is ignorance pertaining to an [[FHA insured loan]] ([[Federal Housing Administration]]).<ref name=Solomon/> |
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*Curly describes his taking the child's piggy bank as "only a lend-lease" referring to the [[Lend-Lease]] |
*Curly describes his taking the child's piggy bank as "only a lend-lease" referring to the [[Lend-Lease]] by .<ref name=/> |
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*The "ma-ma" doll gag had recently been used by [[Laurel and Hardy]] in 1940's ''[[Saps at Sea]]''.<ref name=Solomon/> |
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Revision as of 15:30, 24 April 2012
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| Directed by | Del Lord |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Del Lord Hugh McCollum |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Stanley Blystone Ruth Skinner Vernon Dent Bud Jamison |
| Cinematography | L. William O'Connell |
| Edited by | Paul Borofsky |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | September 18, 1942 (U.S.) |
Running time | 15' 37" |
| Country | Template:Film US |
| Language | English |
Even As IOU is the 65th 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 help a destitute mother and her daughter by utilizing the money from the child's piggy bank, and ultimately winning a horse race. Riding high on their win, the boys come across two swindlers who trick them into buying retired race horse, Seabasket (a play on Seabiscuit). Broke again, the Stooges start taking care of the old horse, with Curly managing to accidentally swallowing Vitamin Z pill meant for the horse. However, the error allows Curly to give birth to a colt, which they crown as another winning race horse.
Timely references
- There are several verbal references to The New Deal instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt:
- Curly's "FBI Loan" is ignorance pertaining to an FHA insured loan (Federal Housing Administration).[1]
- Curly describes his taking the child's piggy bank as "only a lend-lease" referring to the Lend-Lease Law passed by Congress in 1941.[1]
- The idea of Curly swallowing Vitamin Z and hatching a colt generates from the use of synthetic vitamins as dietary supplements, which was both popular as experimental in the early 1940s.[1]
- Moe requesting an operator patch him through to "Ripley, yeah, believe it or not." This is one of the earliest mentions of Ripley's in popular media.[2]
- The "ma-ma" doll gag had recently been used by Laurel and Hardy in 1940's Saps at Sea.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 215. ISBN 0971186804.
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External links
- Even as IOU at IMDb
- Even as IOU at AllMovie
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