1/24/09

The Three Stooges

Just below, I rhapsodized on the intellectual skill of Abbott And Costello's comedy. But, they were slapstick kings, as well. Perhaps the only comedy team to equal or surpass them were the Three Stooges.

Yes, there were Shemp, Joe, and Curly Joe, but there are the three original Stooges (at least the three original on film, not Vaudeville), some of whom appeared in a few A&C films. They were the Howard Brothers: Moe and Curly (along with Shemp), and Larry Fine.

Here are a few shorts that show their skills. This first one is not as far-fetched in its courtroom antic, as I know unfortunately too well:



Here's a clip of a pie fight:



Here Curly struggles to eat:



Here the boys essay the Nazi threat. Note the sign that opens the short:


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