Men in Black (1934)

The stooges become doctors at a large hospital where they disrupt patients and staff alike.

Director:

Ray McCarey

Writers:

Felix Adler (story), Felix Adler (screenplay)

Stars:

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Moe Howard	...	Dr. Moe Howard (as Moe)
Larry Fine	...	Dr. Larry Fine (as Larry)
Curly Howard	...	Dr. Curley Howard (as Curley)

Storyline

The stooges are three doctors who graduated medical school by being in it for too many years. They come across such problems as an overly chirpy nurse, a mental patient, and a combination to a safe swallowed by the hospital superintendent in the course of their attempt to get through the day.

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Plot Keywords:

hospital | patient | medical | nurse | surgery | 

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Taglines:

A TONIC for the "BLUES"!

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Coisas estão Pretas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

19 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bizarre medical terminology used by The Three Stooges was ad-libbed.

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Goofs

In the scene where the Stooges dash into the storeroom and come out riding a horse, the shadow of the microphone boom can be seen moving on the wall to the left of the storeroom door when the camera pulls back as they ride out.

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Quotes

Dr. Moe Howard, Dr. Curly Howard, Dr. Larry Fine: For Duty and Humanity!

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Connections

Referenced in Inspector Gadget (1999)

User Reviews

Nice Three Stooges short

Directed by the younger brother of great director Leo McCarey this is a pretty good short from the Three Stooges, nominated for an Academy Award. Here the stooges are doctors named doctor Howard, doctor Fine and doctor Howard. They are not the brightest doctors but they get the benefit of the doubt as long as they handle for duty and humanity.

I liked this short. It is not one of their best but some moments are hilarious though. One joke that is repeated more than once works every time. The part where they must operate the hospital's boss is terrific. To say more would spoil some of the jokes, so you must see it for yourself. Just another fine short from the Three Stooges.