Three Little Pigskins (1934)

The stooges are mistaken by a gangster for the "Three Horsemen of Boulder Dam", famous football players. Hired to play for his team, they blow the big game and get it in the end. Lucille ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray McCarey

Writers:

Felix Adler (story), Griffin Jay (story),

Stars:

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Curly Howard	...	Curley (as Curley)
Lucille Ball	...	Daisy Simms
Gertie Green	...	Lulu Banks
Phyllis Crane	...	Molly Gray

Storyline

The stooges are mistaken by a gangster for the "Three Horsemen of Boulder Dam", famous football players. Hired to play for his team, they blow the big game and get it in the end. Lucille Ball has a nice part as a gun moll.

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Plot Keywords:

football | football player | camera | seltzer bottle | lifting male in air | 

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Taglines:

Watch 'em carry gloom offside - and goal you with glee!

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Sport

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 December 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tres magos del futbol

Filming Locations:

6315-6317 Yucca Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Later in her career, when this short was brought up, Lucille Ball (apparently referring to the seltzer squirting scene) would remark, "The only thing I learned from The Three Stooges was how to duck!" noting, "I still got wet!"

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Goofs

Near the beginning of the film, when we first see Moe, he falls in next to a passing pedestrian to ask for "a dime for a hamburger". The shadow of the boom mic following them can be seen on the sidewalk.

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Quotes

Molly Gray: I bet you're the best football player.
Curley: I can't play football!
Molly Gray: Oh, you heroes are all so modest.
[Curley blushes]
Molly Gray: What I really meant was, what's included in your curriculum?
[Curley looks confused]
Molly Gray: I mean, what do you study?
Curley: Oh... music, songwriting, whatnots.
Molly Gray: Songwriting?
Curley: Yeah. You ever hear of "snow, snow, beautiful snow"?
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Connections

Featured in The Lady with the Torch (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Eastmoor College March"
(opening theme) (uncredited)
Written by Louis Silvers

User Reviews

Has Its Moments (and famous guest star) But Overall Not Up To Expectations

The big professional football game between the Cubs and the Tigers is coming up on the weekend and the Tigers' owner is just informed that his three best backs got plastered and rolled over in their car. Now he has to go out and find three players, fast. He's told about some great amateur backs - The Three Horsemen - at Boulder Dam College.

Meanwhile, in the college town our boys are on the street panhandling and getting socked in the jaws for their efforts. However, they do get a job holding signs promoting the big college football in town, and they are dressed in football gear.

You guessed it. The boys are mistaken for the Three Horsemen - by the men's girlfriends, no less - and are taken back up to their apartment. One of the girls, by the way, is Lucille Ball, but you wouldn't recognize her.

The scenes in the apartment are far better than the football game which is only shown in the last three minutes and aren't much.

Overall, okay but a little too dumb and not as good as expected out of the guys. However, it was still early (1934) in their careers and they were learning. It was interesting to find out how many people got injured filming this short.