Disorder in the Court (1936)

The stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack White

Writers:

Felix Adler (story), Felix Adler (screenplay)

Stars:

Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

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

Storyline

The stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the day when they discover the real murderer's identity.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | dancer | musician | witness | courtroom | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 May 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Disorder in the Courtroom

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

16 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apparently, this is one of 4 The Three Stooges shorts that fell into public domain after the copyright was accidentally not renewed in the 1960s.

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Goofs

Curly cringes before the pistol used as evidence discharges, but he wasn't supposed to know it was loaded. It was supposed to take him by surprise.

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Quotes

Moe: I say, Jasper, what comes after seventy-five?
Larry: Seventy-six!
Moe: That's the Spirit!

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Connections

Featured in Farscape: Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Push 'em Up"
(uncredited)
Written by Howard Jackson
Dance number during in the courtroom

User Reviews

Disorder in the court!

Why Columbia Pictures chose to let this classic fall into public domain while maintaining and renewing its ownership of "Woman Haters" is truly a mystery to me.

The result of Columbia Pictures' not-so-wise logic is that this short has been appearing and reappearing on budget videos and later on budget DVD compilations, usually coupled with "Brideless Grooms" (which was pretty good) and "Malace in the Palace" (which was OK).

This comedy short is truly a classic. The slapstick is non-stop and it is impossible to say who really stole the scenes.

Was it Curly when he took the stand? ("Raise your hand, take off your hat, put your hand here") Or was it Suzanne Kaaren, with her million dollar legs? (Yes, she really had her legs insured for a million dollars.) The Stooges also show off their musical talent which translated to musical comedy. (Did the late great Spike Jones get his idea from this film?) A laugh riot for all...