Goofs and Saddles (1937)

Director:

Del Lord

Writers:

Felix Adler (screenplay)
Felix Adler (story)

Release Date:

2 July 1937 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western | Short

Plot:

Set in the old west, the stooges are spies for US Calvary; "Buffalo Bilious", "Wild Bill Hiccup" and "Just Plain Bill"...

Plot Keywords:

Saloon | Cattle Rustler | Cabin | Villain Arrested | Tent

Cast

Curly Howard	...	Buffalo Bilious (as Curly)
Larry Fine	...	Just Plain Bill (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Wild Bill Hicup (as Moe)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hank Bell	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone	...	Longhorn Pete (uncredited)
Bob Burns	...	Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	...	Man in Saloon (uncredited)
Lew Davis	...	Cheating Poker Player (uncredited)
George Gray	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw	...	Tex - Rustler Boss (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold	...	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch	...	Gen. Muster (uncredited)
Sam Lufkin	...	Colonel (uncredited)
Hank Mann	...	Lem (uncredited)
Joe Palma	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Eve Reynolds	...	Saloon Girl with Larry (uncredited)
Cy Schindell	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Tiny Ward	...	Dancing Girl's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Elaine Waters	...	Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford	...	Gang Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Del Lord

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Felix Adler		screenplay
Felix Adler		story

Produced by
Jules White	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Benjamin H. Kline		(as Benjamin Kline)

Film Editing by
Charles Nelson

Music Department
Louis Silvers	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1937) (USA) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (1958) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

USA:20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The first appearance of supporting actor Joe Palma, who would go on to play the "Phony Shemp" stand-in.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the poker game, Curly holds an Ace of Hearts and an Ace of Diamonds, while Moe holds an Ace of Spades and an Ace of Clubs. After they exchange Aces under the table, both hold Aces of Spades and Clubs.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Pals and Gals (1954)

'The Entire West Depends Upon You'

Yikes, that subject headline quote what Three Stooges are told in this old TTS short. Imagine, if that was real life; there would still be no life west of the Mississippi!

In this Old West short, the Stooges play "Buffalo Bilous" (Curly), "Wild Bill Hiccup" (Moe) and "Just Plain Bill" (that's Larry for you, always in the middle between the lovable Curly and mean Moe.) Their mission is to get every last cattle rustler and either kill him or bring him in. The rustling has to end! Giving them the orders is "General Muster." Yeah, the writers of the Stooges short films sure loved to be corny went it came to names of people, cities, businesses, you name it.

The main foes for the good-guy cowboys are a group led by "Longhorn Pete (Stanley Blystone) who is one, tough hombre and won't take any baloney from the Buffalo Bilous and his partners.

Some of the things in here classic Three Stooges and guaranteed to have you laughing out loud. A few of the gags I really liked were when the guys pretended to be big bushes, the p.s. on the note to Gen. Muster written by the guys,and about everything involving Curly, from a donkey chewing his butt, to his vest, to his reactions to people at the bar, on and on. He was a hoot, as usual.