3 Dumb Clucks (1937)

The Stooges escape from jail in order to save their father from gangsters and a beautiful gold-digger.

Director:

Del Lord

Writer:

Clyde Bruckman (screenplay)

Stars:

Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

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

Storyline

The stooges escape from jail when they learn their father, who has just become rich, is planning to leave their mother and marry a young girl. Curly is mistaken for the stooges father (he plays both parts) and marries the girl instead. When they learn that she is working with gangsters who plan to kill their father for his money, they escape and take their father with them.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | drill | marriage | splashed with water | hot stove | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Papai Perde a Cabeça

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Curly Howard (as Pop) briefly speaks in his normal voice in one scene.

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Goofs

When Larry and Moe are trying to get through the gate using a hammer and chisel just before Curly hits the chisel Moe bumps the gate and it moves open slightly; but is back closed tight when Curly actually swings the hammer.

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Quotes

Curly: I got an idea in the back of my head!
Curly: Well, bring it out front!
[He hits him in the head]
Moe: What is it?
Curly: You knocked it clear out!

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Connections

Remade as Up in Daisy's Penthouse (1953)

User Reviews

Loved It!!

As with many other Three Stooges shorts that I have seen, I first saw this one when I got for my birthday The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 2, and when I first saw this short, I really loved it! Curly really does great making double duty in this one as himself and their father, who is leaving their mother for a blonde, who he intends to marry.

If you really are a very, very, very huge fan of The Ubiqutious Three Stooges, then you will really be laughing hard at this hysterical short! You will explode with laughter when you see the Three Stooges try to get their father back home to their mother, but only while Curly is in danger!

Do you want to see really big laugh out loud hysterical fun? Then this Three Stooges short is for you! I am telling you, you will be laughing yourself silly, you will laugh so hard at this, that no sound will come out! This is not one of their best shorts, but I think that this is one of their best of 1937! And I hope you will agree!

10/10