Pals and Gals (1954)

The stooges go out west for Shemp's health. The boys soon run afoul of a local villain who is forcing pretty Nell to marry him. The bad guy has Nell's sisters locked up, and its up to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jules White

Writers:

Clyde Bruckman (story), Jack White (screenplay)

Stars:

Shemp Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Shemp Howard	...	Shemp (as Shemp)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Christine McIntyre	...	Nell
George Chesebro	...	Quirt
Norman Willis	...	'Doc' Barker (archive footage) (as Norman Willes)

Storyline

The stooges go out west for Shemp's health. The boys soon run afoul of a local villain who is forcing pretty Nell to marry him. The bad guy has Nell's sisters locked up, and its up to the stooges to rescue them and save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick | the three stooges | remake

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Taglines:

Round up a herd of howls Out West!

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Genres:

Comedy | Short | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 June 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cuckoo Westerners

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the new 1954 footage, Doc Barker is killed. When Nell returns from the basement to sing, Barker is briefly seen at a table, alive. This footage was lifted from the original 1947 short, "Out West."

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Connections

Remake of Pistol Packin' Nitwits (1945)

User Reviews

Good But Unoriginal.

I have seen The Three Stooges short film Out West, which I thought was very hysterical, and I have seen this remake, Pals And Gals. Sure, this short is good and funny, but a large majority of it is unoriginal. What I mean is there is a lot of footage in this short that is just borrowed from the earlier short, I don't mind that at all, but they still could have done something pretty original, rather than borrow a LARGE amount of stock footage from earlier shorts. So in short, this Three Stooges short film is good, but I have pretty much seen it before.

I have said this loads of times, but I will say it once more. I really find it a pity that by this time in their career, The Three Stooges were not really able to make that many new and original shorts. I have nothing against them remaking shorts, but why did they have to remake shorts that basically were only a few years old, why?! So this short is good, but it is unoriginal.

Well all in all, this is enjoyable, but only if you loved the original. See this short for yourself before you judge it, because who knows, you may like it better than the original. Well I saw the original before I saw this one, and so because of that, I ended up not liking this short as much as I hoped.

7/10