"A Bird in the Head" is not a bad Three Stooges short, considering that Curly Howard's health was waning and he couldn't hide it. This film marks the directorial debut of the highly capable Edward Bernds, although it was released AFTER Bernds' second Stooge short, called "Micro-Phonies" (1945). Mr. Bernds is considered the best director ever to work with the boys, and I highly agree. He would go on to direct some of the Stooges' best shorts with Shemp Howard and even a couple of Stooge feature films with Curly-Joe DeRita.
Highlights from "A Bird in the Head": In the opening sequence, Larry traps Moe's head through a stepladder, and Larry & Curly wallpaper Moe's face. Prof. Panzer (Vernon Dent) gives Curly a "screen test" by examining his puny brain; there's a cuckoo clock inside (with a little help from animation). When Igor the gorilla gets a hold of the professor's machine gun, all hell breaks loose!
I think it's very wacky for the gorilla to develop a strong affection for Curly in this short, but that's only my opinion. "A Bird in the Head" not only features a juicy role for Vernon Dent but also features Robert Williams and Frank Lackteen in small roles as, respectively, the Stooges' paperhanging boss and Prof. Panzer's butler.
Highlights from "A Bird in the Head": In the opening sequence, Larry traps Moe's head through a stepladder, and Larry & Curly wallpaper Moe's face. Prof. Panzer (Vernon Dent) gives Curly a "screen test" by examining his puny brain; there's a cuckoo clock inside (with a little help from animation). When Igor the gorilla gets a hold of the professor's machine gun, all hell breaks loose!
I think it's very wacky for the gorilla to develop a strong affection for Curly in this short, but that's only my opinion. "A Bird in the Head" not only features a juicy role for Vernon Dent but also features Robert Williams and Frank Lackteen in small roles as, respectively, the Stooges' paperhanging boss and Prof. Panzer's butler.