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Violent Is the Word for Curly

  • 19381938
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 18m
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7.8/10
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Beatrice Blinn, Marjorie Deanne, and Curly Howard in Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
ComedyShort
Three bumbling gas station attendants are mistaken for college professors arriving from Germany to teach at a prestigious women's college.Three bumbling gas station attendants are mistaken for college professors arriving from Germany to teach at a prestigious women's college.Three bumbling gas station attendants are mistaken for college professors arriving from Germany to teach at a prestigious women's college.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
832
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
56,322
5,947
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    • Director
      • Charley Chase
    • Writers
      • Al Giebler(story & screenplay)
      • Elwood Ullman(story & screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Curly Howard
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Charley Chase
    • Writers
      • Al Giebler(story & screenplay)
      • Elwood Ullman(story & screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Curly Howard
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    • 15User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Larry Fine in Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
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    Larry Fine in Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)

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    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • Moe
    • (as Moe)
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Curly Howard
    Curly Howard
    • Curly
    • (as Curly)
    Samuel Adams
    Samuel Adams
    • Professor Feinstein
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Blinn
    Beatrice Blinn
    • Brainy Astronomy Student
    • (uncredited)
    Marjorie Deanne
    • Miss Katsby
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Fetherston
    • Benson
    • (uncredited)
    Gladys Gale
    • Mrs. Sufferin Katsby
    • (uncredited)
    Pat Gleason
    • Ice Cream Truck Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Jamison
    Bud Jamison
    • Acme Service Station Owner
    • (uncredited)
    Alex Novinsky
    • Professor Von Stupor
    • (uncredited)
    Vesey O'Davoren
    • Professor Hicks
    • (uncredited)
    Al Thompson
    Al Thompson
    • Professor Frankfurter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charley Chase
    • Writers
      • Al Giebler(story & screenplay)
      • Elwood Ullman(story & screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where a frozen Curly is thawed over an open fire, Moe and Larry couldn't turn the crank and the straps holding him slipped off. "He was pretty well seared," an observer recalled. "Curly was hollering his head off."
    • Goofs
      Although they know him as Professor Von Stupid, a chorus of girls sings "Curly's a dope."
    • Quotes

      Moe: [to Curly] I ought to beat your brains in, and I think I will.

      [bonks Curly on the head]

    • Connections
      Edited into Stop! Look! and Laugh! (1960)

    User reviews15

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    Top review
    10/10
    Violent is the Word for Curly
    I'm still swinging to the alphabet with this hilarious episode of the Three Stooges. Basically Moe, Larry, and Curly screw up their job cleaning and filling up cars with gas. When they run away, the get into a very wet situation causing them to steal professor gowns to stay dry. But when the dean of students over at Mildew Academy thinks that they are the three brilliant professors that they've been looking for, the boys take the job without asking. They have fun with the academy instead of teaching knowledge. This is one of the best stooge shorts, and I would highly recommend it.

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    • May 7, 2005

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Curly el violento
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      18 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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