"He Cooked His Goose" is an interesting, yet below average, Three Stooges comedy directed by Jules White. It is quite a rare occasion in which the Stooges appear as separate characters, as in this short (some might complain that this is the major problem with "He Cooked His Goose"). In fact, Moe and Shemp never meet, aside from Moe briefly spotting Shemp in his Santa Claus disguise. Larry must have felt delighted that he more or less had the lead role for a change, and a rather juicy role at that; he portrays a cunning philanderer.
There are not many highlights that I can pinpoint for this film, but here are a couple. At Larry's pet shop, he introduces Shemp to Cedric the trained clam, who repeatedly demonstrates for Shemp what he does when he doesn't like somebody. And at the end, Shemp, wise to Larry's double-crossing scheme, physically punishes him and switches clothes with him, so that Larry now dons the Santa disguise. Hence when Moe uncovers Larry's white beard, he knows he got his man.
"He Cooked His Goose" does not rank high on my list of favorite Three Stooges shorts, but it still has its good moments. If it isn't one of your favorites and you do happen to see it sometime, catch a few laughs.
There are not many highlights that I can pinpoint for this film, but here are a couple. At Larry's pet shop, he introduces Shemp to Cedric the trained clam, who repeatedly demonstrates for Shemp what he does when he doesn't like somebody. And at the end, Shemp, wise to Larry's double-crossing scheme, physically punishes him and switches clothes with him, so that Larry now dons the Santa disguise. Hence when Moe uncovers Larry's white beard, he knows he got his man.
"He Cooked His Goose" does not rank high on my list of favorite Three Stooges shorts, but it still has its good moments. If it isn't one of your favorites and you do happen to see it sometime, catch a few laughs.
