Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

An ice-skating Snow White finds refuge from the Wicked Queen with the Three Stooges.

Directors:

Walter Lang, Frank Tashlin (uncredited)

Writers:

Noel Langley (screenplay), Elwood Ullman (screenplay) (as Ellwood Ullman)

Stars:

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Carol Heiss

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Heiss	...	Snow White
Joe DeRita	...	Curly-Joe (as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as The Three Stooges)
Edson Stroll	...	Prince Charming aka Quatro
Patricia Medina	...	Queen
Guy Rolfe	...	Count Oga
Michael David	...	Rolf
Buddy Baer	...	Hordred the Huntsman
Edgar Barrier	...	King Augustus
Peter Coe	...	Captain

Storyline

Based on the classic fairy tale, Larry, Moe, and Curly Joe (the Three Stooges) substitute for the Seven Dwarfs while the princess Snow White (Olympic figure skating champion Carol Heiss) is forced to flee from her jealous stepmother, the queen (Patricia Medina), who takes drastic steps to insure that Snow White never gains the throne.

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Plot Keywords:

the three stooges | princess | ice skating | prince | apple | 

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Taglines:

What sheer enchantment and delight for everyone -- everywhere!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carol Heiss' uncredited singing voice was dubbed by Norma Zimmer (of Lawrence Welk fame).

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Goofs

As two of the men are carrying the unconscious body of Prince Charming out of the castle, the Prince's hand is shown holding onto the shoulder of one of the men to keep from slipping.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Once upon a time, in a far off land of Fortunia, there lived a noble king and his lovely young queen, who lacked but one blessing, to make their joy complete.
[the page turned to Larry]
Moe: Not you, come out of there!
[grabs and pull Larry's hair out]
Narrator: I beg your pardon, ladies and gentleman.
[turning the page]
Narrator: The good queen longed for a child to love, whose skin would be as white as snow, her lips as red as rubies, and her hair is black as ebony.
[the page turned to to Curly]
Moe: Who let you in?
[...]

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Connections

Featured in 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years (1997)

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Soundtracks

I Said It Then, I Say It Now
Music and Lyrics by Harry Harris
Performed by Carol Heiss and Edson Stroll (dubbed by Bill Lee (uncredited))

User Reviews

Wonderfully entertaining!

As I lover of the Stooges, ice skating, romance and fairy tales, I was so thrilled with this movie that I plan to purchase it. While the amazing costumes and scenery and unique twists on the Snow White story would have been enough to entertain me, seeing the Stooges acting in tender roles make them all the more lovable.

The ice skating scene as Snow White lies crying in the snow is absolutely the most visually stunning effect I've ever seen in a movie.

The only drawback to this film is that the Moe/Larry/Curly Joe combo never has the same magic for Stooge fans as the Moe/Larry/Curly or Moe/Larry/Shemp lineup.

Everyone in my family, even the 9 month old baby, enjoyed this movie tremendously.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

Snow White and the Three Stooges

Filming Locations:

Stage 15, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chanford Productions, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1