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)

Stars:

Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Carol Heiss

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carol Heiss	...	Snow White
Edson Stroll	...	Prince Charming / Quatro
Patricia Medina	...	Queen / Witch / Gypsy Matilda
Joe DeRita	...	Curly-Joe (as The Three Stooges)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as The Three Stooges)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as The Three Stooges)
Guy Rolfe	...	Count Oga
Michael David	...	Rolf
Buddy Baer	...	Hordred
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:

snow white | the three stooges | princess | ice skating | prince | 

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Taglines:

Once Upon a Wonderful Time!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1961 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Snow White and the Three Clowns

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second The Three Stooges film after their resurgence in popularity in 1959.

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Goofs

When Snow White escapes to the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs, she is scared by the animals in the forest. One of them is a puma, an animal from America.

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Quotes

Moe: You can count on us.
Larry: Come what may.
Curly-Joe: Ad infinitum.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999)

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Soundtracks

Once in a Million Years
Music and Lyrics by Earl K. Brent
Performed by Carol Heiss, Chuck Lacy and Lisa Mitchell

User Reviews

A nice movie for children during the holiday season.

This movie has been slammed by disappointed fans of the 3 Stooges for good reason! However, with all things considered, this movie set out what it was meant to do. It put Carol Heiss in the limelight, focusing more on her incredible skills as a champion ice skater and a little less on her not-so-incredible skills as an actress.

This movie was standard matinée material in 1962. It was meant to be shown in movie theaters full of children.

Considering that the movie was made in a time when the PTA was a very powerful force to reckon with, the 3 Stooges wisely limited their slapstick routine, though not entirely. Moe is still the boss. Larry and Curly-Joe still get in the way. There was still some fun slapstick and some pie-in-the-face comic mayhem, though there are no poking in the eyes.

In an early scene, the 3 Stooges are trying to sell their product, called "Yuk". An old spectator in the crowd, heckles the Stooges, calling them "frauds". Was that old spectator played by Lou Archer? (Lou Archer played "Good Time Charlie" in the 1935 Stooge short, UNCIVAL WARRIORS.)

The movie showed promise in the beginning. An introduction with the story book, its pages turning with the Stooges showing up in the wrong time, much to the irritation of the narrator, leads the viewer to believe that this is the makings of a "fractured fairy tale". Sad to say, this was not the case.

This is not a 3 Stooges movie to be shown at any Stooge Filmfest. In spite of all this, I must give this movie a High Six after all, this film was intended to entertain a younger audience, which it did!

The movie trailer for this movie (an added feature on the DVD) accurately described the movie with promises of lots of ice skating, swashbuckling sword fights, love & romance, and (of course) the 3 Stooges.