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Larry, Moe, and Shemp backstage with Nanette Bordeaux and the other showgirls in Three Hams on Rye

Three Hams on Rye

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Three Hams on Rye (1950) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Emil Sitka, Christine McIntyre

In Three Hams on Rye, Moe, Larry and Shemp are stagehands who aspire to be stars on stage …  But after failing at keeping a nasty critic out of the theater, they get their chance anyway!

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Back from the Front (1943) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Back from the Front

Back from the Front starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly), released May 28, 1943

Synopsis of Back from the Front

Back from the Front is a patriotic Three Stooges short film, set during World War II. After merchant mariners Moe, Larry and Curly mistake a torpedo for a whale and accidentally cause it to explode, they find themselves cast away at sea in a lifeboat… Until they board a Nazi warship and make an even bigger mistake.

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Punchy Cowpunchers (1950) title card, starring the Three Stooges - Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard

Punchy Cowpunchers

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Punchy Cowpunchers (1950) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard)

Synopsis

In Punchy Cowpunchers, the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) are cavalrymen sent out west to capture the Killer Dillon’s gang. A very funny short, with a very large supporting cast, including Stooge regulars Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka and Christine McIntyre.

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In Cookoo Cavaliers, the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly) go from inept fish vendors to inept beauty salon owners - who ruin the hair of 4 señorirtas!

Cookoo Cavaliers

Cookoo Cavaliers (1940) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Synopsis

In Cookoo Cavaliers, the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly) go from inept fish vendors to inept beauty salon owners – who ruin the hair of 4 beautiful señoritas! And then have to run for their lives!

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I Can Hardly Wait (1943) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

I Can Hardly Wait

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I Can Hardly Wait (1943) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Synopsis of I Can Hardly Wait

In I Can Hardly Wait, after making a meal with rationed food during World War II, Curly breaks a tooth. The bulk of the short deals with Moe trying to pull the broken tooth in a dream sequence.

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Rhythm and Weep (1946) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Rhythm and Weep

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Rhythm and Weep (1946) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Synopsis of Rhythm and Weep

At first, in Rhythm & Weep we find the Three Stooges are about to commit suicide after being repeated failures as comedy actors. So, they go to the rooftop of a building to leap off … But then they find three beautiful women, failed dancers, about to do the same thing. Whom the Stooges immediately fall in love with, and they all decide to live! And then they’re “discovered” by a rich Broadway producer, and all seems well …

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The Three Stooges - Moe - Larry - Curly - Movie Maniacs - Columbia Pictures - scream fun with the hollywoodenheads!

Movie Maniacs

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Movie Maniacs starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard Larry Fine, Curly Howard) with Bud Jamison, originally released February 20, 1936

Synopsis of Movie Maniacs

Movie Maniacs, the Three Stooges’ 13th Columbia short, spoofs movie-making and, as Moe puts it, the thousands who know nothing about making them. It also gives us a wonderful chance to see a vaudeville routine with Curly in drag and Larry as the debonair suitor.  Not to mention Moe’s method of teaching acting by having Larry and Curly manipulate a couple of actors like hand puppets.

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