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The Three Stooges - Moe, Larry, Shemp - with girlfriends Baggie, Maggie and Aggie in "I'm a Monkey's Uncle"

I’m a Monkey’s Uncle

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I’m a Monkey’s Uncle (1948) starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp)

In I’m a Monkey’s Uncle, Cavemen Larry, Moe and Shemp find themselves in trouble when they steal the girlfriends of nearby cavemen, who declare war in retaliation. The Stooges fight back with an arsenal of inventive weapons, proving the animals aren’t the only things that are wild around there.

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The Hot Scots (1948) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Christine McIntyre, Herbert Evans, Theodore Lorch

The Hot Scots

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The Hot Scots (1948) starring the Three Stooges, Christine McIntyre, Herbert Evans, Theodore Lorch

In The Hot Scots, the Three Stooges guard a Scottish castle … Can they find the crooks who’ve been robbing the Earl? Who are the spooks?

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Pardon My Clutch (1948), starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard), Emil Sitka

Pardon My Clutch

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Pardon My Clutch (1948), starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard), Emil Sitka

Synopsis of Pardon My Clutch

In Pardon My Clutch, Shemp is feeling sick.  The Stooges’ friend, Claude, “diagnoses” the need for a vacation, and sells them his car.  The car is a lemon, but when a stranger offers to pay more for it, Claude reneges on the deal.

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Shemp Howard as Painless Papyrus, the near-sighted dentist in the Three Stooges short film, Mummy's Dummies

Mummy’s Dummies

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Mummy’s Dummies (1948) starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp), Vernon Dent, Philip Van Zandt

Mummy's Dummies - the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) as used chariot salesmen try to fleece the Chief of the Guards (Ralph Dunn)
Vernon Dent as the troubled King Rootentooten in the Three Stooges short film, Mummy's Dummies

Mummy’s Dummies is set in ancient Egypt, with the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard) as dishonest used chariot dealers — poking fun as dishonest used car salesmen with their tactics. They make the mistake of swindling Rhadames (Ralph Dunn), who is the chief of the king’s guard, who brings the Stooges before King Rootentooten (Vernon Dent).

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Shemp swallows the Punjab diamond in "Crime on their Hands"

Crime on their Hands

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movie review of Crime on their Hands starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) – originally released December 9, 1948

Criminals Bea (Christine McIntyre) and Dapper (Kenneth MacDonald) look at their loot - the stolen Punjab Diamond

In Crime on their Hands, the Three Stooges are janitors at a newspaper office — who desire to be reporters. They have their chance, when the big story of the day is the theft of the Punjab Diamond by Dapper Malone (played by Three Stooges regular Kenneth MacDonald), his moll (Three Stooges regular Christine McIntyre) and “Runty” who gets angry at Dapper.  Runty decides to get even by calling the newspaper office and snitching on Dapper. The Stooges are there to take the call, and get their big break — while Runty “gets” his, courtesy of Dapper’s gun.

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Heavenly Daze - Uncle Mortimer (Moe Howard) and Shemp Howard

Heavenly Daze

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Heavenly Daze – starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry and Shemp), originally released September 2, 1948

Heavenly Daze - Uncle Mortimer (Moe Howard) and Shemp Howard
Beautiful angel that Shemp reacts to in "Heavenly Daze"
Beautiful angel that Shemp reacts to

Heavenly Daze is a very funny, and somewhat different, Three Stooges short film.  It begins with a deceased Shemp at the gates of Heaven. He’s interviewed by his uncle Mortimer (played by Moe Howard).  Shemp’s name is not in the Lamb’s Book of Life … He is about to look for his “red pitchfork and asbestos suit” …. When Uncle Mortimer gives him a second chance … it turns out that Shemp’s cousins Moe and Larry are also in trouble, and if Shemp can return to Earth as an invisible ghost and turn them to the path of righteousness, he can return to Heaven for good.  After a run-in with a rain cloud, Shemp is on his way.

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