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Articles tagged with the name “Lynton Brent” – an actor who appeared in multiple Three Stooges short films in a variety of roles

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)

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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 beautiful señoritas! And then have to run for their lives!

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Curly and Moe in Dr. D. Lerious' (Vernon Dent's) office

From Nurse to Worse

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From Nurse to Worse (1940) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Vernon Dent

In From Nurse to Worse, the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard) are inept painters who run into their old friend Jerry, an insurance salesman (Lynton Brent). Jerry entices them to engage in insurance fraud — he promises them that if they take out a policy on Curly, proving that he has gone insane, they can collect $500 a month.

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Beer Barrel Polecats (1946) starring the Three Stooges - Moe, Larry, and Curly

Beer Barrel Polecats

Beer Barrel Polecats (1946) starring the Three Stooges – Moe, Larry, and Curly

Beer Barrel Polecats movie poster - the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Curly) in prison garb

Beer Barrel Polecats is set during Prohibition, when purchasing beer in the U.S.A. was illegal. But it was still legal to make your own beer for your own personal use.  The Three Stooges (MoeLarry, and Curly) in Curly’s first short film made after his initial stroke proceed to do that.  And the first half of the film is quite funny, as all three of them add yeast to their batch of beer – with explosive results.  They finally manage to bottle all of their beer, and all’s well.  Until Curly tries to sell a bottle to an undercover police officer at black market prices.  And the Stooges end up going to jail.

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Yes, We Have No Bonanza, (1939) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard), Dick Curtis, Vernon Dent

Yes, We Have No Bonanza

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Yes, We Have No Bonanza, (1939) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard), Dick Curtis, Vernon Dent

Yes, We Have No Bonanza - Three Stooges original movie poster

The Three Stooges short film Yes, We Have No Bonanzas is set in the American West, where Moe and Larry are singing in a saloon with their three sweethearts, while Curly is late.  The owner of the saloon, the villainous Maxey (played by Dick Curtis), is unhappy with their performance, and the girls reveal that they’re being blackmailed into working for Maxey, or he’ll have their father thrown into jail for his debts. 

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Gold digger and Curly's father in "3 Dumb Clucks"

3 Dumb Clucks

3 Dumb Clucks starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Synopsis for Three Dumb Clucks starring the Three Stooges

In 3 Dumb Clucks, “‘Til death do us part” takes on new meaning as The Three Stooges try to prevent their father from leaving their mother and marrying a gold-digging young floozy. And her friends plan to kill him after the wedding. Curly, who is a double for his father, comes to the rescue by impersonating “Popsie” and marrying the girl instead.  And then all he needs to do is stay alive!

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