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Articles tagged with the name “Shemp Howard” – the original Third Stooge of the Three Stooges, and the only Stooge to have a successful career away from the trio

Booty and the Beast, starring Kenneth MacDonald

Booty and the Beast

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In Booty and the Beast, the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) unknowingly help a burglar break into a house. When the boys realize their mistake, they pursue the thief as he makes his escape on a train.

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Original movie poster for the Three Stooges short film, Musty Musketeers - Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, Philp Van Zandt

Musty Musketeers

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Musty Musketeers is a remake of the Three Stooges 1948 short film, Fiddlers Three, with a new beginning and ending.  The middle segments, with the Stooges needing to shoe their mule, Sue, and rescuing the princess, are identical.  The new material is funny enough to justify watching the short, unlike many of their remakes.

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Biography of Shemp Howard

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Biography of Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955)

Samuel Horowitz, better known as Shemp Howard, was born on March 11, 1895, in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Shemp came by his nickname via his mother’s Lithuanian accent, turning Sam into Shemp. Shemp was the older brother of two other of the Three Stooges, Moe and Curly.

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Introduction to the Three Stooges

History of the Three Stooges

The Three Stooges are a trio of the greatest slapstick movie clowns of the 20th century. Curiously, they are a trio composed of six people — the initial Three Stooges trio in the movies were MoeLarry and Curly, later MoeLarry and Shemp, followed by MoeLarry and Joe, and finally MoeLarry and Curly Joe. The Three Stooges became famous for their work in movies, primarily in short features that showcased their slapstick comedy, as well as in feature films in their later years.

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