Shemp Howard
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
Punchy Cowpunchers
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.
Read More »Punchy Cowpunchers
The Knife of the Party
The Knife of the Party (1934), starring Shemp Howard
In Knife of the Party Shemp Howard is the leader of a different group of Stooges (four instead of three) who have to work at a hotel to pay their bill.
Read More »The Knife of the Party
The Tooth Will Out
The Tooth Will Out (1951) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka
In The Tooth Will Out, the Three Stooges perform dentistry in the Old West. “Go West, young man, go west!” begs their dentistry professor, and so they do. Shemp does his classic blind act while trying to pull teeth, and the Stooges mix up “The Amateur Carpenter” with their dentistry manual.
Read More »The Tooth Will Out
Three Dark Horses
Three Dark Horses (1952) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald
Read More »Three Dark Horses
Squareheads of the Round Table
In Squareheads of the Round Table, the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, Shemp) are troubadours who help their friend Cedric the Blacksmith win the hand of the fair princess Elaine. But her father the king objects!
Read More »Squareheads of the Round Table
Pardon My Clutch
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.
Read More »Pardon My Clutch
Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble (1953) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Emil Sitka, Christine McIntyre
Read More »Bubble Trouble
Pest Man Wins
Pest Man Wins (1951) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Emil Sitka, Vernon Dent, Nanette Bordeaux
Read More »Pest Man WinsFor Crimin’ Out Loud
For Crimin’ Out Loud (1956) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Emil Sitka, Christine McIntyre
For Crimin’ Out Loud begins with the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard) being inept criminal forensic scientists, with slapstick coming fast and furious. Oddly, Larry is tending to stand up for himself more than usual – to no effect. A mouse and toupee do the usual “parrot in a skull bit,” and soon Councilman Goodrich (Emil Sitka) calls for their help. And that’s virtually the end of the new material for the short film. The rest is taken from Who Done It?
Read More »For Crimin’ Out Loud