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Three Stooges short film Blunder Boys (1955) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard

Blunder Boys

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Three Stooges short film Blunder Boys (1955) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard

Synopsis of Blunder Boys

In a parody of then then-popular Dragnet series, Moe, Larry and Shemp play the role of inept detectives, who after serving in the war go to college where they are inept students studying criminology, and after graduating (with the lowest possible honors) they try to earn their positions on the police force by capturing “The Eel” – ”but he’s too slippery!

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Rumpus in the Harem (1956) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent

Rumpus in the Harem

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Rumpus in the Harem (1956) starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent

Rumpus in the Harem is charitably described as a remake of Malice in the Palace. It’s one of several Three Stooges short films that were made after the death of Shemp Howard. The studio had an actor, Joe Palma, filling in for Shemp, wearing a wig, being filmed from behind, etc.

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Flagpole Jitters (1957) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Mary Ainslee, Vernon Dent

Flagpole Jitters

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Flagpole Jitters (1957) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard), Mary Ainslee, Vernon Dent

The Three Stooges short film, ‘Flagpole Jitters‘ starring Moe, Larry and Shemp — a remake of ‘Hokus Pokus‘

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