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Quiz Whizz - Joe Besser gets sick from eating a cigar

Quiz Whizz

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Quiz Whizz -One of Joe’s better short films with the Three Stooges, where he wins money in a Quiz show, loses it to swindlers, and it’s up to the Three Stooges to recover the money.

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Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise - it's a geyser! The Three Stooges have struck oil

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939) starring the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard)

Oily to Bed -Larry, Moe, Curly almost run over
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise - Curly sawing a saw with a saw

Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise is a Three Stooges short film that begins with three con men entering their car, having tricked a widow into selling her land.  She doesn’t realize that there’s oil on the property.  As the con men leave, they nearly run over Moe, Larry and Curly, tramps walking down the middle of the road.  The Stooges soon see a farmhouse and go there, looking for a meal.  Mr. Johnson, the farmer, offers them food in exchange for sawing lumber.

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Playing the Ponies poster - Three Stooges - Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard

Playing the Ponies

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Playing the Ponies (1937) starring The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard )

Synopsis of the Three Stooges short film, Playing the Ponies

In Playing the Ponies, the Three Stooges are tricked into trading their restaurant for Thunderbolt, a washed up racehorse. But when Curly accidentally feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos by mistake, the horse runs like lighting towards the nearest water trough. Realizing the pepperinos can lead Thunderbolt to victory, the Stooges try to win their money back by entering Thunderbolt in a big race.

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Cash and Carry - The Three Stooges - movie poster

Cash and Carry

I have had a warm feeling for Cash and Carry since I first saw it many years ago.  Not only are the Three Stooges very funny as normal, but they also tug on the heart strings, trying to raise money to help a crippled boy have an operation so that he can walk normally.  It shows the Stooges at their best, as well as their funniest.

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