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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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Flying Saucer Daffy - Joe takes a photo

Flying Saucer Daffy

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Flying Saucer Daffy‘ is the last Three Stooges short film ever made. It stars Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser as they retell the Cinderella story. Using a flying saucer instead of a glass slipper …

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Guns A Poppin - Moe testifies to Vernon Dent

Guns a Poppin!

Guns a Poppin! is a remake of the earlier Three Stooges short film Idiots Deluxe featuring Curly.  In Guns a Poppin!Joe Besser tries to fill the role that Curly did in the earlier film, but mostly fails.  Many Three Stooges fans do not like Joe Besser as the third stooge, and this short is as good a reason why as any.  In it, Joe lacks the physicality that is at the heart of the Three Stooges slapstick, although he’s more active here than in most of his Three Stooges shorts. 

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

Rumpus in the Harem

Rumpus in the Harem starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, released June 21, 1956

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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