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they are doing right by the fans... FINALLY!!
buy it and show your appreciation!
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Shemp never got the credit, Curly seemed to get the reviews, but Shemp was great! He was actually the older brother of both Moe and Curly.
Glad to see these excellent shorts on DVD!
I'd also recommend to any Stooge fan their very last film, 1970 "Kooks Tour", a very enjoyable movie but a forgtotten classic.
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The Stooges may not have been considered in the class of Laurel and Hardy or the Marx Brothers, they made the most movies, and, from the late '30s to the early '50s, the funniest.
This Collection covers 1949 to 1951, and has two or three losers, ("Self Made Maids", being one, where the boys play themselves, their wives, and children), but the laugh content is pretty high in most, especially in the excellent "Studio Stoops"; also the remake of "Ants In The Pantry" called "Pest Man Wins", with a particularly great supporting cast. Another winner is "Punchy Cowpunchers", featuring a terrific comic performnace by loose-limbed, straight-faced Jock Mahoney, surely an under-appreciated star; and by Chrisdtine McIntyre, who always excels at satire: here she plays the defenseless sweetheart of the "hero" (Mahoney), though she's far from defenseless. They're so good, one must wonder why the studio didn't create a stand-alone series for them!
Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Emil Sitka, Symona Boniface, are always fine - too bad they had to endure some gruesome stuff: seems that Producer Jules White was obsessed with blows to the head, with hammers, knives, planes; whatever blunt or chiseled objects which just happen to be lying around.
However, some of the best comedy dialogue ever presented is found right here on this DVD set, particularly by Edward Bernds.
Sad that the reported second Curly cameo reportedly was cut in '48 or '49 from "Malice In The Palace", one of their best. Research shows that his reluctant Chef part would have been essential for continuity (and for the delight of his fans - though it seems that he was heavily disguised in his role).
A mention of this intriquing piece of film history would have been wonderful - though there are *no* historical notes, no essay. What a shame.
[Interesting, that in "Baby Sitter Jitters", incidentally, a real showcase for Shemp, Moe wears what appears to be a sailor's cap resembling one worn by his brother Jerome in his retirement. Maybe this was the team's way of including him one last time].
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Moe Howard,his brother Shemp,both of Brooklyn and Philadelphia native Larry Fine give their fans more relentless laughs with two dozen more adventure-filled shorts. The boys remove some items from a haunted house including a live suit of armor(voiced by Phil Arnold) in THE GHOST TALKS. Another scary fest is WHO DONE IT? where the boys as detectives search for a murder suspect. The Stooges' upstairs neighbor Mary plays invalid to collect money from an insurance agency in HOCUS POCUS. Larry is mistaken for a professor in FUELIN' AROUND(the Stooges concoct a rocket fuel more powerful than gasoline). The Stooges try to earn 1,000 shillblanas if they recover a 100-karat diamond in MALICE IN THE PALICE. Plumbers wreck havoc in VAGABOND LOAFERS which was inspired by 1940's A PLUMBING WE WILL GO(Shemp does what his and Moe's retired brother Curly did the earlier film). A foreign man,evicted from the United States,steals atomic secret documents and the Stooges recover them in DUNKED IN THE DEEP. The boys go to war with the Dillon Gang in PUNCHY COWPUNCHERS. In HUGS & MUGS,the boys in furniture retail,recover a diamond necklace belonging to three beautiful girls. In DOPEY DICKS,the boys recover a beautiful girl held hostage. In LOVE AT FIRST BITE,the boys prepare for their forthcoming weddings to their respective European sweethearts. After indulging in strong whiskey,the boys nap and Shemp awakes with his feet implanted in a tub of dried cement. In SELF-MADE MAIDS,there are no supporting actors. Moe,Larry and Shemp play multiple roles. In THREE HAMS ON RYE,the boys as theatre actors about to be fired,are in pursuit of a heckling critic. In STUDIO STOOPS,the boys create a publicity stunt to make a young aspiring actress famous overnight. Her kidnapping becomes real and Larry continuously bothers an off-duty cop until he captures the actress's kidnappers. In SLAP-HAPPY SLEUTHS,the boys capture crooks who stole their gas station money. In A SNITCH IN TIME,furniture builders and designers capture crooks robbing a female customer's house. In THREE ARABIAN NUTS,warehouse workers help a customer unpack some oriental items including a "magic lamp" and the so-called "genius" working for Shemp,gives him a new wardrobe,restrains two Arabian crooks involved in the heist(theft of the lamp),pays him,Moe and Larry one million dollars and as added bonuses,jewelry and three beautiful girls. The boys return a toddler to his mother after a brief baby-sitting session in BABY SITTERS JITTERS(they also owed their landlady back rent). In DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE,three census takers are almost killed by a young woman's husband. In SCRAMBLED BRAINS,Shemp,not recovered from his hallucinations,is engaged to a chubby Plain Jane named Nora. In MERRY MAVERICKS,the boys recover money and crooks in the Old West. The boys study dentistry in THE TOOTH WILL OUT. In HULA LA LA,the boys teach islanders how to dance. In THE PEST MAN WINS,the boys try to exterminate uninvited,infesting insects in a party atmosphere,just like 1936's ANTS IN THE PANTRY.
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The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 6: 1949-1951
I ordered this for hubby as he loves Shemp. He's watched the entire DVD, but watches the episodes again with me & finds them just as funny as the first time he watched them!!! Whenever I'm looking for something in particular I go to Amazon & it's there! Fast shipping, great prices & keeps me posted on shipping status.
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