Horses' Collars
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| Horses' Collars | |
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 Horses' Collars title card |
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| Directed by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Dorothy Kent Fred Kohler |
| Cinematography | John Boyle |
| Editing by | James Sweeney |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 10, 1935 |
| Running time | 17 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Three Little Pigskins (1934) |
| Followed by | Restless Knights (1935) |
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Horses' Collars (1935) is the fifth of the 190 Columbia Pictures Three Stooges short films.
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[edit] Plot
Moe, Larry, and Curly are detectives in the Old West. They have been sent out to recover an IOU from Double Deal Decker (Fred Kohler), who plans to take possession of a ranch that is rightfully owned by Nell (Dorothy Kent). After an unsuccessful attempt at a saloon, the Stooges head to Deckers hideout.
[edit] Notes
This is the first of several Stooge shorts set in the Old West.
In this short, Curly has a violent reaction to the sight of a mouse. The only cure is for someone to feed Curly cheese. This is similar to the device used in Punch Drunks.
The Stooges work for Hyden Zeke Detective Agency.
Double Deal's Five D Delight is a saloon that boasts Dice, Dames, Dancing, Drinking, and Dunking.
Double Deal Decker has supposedly killed 117 men.
Nell calls to the Stooges by saying, "Gentlemen!" The Stooges look over their shoulders, wondering who she's addressing. This would be a recurring joke in later shorts.
Moe stops Curly and a woman as they are dancing and asks the woman if he may cut in. Moe then dances off with Curly, leaving their two dancing partners confused. This would be a recurring joke in later shorts.
This is the first short where the Stooges sing, "You'll Never Know What Tears Are."
Curly is confronted by Decker and his hired gun. Decker is taking off his coat as Curly charges him, and Curly becomes tangled in his coat. Curly punches Decker's hired gun, who swings back, missing Curly and punching Decker. This is repeated until both Decker and his hired gun have knocked each other out. This would be a recurring joke in later shorts when one of the Stooges is confronted by two attackers.
[edit] Quotes
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- Curly: "Moe! Larry! The cheese!" - repeated line
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- Larry: "Every time he sees a mouse, he goes crazy. He's marked that way."
- Boss: "Why?"
- Moe: "Because his father was a rat!"
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- Bartender: "What about the money?"
- Larry: "Go on, that's a tin roof."
- Bartender: "What do you mean?"
- Curly: "It's a tin roof...it's on the house."
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- Curly: "If you was alone, I'd punch you right in the nose!"
- Moe (menacingly): "Well, why don't ya?"
- Curly (meekly): "Well...I'm with ya."
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- Nell: "Are you good detectives?"
- Curly (pointing at his shoe): "See that heel?"
- Nell: "Yes."
- Curly: "I ran that down."
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- Moe: "Sometimes, you've got brains."
- Curly: "Thank you, thank you."
- Larry: "Don't let 'em go to your head."
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- Moe: "You know, you're not a bad dancer."
- Curly: "Oh, I'll bet you tell that to all the boys."
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- Curly: "You know, you're not a bad dancer yourself."
- Moe: "Are you insinuatin'..."
- Curly: "No, just dancin'."
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