A Ducking They Did Go

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A Ducking They Did Go
Directed by Del Lord
Produced by Jules White
Written by Andrew Bennison
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Lynton Brent
Bud Jamison
Wheaton Chambers
William Irving
Vernon Dent
William Irving
Victor Travers
Cinematography Lucien Ballard
Editing by Charles Nelson
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States April 7, 1939
Running time 16' 16"
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Preceded by We Want Our Mummy
Followed by Yes, We Have No Bonanza
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A Ducking They Did Go is the 38th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

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[edit] Plot

The Stooges are, once again, unemployed. After an unsuccessful attempt to steal a watermelon, which lands them in trouble with a cop (William Irving), the boys wind up at the offices of the Canvas Back Duck Club. The club, run by conmen Blackie (Lynton Brent) and Doyle (Wheaton Chambers) needs some salesmen and the trio have no trouble getting the job because, unbeknownst to them, the whole thing is a scam. Dressed in duck-hunting gear, Larry, Moe, and Curly invade the police station and barge right into the office of the police chief (Bud Jamison). The Stooges somehow convince him, the mayor, and the entire police department to join up.

The Stooges try to sell vegetarian Vernon Dent a membership to the Canvas Back Duck Club in A Ducking They Did Go.
The Stooges try to sell vegetarian Vernon Dent a membership to the Canvas Back Duck Club in A Ducking They Did Go.

By the time the group arrives at the lodge, the "club owners" are long gone, and an old man assures them that there are no ducks to be found. In a panic, Moe and Larry try to solve this dilemma by hurling rubber decoys over the pond. Curly arrives at last with a large flock of ducks (á la The Pied Piper of Hamelin) and leads them into the water. Eventually, the old man shows up ranting that he owns all the ducks that were shot, the cops realize they have been swindled and point their guns at the Stooges, who flee the scene.

[edit] Notes

  • The title A Ducking They Did Go is a play on the old children's song "A-Hunting We Will Go."[1]
  • The closing shot of the Stooges leaping over a bush, and landing on a trio of bucking steers was recycled from the end of A Pain in the Pullman.[1]

[edit] Quotes

    • Blackie: "You gentlemen ever sold anything?"
    • Curly: "Soiteny, anything we can get our hands on!"
    • Moe: "The gentleman said 'sold' not 'stole'."

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc, 149. ISBN 0971186804. 

[edit] Further Reading

  • Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
  • The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2] (Citadel Press, 1994).
  • The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
  • One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
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