Calling All Curs

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Calling All Curs
Directed by Jules White
Produced by Jules White
Written by Thea Goodman
Searle Kramer
Elwood Ullman
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Lynton Brent
Cy Schindell
Isabelle LaMal
Beatrice Curtis
Libby Taylor
Editing by Charles Nelson
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States August 25, 1939
Running time 17' 19"
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Preceded by Saved by the Belle
Followed by Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise
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Calling All Curs is the 41st 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 skilled veterinarians at a pet hospital who are the proud surgeons of Garçon, a prized poodle of socialite Mrs. Bedford (Isabelle LaMal). When dognappers posing as reporters (Lynton Brent, Cy Schindell) dognap the poodle, the boys frantically try to trick Mrs. Bedford by disguising a mutt as the Garçon. However, Mrs. Bedford's maid (Libby Taylor), who is frightened of dogs, accidentally vacuums a clump of glued on fur off of the mutt's shaggy coat, Mrs. Bedford threatens to throw the Stooges in jail. Desperate, the trio use the mutt as a bloodhound to track down the crooks. When they discover the bad guys' hideout, Curly defeats them in a fight. The boys hear Garçon quietly barking from inside a closet, only to discover that the prized poodle has had a litter of pups.

Most Stooge films portray the trio as down on their luck or holding blue collar jobs. Conversly, in Calling All Curs, the boys are very successful and highly respected veterinarians.
Most Stooge films portray the trio as down on their luck or holding blue collar jobs. Conversly, in Calling All Curs, the boys are very successful and highly respected veterinarians.

[edit] Notes

  • The title Calling All Curs is a pun on the phrase "Calling all cars!" [1]
  • A colorized version of this film was released in 2006. It was part of the DVD collection entitled "Stooges on the Run."

[edit] Quotes

    • Larry: "Do you think it's serious, Dr. Curly?"
    • Curly: "Yes, to say the least, if not less."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 105; Comedy III Productions, Inc., 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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