Horsing Around

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Horsing Around
Directed by Jules White
Produced by Jules White
Written by Felix Adler
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe Besser
Emil Sitka
Harriette Tarler
Tony the Wonder Horse
Cinematography Ray Cory
Editing by William A. Lyon
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) Flag of the United States September 12, 1957
Running time 15' 27"
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Preceded by Guns a Poppin!
Followed by Rusty Romeos
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Horsing Around is the 180th 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 trio's sister Bertie is a reincarnated horse who is trying to track down her mate, Schnapps. While having lunch, a newscast comes over the radio stating that a local famous circus horse (Schnapps) is about to be destroyed, as he is past his prime. Bertie and the Stooges run to the circus in an effort to save the horse from a certain fate.

[edit] Notes

  • Horsing Around is a sequel to Hoofs and Goofs. Once again, Harriette Tarler pulls double duty as both the voice of Bertie, and a showgirl at the circus. [1]
  • Horsing Around features Moe and Larry's more "gentlemanly" haircuts, first suggested by Joe Besser. These had to be used sparingly, however, as most of the shorts with Besser were remakes of earlier films, and new footage had to be matched with old.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 494; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, p. 264, Citadel Press. ISBN 0806509465

[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).