Sappy Bull Fighters
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Saul Ward Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe Besser Greta Thyssen George J. Lewis Joe Palma |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Editing by | Harold White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  June 4, 1959 |
| Running time | 15' 12" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Triple Crossed |
| Followed by | Have Rocket, Will Travel |
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Sappy Bull Fighters is the 190th and final 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 vaudeville entertainers who trek to Mexico to perform their gag bull fight shtick, with Joe as the brave matador, and Moe and Larry dressed in a bull costume. Unfortunately, their gig is cancelled once they arrive, leaving them stranded. Feeling bad for them, attractive senorita Greta (Greta Thyssen) gets the boys a gig at the local bull ring. Joe is so ecstatic that he plants a kiss right on Greta's check, much to the chagrin of her jealous husband José (George J. Lewis).
In an act of revenge, José pays the bullring attendant (Joe Palma) to release a live bull into the ring. Moe and Larry flee the ring, but Joe is unaware of the switch. He eventually head-butts the wild animal, and is paraded out of the ring to the rousing cheers of "Olé, Americano!"
[edit] Notes
- Sappy Bull Fighters is a parody of the 1941 film Blood and Sand.[1]
- Sappy Bull Fighters is a reworking of 1942's What's the Matador?. Minimal recycled footage from the orginial was used.
- Though filmed in autumn 1957, this film would not be released until nearly two years later. By that time, the Stooges' were experiencing a rebirth in popularity, due the release of their shorts on television. In essence, the June 1959 release of Sappy Bull Fighters actually competed with the enormously successful television revival.
[edit] References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 209; 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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