Stone Age Romeos
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Stone Age Romeos | |
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Directed by | Jules White |
Produced by | Jules White |
Written by | Zion Myers |
Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Emil Sitka Dee Green Virginia Hunter Nancy Saunders Joe Palma Cy Schindell Heine Conklin |
Cinematography | Ira Morgan |
Editing by | Paul Borofsky |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date(s) | June 2, 1955 |
Running time | 15' 48" |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Preceded by | Bedlam in Paradise |
Followed by | Wham-Bam-Slam! |
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Stone Age Romeos is the 163rd 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.
[edit] Plot
The Stooges hope to collect a reward by proving to museum curator B. Bopper (Emil Sitka) that cavemen indeed still exist. They embark on an expedition with 16mm camera in hand, ready to film whatever they find. Eventually, the Stooges return to Bopper with a film showing three cavemen living in the prehistoric age. The film illustrates the three tending to their daily chores, consisting of mixing milk, hunting fish, and gathering eggs. The film also shows the three cavemen defending their women from other fellow cavemen. Bopper is ecstatic, and is preparing to cut the Stooges a check. However, Bopper overhears the sneaky stooges talking about how the film was a hoax, as they played the cavemen themselves. The curator is furious, and promptly shoots the three frauds in their derrieres.
[edit] Notes
- Stone Age Romeos is a reworking of 1948's I'm a Monkey's Uncle, using ample stock footage.
- Entertainer Dinah Shore is name-checked by Larry Fine in the film.
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard, (Citadel Press, 1977). ISBN 0806507233
- The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon, (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002). ISBN 0971186804
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg (Citadel Press, 1994). ISBN 0806509465
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming (Broadway Publishing, 2002). ISBN 0767905563
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry, (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006). ISBN 1581823630
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