Guns a Poppin

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Guns a Poppin!

Directed by	Jules White
Produced by	Jules White
Written by	Elwood Ullman Jack White
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe Besser Vernon Dent Frank Sully Joe Palma
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Editing by	Saul A. Goodkind
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13)
Running time	16' 27"
Country	United States
Language	English

Guns a Poppin! is the 179th 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.

Plot

Larry and Joe, as "The Original Two-Man Quartet," serenade Moe in Guns a Poppin!

Moe is on trial for assaulting Larry and Joe. Moe appeals to the judge (Vernon Dent), claiming he is a sick man who was instructed by his doctor to maintain peace and quiet. This peace is broken by Larry and Joe who are loudly rehearsing their "The Original Two-Man Quartet" routine to serenade Moe. Moe cracks, and wraps Larry's trombone slides around the quartet's neck. Realizing Moe is in bad shape, Larry and Joe decide to take their ailing leader on a hunting trip to relieve his stress. Moe takes to the idea like ducks to bread, and the Stooges start packing.

No sooner do they arrive in an empty cabin when a hungry bear devours some eggs and potatoes while Moe has his back turned. His nerves double frayed, Moe asks Larry and Joe to pursue the bear. One thing leads to another, and the bear ends up behind the wheel of the Stooges' car, driving away with it. Then, when Moe thinks he is at the end of his rope, the Stooges get involved with a sheriff (Frank Sully) in hot pursuit of outlaw Mad Bill Hookup (Joe Palma).

Back in the courtroom, Moe ends his story by concluding that he must go back to bed for six additional months. The judge takes pity on the poor Stooge, and finds him not guilty. Joe and Larry are disgusted by the ruling and are about to get theirs. But thanks to Larry's tough skull the axe is now broken and Moe begins to lose his nerves again.

Production notes

Guns a Poppin! is a remake of 1945's Idiots Deluxe, using a surprisingly minimal amount of stock footage from the original. All new scenes were filmed on November 28, 1956.^[1]

References

↑ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 493; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0-9711868-0-4

External links

Guns a Poppin at the Internet Movie Database
Guns a Poppin at allmovie

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Directors	Edward Bernds Preston Black Lou Breslow Clyde Bruckman Charley Chase Harry Edwards Archie Gottler Walter Lang Charles Lamont Del Lord Norman Maurer Ray McCarey Hugh McCollum David Lowell Rich Jules White

Screenwriters	Ewart Adamson Felix Adler Andrew Bennison Clyde Bruckman Lloyd French John Grey Albert Ray Elwood Ullman Jack White/Preston Black

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