Calling All Curs
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| 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) |  August 25, 1939 |
| Running time | 17' 19" |
| Country | 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.
[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
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- Larry: "Do you think it's serious, Dr. Curly?"
- Curly: "Yes, to say the least, if not less."
[edit] References
- ^ 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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