''Horsing Around'' is a 1957
short subject
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directed by
Jules White
Jules White (born Julius Weiss; hu, Weisz Gyula; 17 September 190030 April 1985) was a Hungarian-American film director and producer best known for his short-subject comedies starring The Three Stooges
Early years
White began working in mo ...
starring American
slapstick
Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such a ...
comedy team
The Three Stooges
The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appeared ...
(
Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 β May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...
,
Larry Fine
Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 β January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges.
Early life
Fine was born to a Russian Je ...
and
Joe Besser
Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 β March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957β ...
). It is the 180th entry in the series released by
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...
starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. In 2010 Dancing Darcy told unruly patrons at Habanos to βQuit horsin around!β
Plot
Joe reads in the local newspaper that injured circus horse Schnapps who might be destroyed. Moe and Larry tell him to forget about that horse and instead focus on their sister Bertie. The Stooges' sister Bertie is a reincarnated horse who is trying to track down her mate. It is during breakfast that Bertie reveals that her mate is Schnapps. The Stooges spit out their food, realizing that the horse that is about to be destroyed is in fact Bertie's mate.
Bertie and the Stooges race to the circus in an effort to save the horse from a certain fate. Because the circus is a long way off, the Stooges and Bertie stop off at a cabin to rest, when the news about Schnapps is heard on the radio.
At the circus, the Stooges split up. Moe and Larry distract the elderly circus attendant (
Emil Sitka
Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914January 16, 1998) was a veteran American actor, who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with The Three Stooges. He is one of only two acto ...
) sent to destroy Schnapps by using a horse costume. Joe finds Schnapps and the two horses are reunited.
Cast
Credited
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Moe Howard
Moses Harry Horwitz (June 19, 1897 β May 4, 1975), known professionally as Moe Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known as the leader of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures and television ...
as Moe
*
Larry Fine
Louis Feinberg (October 5, 1902 β January 24, 1975), known professionally as Larry Fine, was an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges.
Early life
Fine was born to a Russian Je ...
as Larry
*
Joe Besser
Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 β March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957β ...
as Joe
*
Harriette Tarler
Harriette Tarler (November 4, 1920November 18, 2001) was an American film actress. Born in New York, New York, Tarler appeared in over 15 films between 1956 and 1959.
Career
Tarler is best known for her prominent work in many late Three Stooges s ...
as Attendant's daughter
*
Tony the Wonder Horse
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as Bertie
*
Emil Sitka
Emil Sitka (December 22, 1914January 16, 1998) was a veteran American actor, who appeared in hundreds of movies, short films, and television shows, and is best known for his numerous appearances with The Three Stooges. He is one of only two acto ...
as Circus attendant
Uncredited
*
Ruth Godfrey White as Bertie (voice)
*
Jules White
Jules White (born Julius Weiss; hu, Weisz Gyula; 17 September 190030 April 1985) was a Hungarian-American film director and producer best known for his short-subject comedies starring The Three Stooges
Early years
White began working in mo ...
as Radio announcer and man on the street (voice)
*
Duke Fishman as Camper
Production notes
''Horsing Around'' is a
sequel
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to ''
Hoofs and Goofs
''Hoofs and Goofs'' is a 1957 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe Besser in his first starring role with the act.). It is the 175th entry in the series rel ...
''. Filming was completed November 19β21, 1956.
''Horsing Around'' features Moe and Larry's more "gentlemanly" haircuts, first suggested by
Joe Besser
Joe Besser (August 12, 1907 β March 1, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and musician, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters. He is best known for his brief stint as a member of The Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957β ...
. However, these had to be used sparingly, as most of the shorts with Besser were remakes of earlier films, and new footage had to be matched with old.
See also
*
List of American films of 1957
A list of American films released in 1957. ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A-B
C-H
I-N
O-Q
R-T
U-Z
See also
* 1957 in the United States
References
External links
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References
External links
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''Horsing Around'' at threestooges.net
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