The Three Stooges: Short Films: Vol. 3 (1939-1945) - (Comedy)

NR | 1 hr 14 mins | Comedy | 1939-1945<br /> <br /> This volume contains: <br /> <br />"Calling All Curs" (1939) 18 minutes <br /> <br />The stooges run a pet hospital and get an important patient, Garcon, a rich ladies poodle. When dognappers posing as reporters steal the poodle, the boys are in a tough spot. First they try to fool their client by disguising a mutt as the poodle. When that doesn't work, they use the mutt as a bloodhound to track down the crooks. When they discover the bad guys hideout, Curly defeats them in a fight and they find Garcon, only to discover that "he" has had a litter of puppies <br /> <br />Director: Jules White <br /> <br />Writers: Elwood Ullma, Searle Kramer and Thea Goodan <br /> <br />"Busy Buddies" (1944) 17 minutes <br /> <br />The stooges run a small restaurant, and must come up with some quick money to pay off a pie dealer who's wares they ruined. They enter Curly in a milking contest at the county fair, but his technique leaves something to be desired, and he quickly falls behind the champ. Moe and try to help by putting on a cow suit and pouring milk from a concealed bottle, but when their cheating is exposed, they must leave on the run. <br /> <br />Director: Del Lord <br /> <br />Writers: Del Lord and Elwood Ullman <br /> <br />"Idiots Deluxe" (1945) 18 minutes <br /> <br />Moe is on trial for assaulting Curly and Larry with an ax. Moe relates how Curly and Larry took him on a hunting trip for his nerves. Out in the woods they confronted a bear which Curly and Larry stunned, and thinking it was dead, threw it in the back of their car, where it came awake, tossed Moe out and drove the car into a tree. The judge finds Moe not guilty and Moe promptly goes after Larry and Curly again with the ax. <br /> <br />Director: Jules White <br /> <br />Writer: Elwood Ullman <br /> <br />"Gents Without Cents" (1944) 19 minutes <br /> <br />The stooges are three small time actors looking for a job. They meet three girl dancers in the situation and get a small part in a big producers show at the shipyard. When the rest of the cast doesn't show up, the stooges and the girls must put on the whole show themselves. The show is a hit and the stooges marry the girls and head to Niagara Falls for their honeymoon. <br /> <br />Director: Jules White <br /> <br />Writer: Felix Adler <br /> <br />Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard