Three Arabian Nuts

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Three Arabian Nuts
Three Arabian Nuts onesheet 1951.jpg
Written by Elwood Ullman
Directed by Edward Bernds
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Shemp Howard
Vernon Dent
Philip Van Zandt
Dick Curtis
Wesley Bly
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Hugh McCollum
Running time 15:43
Distributor Columbia Pictures

Three Arabian Nuts is the 129th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1951 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The Stooges are warehouse workers who are assigned to delivering some Arabian antique for a Mr. Bradley (Vernon Dent). While unpacking the goods at Mr. Bradley's house, Shemp stumbles upon a magic lamp that he, at first, dubs a "syrup pitcher." After giving the lamp a cleaning, a djinni appears (Wesley Bly), startling Shemp. Calling the djinni "genius," the Stooges are pursued by two Arabian thugs (Philip Van Zandt, Dick Curtis) who are after the magic lamp.

Production notes[edit | edit source]

Three Arabian Nuts was filmed on January 9–12, 1950, nearly one year prior to its January 1951 release. This is the fifteenth of sixteen Stooge shorts with the word "three" in the title.[1] The film's title is a parody of Arabian Nights, a collection of West and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age.[2]

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Category:1951 films Category:1950s comedy films Category:The Three Stooges films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Edward Bernds Category:American black-and-white films Category:Columbia Pictures short films


Category:Comedy short films