Horses' Collars
| Horses' Collars | |
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Horsescollars35.jpg Mistitled lobby card (as the singular Horse Collars) | |
| Written by | Felix Adler |
| Directed by | Clyde Bruckman |
| Starring |
Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Dorothy Kent Fred Kohler Fred Kelsey |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jules White |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle |
| Running time | 18:01 |
| Distributor | Columbia Pictures |
Horses' Collars is the fifth short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1935 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).[1] The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The Stooges are detectives in the Old West. They have been sent out to recover an IOU from Double Deal Decker (Fred Kohler), a ruthless killer who plans to take possession of a ranch that is rightfully owned by Nell (Dorothy Kent). After an unsuccessful attempt at a saloon, the Stooges head to Decker's hideout.
Production notes[edit | edit source]
Horses' Collars was filmed on November 23–27, 1934.[2] The opening theme song is titled "At the Races," composed by Louis Silvers.[3] Curly has a violent reaction to the sight of a live mouse at any time, going into a fit while demanding, "Moe! Larry! The Cheese!".[1] The only cure is for someone to feed him cheese,[1] leading to Curly's manic catchphrase upon sighting a mouse in the film short. The reason for this is explained by Larry, stating that Curly's father was a rat.
An external stimulus — as with Curly spotting the mouse — that causes him to go bonkers was also used as a plot element in Punch Drunks, Grips, and Tassels in the Air.[4]
Horses' Collars was the first of 17 Western-themed films the Stooges would make.[2] It is also the first short where the Stooges sing "You'll Never Know What Tears Are" in barbershop music style. This song would make an appearance in future shorts Half-Shot Shooters and A Ducking They Did Go.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Horses' Collars". [[wikipedia:The New York Times|]].
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Horses' Collars at threestooges.net
- ↑ Finegan, Richard (Fall 1998). "More Three Stooges Film Music Identified (1934-1935)". The Three Stooges Journal (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania: The Three Stooges Fan Club, Inc.) (87): 9. http://threestooges.net/journal/view/87. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. [[wikipedia:Glendale, California|]]: Comedy III Productions, Inc. pp. 99. ISBN 0971186804. http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Three-Stooges-Filmography-Companion/dp/0971186804/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201570359&sr=1-1.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Horses' Collars at Internet Movie Database
- Horses' Collars at AllMovie
- Horses' Collars at threestooges.net
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Category:1935 films Category:The Three Stooges films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Clyde Bruckman Category:Western (genre) comedy films Category:Columbia Pictures short films Category:1930s Western (genre) films
