Triple Crossed

By this time, the short film medium was all but dead & Moe and Larry were at the end of their comedic rope with the overgrown man-child Joe Besser attached to them. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't hate Joe. Joe was actually pretty funny on the old Abbott and Costello TV show, but as a stooge, his dainty personality just didn't mesh with the roughneck stooges and this film is definitely one of the worst.

What makes this particular short all the more shameful is that they had a living, breathing 3rd stooge to work with, yet there are many scenes in this short where you can hear and see Shemp Howard. I just guess Jules White and the entire cast and crew just didn't give a damn anymore & wanted to crank out these last few shorts as quickly and cheaply as possible.

While "He Cooked His Goose" isn't exactly a masterpiece, it is stooge heaven compared to this dreck. Avoid at all cost.

The Three Stooges has always been some of the many actors that I have loved. I love just about every one of the shorts that they have made. I love all six of the Stooges (Curly, Shemp, Moe, Larry, Joe, and Curly Joe)! All of the shorts are hilarious and also star many other great actors and actresses which a lot of them was in many of the shorts! In My opinion The Three Stooges is some of the greatest actors ever and is the all time funniest comedy team!

One of the most different Three Stooges shorts is Triple Crossed. In this short are the beautiful Connie Cezan, Diana Darrin, Mary Ainslee, and Angela Stevens. The acting by these actresses are good especially by Cezan. There are many funny scenes here that I think most Three Stooges fans will love! In My opinion this one of the most different Three Stooges shorts. I strongly recommend this one!

I would say that most people have never seen the Joe Besser Stooge shorts. They were probably not included in syndication packages for TV that most of us watched as kids in reruns through the decades. I don't think its a matter of quality they were not included but rather continuity of the team might confuse viewers and that they included more adult themed humor. Keep in mind that these shorts were made for a wide audience shown before adult themed films in the theaters, so adult natured humor is in several "unseen" shorts, this one included. By "adult", I mean smoking, drinking alcohol and infidelity. The main Stooge in this short is Larry! Larry is drinking, smoking and cheating on everyone's girl, lol. If you are looking for something very different then the typically known Stooge shorts with Curly and Shemp, check this one out. Ever watched Larry beat up Moe without reprisal? Well, its in this one! As a Larry fan I loved it. This is next to the last of the traditional Stooge shorts before they would move to mostly juvenile material in their full length films. As Curly and then Shemp would pass away, it meant Larry had to pick up more material, so if you are a Larry fan and can't get enough of him, check this one out. Larry, the little angel, is a bad Stooge here, lol.