Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaThe stooges are traveling salesmen stranded in Valeska, a tropical country prone to earthquakes. Having no luck selling fur coats to the natives they are arrested when they receive a telegra... Leggi tuttoThe stooges are traveling salesmen stranded in Valeska, a tropical country prone to earthquakes. Having no luck selling fur coats to the natives they are arrested when they receive a telegram instructing them to "get rid of present wardrobe" and an official thinks they are planni... Leggi tuttoThe stooges are traveling salesmen stranded in Valeska, a tropical country prone to earthquakes. Having no luck selling fur coats to the natives they are arrested when they receive a telegram instructing them to "get rid of present wardrobe" and an official thinks they are planning to assassinate president Ward Robey. With the help of Rita, a beautiful revolutionary, ... Leggi tutto
- Moe
- (as Moe)
- Larry
- (as Larry)
- Curly
- (as Curly)
- Señorita Rita
- (as Carmen LaRoux)
- General Casino
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- Mike
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
- General LeGrande
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- Wagon Driver
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It doesn't take too long for the guys to be suspected of trying to kill the leader, first getting thrown into the jug, and then facing a firing squad! Their ace in the hole happens to be lovely Senorita Rita (played by Carmen Laroux), a revolutionary who has plans of her own, managing to get them out of trouble and then back in. All along its insane, and toss in an occasional earthquake(?), because the place is prone to shakers. Why not?
The dialogue and one liners by Elwood Ullman and Searle Kramer is classic 101, again Curly the champ scene stealer. Director Charley Chase has some of his best moments with the firing squad bits. Real funny schtick by one and all. Vernon Dent returns, always a standout, also western heavy LeRoy Mason playing Singapore Joe. Love that name. Gino Corrado, who reminded me of Billy Gilbert, plays the general. Who else?
Camen Laroux, who appeared in many B films and westerns, has an excellent role here, possibly her best, her career ending in a few short years. Her health declined and she took her own life. Carmen's final film appearance was in CITIZEN KANE.
Series episode Number 40.
Always on Columbia dvd, released via decades, 30s, 40s and 50s episodes. Thanks always to METV for running these oldies Saturdays, making our weekends.
The Stooges used dynamite to great effect in June 1939's "Saved by the Belle." In this last directed Stooges short of Charlie Chase's, who died the following year of a heart attack at 47, the three are traveling salesmen in the fictional South American country of Valeska. Accused of plotting to kill the country's leader, the Stooges escape prison thanks to revolutionary member Señorita Rita (Carman Laroux). They take a rolled up map (they think) of the government's military positions to the revolutionary leader, only to present a calendar instead. Escorted to a wall where they think they're about to have their picture taken, Curly says to Moe, "I'm gonna send one home to Elaine," who in real life was his wife Elaine Ackerman. They finally realized an execution squad was about to fire upon them. The Stooges commandeer an ammunition truck before Curly casually flings a match he used to light a cigarette into a crate of dynamite, igniting a fuse. After chomping on some grenades, whom Curly thinks are pineapples, the dynamite explodes, sending the three onto a swayed-back horse, galloping away.
"Saved by the Belle" featured Mexican actress Carmen Laroux. The highpoint in her screen acting career which began in 1927 in silent movies was appearing alongside John Wayne in 1935's low-budget 'The Desert Trail.' This was her second-to-last film before she appeared as the maid in Orson Welles' 1941 "Citizen Kane." She committed suicide on August 1942 at 32 by swallowing ant poison.
Vernon Dent plays a revolutionary set to overtake some the country's leader. As soon as the guests leave the town, it's on. The "guests" are three dopey clothing salesmen from Ticondaroga , NY. Yup, you can guess who they are.
This turns out to have a lot of material packed into 17 minutes, a "spy" story where the Stooges are considered traitors, then good guys, then ordered to be executed, then awarded, then shot.....and all of it never seems to bother them.
We also have a funny parrot, earthquakes every so often, and a bunch of loony stuff which could only happen to our guys, the Stooges.
Note: Mexican actress Carmen Laroux plays "Rita," and she had an interesting face. I'm very sad to see that she died about three years after making this Stooges short, passing away at the very young age of 32. I can't find any information on what happened to her, other than she died in Los Angeles. Her last role, an uncredited one, was in the famous classic, "Citizen Kane."
Saved by the Belle is fair Three Stooges short. LeRoy Mason, Carmen Laroux, and Vernon Dent are in this one. Laroux has some good and funny scenes with The Stooges. Mason plays some character! If you are a Three Stooges fan then watch Saved by the Belle for some good performances!
Lo sapevi?
- QuizThinking the firing squad are photographers, Curly says, "I'm going to send one (photo) home to Elaine," referring to his wife Elaine Ackerman.
- Citazioni
Señorita Rita: But my General, the fat one does not look like a spy. He looks very innocent.
Curly: Oh, I don't know, I've been around!
- ConnessioniEdited into The Three Stooges: Volume XII (1985)
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