Rockin' Thru the Rockies

The above question wan posed by an irate woman called "Nell." Now that's an odd insult that she used: a sun-baked ham? Well, in an old film, particularly a Three Stooges short that is 68 years old, you're going to get a lot of strange name-calling. I suppose in real life, the boys would be called a lot worse.....a lot worse.

Daisy, Tessie, Flossie and Nell (the old coot who has no patience with the bumbling boys) actually hire the Stooges to take them West so they can perform their singing and dancing act. Of course, five months into the trip they've only made it about 100 miles to Kansas and Nell has lost her patience. Can't blame the poor woman.

The bulk of the story contains classic Three Stooges gags, some of which are good no matter how many times, or in how many films, you see them: like the grizzly bear wandering into the shed and Curly, at first, thinking it's a warm blanket.

Then, PC-aside, we get the normal adventures with Indians which are usually pretty funny. The highlight, however, of this "western adventure," is the ice-fishing scene..Without giving too much away, suffice to say all three Stooges wind up taking humorous plunges into the icy waters. You can't help but laugh out loud at some of them.

This is a mostly routine Three Stooges comedy, but it has some funny moments. This time, the boys are acting as guides for a group of women who are traveling west as part of a stage show, trying to protect the women from Indians, in their usual efficient manner. The funniest part might be the scene of the three of them trying to ice fish. Most of the other gags are pretty familiar, but are worth a few laughs.

Daisy, Flossie, and Tessie are performers for the traveling road show Nell's Belles. Larry, Curly, and Moe are frontier guides protecting the ladies traveling from Kansas to San Francisco. Indians order them to leave Indian territories. Their horses run away and they are stuck.

The girls are a missed opportunity. They barely have anything to do. The Indians have more screen presence. The girls may as well be empty dresses. The boys do their stuff but they don't have good partners. All in all, it's perfectly good Stooges short but it could be even better.

45th Stooge film short and one that finds them really at odds with the brutal elements. Although it's all props, right?

Mission: Escort three pretty showgirls, played by Dorothy Comingore, Lorna Gray and Dorothy Appleby across the mid west (circa 1800s) to San Francisco, getting stuck in the Rocky Mountains. And it's COLD!

I agree with the last reviewer, the girls are kind of put off to the side, while Moe, Larry and Curly get involved in all sorts of insane stuff. The frigid weather makes it impossible to sleep. How about jumping into ice cold lake water??? And don't forget a wild bear wanderin' around. One more thing -- Indians! Leave NOW or get killed NOW. Has that zany old west feel that all us kids love, and it's a duel between Moe and Curly as to who gets the best lines or clobbered the most.

A labor of love by Clyde Bruckman, one of the team's best writers. Good part for big guy Dick Curtis as the Indian chief. Final appearance for Lorna Gray, who would move to Republic Pictures and co-star in many classic serials. Dorothy Comingore, of course, would soon go onto fame appearing in CITIZEN KANE.

Yes, for movie buffs, some gag lines referring to IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT. And this is one bumpy night.

Another Stooge gem. Always on dvd, generally by decades, 30s, 40s, and 50s episodes. Many thanks to METV for running these oldies every Saturday.

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!

This is funny Three Stooges short with Curly. Dick Curtis and Bert Young have to interesting role here and the two actors play them well. The same goes for Dorothy Comingore, Dorothy Appleby, Lorna Gray, and Kathryn Sheldon! The fishing scenes and the bed scenes with The Stooges are hilarious! Recommended!