The stooges discover Curly's hidden talent for boxing, which appears only when he hears the tune "Pop Goes the Weasel". With the help of Larry's violin, Moe attempts to turn him into a champ... Read allThe stooges discover Curly's hidden talent for boxing, which appears only when he hears the tune "Pop Goes the Weasel". With the help of Larry's violin, Moe attempts to turn him into a champion.The stooges discover Curly's hidden talent for boxing, which appears only when he hears the tune "Pop Goes the Weasel". With the help of Larry's violin, Moe attempts to turn him into a champion.
- Awards
- 1 win total
- Moe
- (as Moe)
- Larry
- (as Larry)
- Curley, aka K.O. Stradivarius
- (as Curley)
- Fight Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Kilduff Cornerman
- (uncredited)
- Mr. McGurn
- (uncredited)
- Plug-Ugly #1 in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
- Killer Kilduff
- (uncredited)
- Fight Timekeeper
- (uncredited)
- Kilduff's Manager
- (uncredited)
- K.O. Cornerman
- (uncredited)
- K.O. Cornerman
- (uncredited)
- K.O. Cornerman
- (uncredited)
- Man on Truck
- (uncredited)
- Fat Ringsider
- (uncredited)
- Referee
- (uncredited)
- Plug-Ugly #3 in Restaurant
- (uncredited)
Featured reviews
One day during some roadside training, they meet up with a pretty dame whose car is stuck in the mud. By playing the "Weasel" song, Curly lifts the car and solves the problem. She drives off as he jumps in the back seat!
The next scenes show newspaper headlines as "K.O. Stradivarius" (our hero Curly) beats all opponents and is now scheduled to fight for the championship.
The last bout is something to see: probably the goofiest fight scenes I've ever seen on film, which includes the great silent comics. Larry Howard ("Curly") was an underrated comic genius and shows it here early on in his career. It's the subtle things he does in this fight that had me laughing out loud.
**** (out of 4)
Three Stooges short has the wimpy Curley turning into a mean fighting machine each time he hears Pop Goes the Weasel. This is certainly the best short I've seen from the Stooges and i doubt they made one that was better. The laughs are non-stop from start to finish the violent humor is great throughout as well. The site gags are also pretty good including Larry walking into the bar, pulling his hat off and a part of it remaining on. The boxing match at the end also contains plenty of laughs.
Did you know
- TriviaIn 2002, "Punch Drunks" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", the only Stooge film to achieve such an honor.
- GoofsFight fans are seen milling outside the arena at night before the big fight. But when Larry Fine runs outside after breaking his violin, it is clearly broad daylight.
- Quotes
Larry: Pardon me, stranger.
Mr. McGurn: What do you want?
Larry: I'm a musician!
Mr. McGurn: So?
Larry: So, if you had some music playing around here, you might increase business.
Mr. McGurn: How much dough do you generally take?
Larry: About 250, but for you, I'll take 200.
Mr. McGurn: I'll give you a bowl of soup.
Larry: I'll take it!
Mr. McGurn: ...if you're good!
Larry: Okay.
[under his breath]
Larry: Gee, hope the soup's good.
- ConnectionsEdited into A Hit with a Miss (1945)
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- (A) Symphony of Punches
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- Runtime
- 17m
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1