Disorder in the Court

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The stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the da... Read allThe stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the day when they discover the real murderer's identity.The stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the day when they discover the real murderer's identity.

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Moe Howard

Moe
(as Moe)

Larry Fine

Larry
(as Larry)

Curly Howard

Curly
(as Curly)

Nick Baskovitch

Man in Hallway
(uncredited)

Alice Belcher

Juror
(uncredited)

Hank Bell

Juror - Back Row
(uncredited)

Dan Brady

Juror
(uncredited)

Bobby Burns

Gallery Spectator
(uncredited)

Louise Carver

Flirting Juror
(uncredited)

Billy Franey

Juror
(uncredited)

Sol Horwitz

Middle-Aged Man in Front Row of Court Audience
(uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Defense Attorney
(uncredited)

Tiny Jones

Juror
(uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Gail Tempest
(uncredited)

Eddie Laughton

Man Sitting by Letterpress
(uncredited)

Edward LeSaint

Judge
(uncredited)

Hank Mann

Court Recorder
(uncredited)

James C. Morton

Court Clerk
(uncredited)

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10Smells_Like_Cheese

Disorder in the Court

Without a doubt, this always has been and always will be my favorite stooge flick. I loved every minute of it and you will always get a laugh from the three stooges.

The plot is that Gail's life is at stake for a murder that she did not commit at dancer's club. Her only witnesses are the three stooges that can prove that she did not commit the crime. Through their zanny testimonies they find a way to save her life from being thrown away to prison.

This is one of the best stooge comedies, and I would highly recommend it to any true stooge fans! 10/10

10cptchipjew

Quite possible the funniest short they did.

Disorder in the Court is truly one of the funniest shorts The Three Stooges ever made. The timing and delivery of the jokes was pure perfection for Larry, Moe and Curly. Some of the "special effects" were pure hilarity, such as the scene where Larry flings the bow from his violin, removing the stenographer's toupee.

This short is truly a testament to brilliance of their slapstick. Almost 70 years later, and The Stooges are still being televised and sold on video and DVD.

For anybody that wants to familarize themselves with the Stooges, or for any fan that wants 20 minutes of unstoppable laughter, Disorder in the Court is perfect.

10ccthemovieman-1

Curly's Comic Genius On Display In Court

This is one of the all-time famous Three Stooges films. It's total insanity, start-to-finish, and even though it's corny it still gets a ton of laughs even today. To me, it also demonstrates the comic genius of Curly.

All the action takes place in court and we see only one witness: Curly, of all people! He and the boys are trying to get their friend "Gail Tempest" (those who remember actress Gail Storm will appreciate this humor) out of a murder charge. "Who killed Cock Robin" is the question here.

Curly goes through his classic routine of trying to take his hat off, raise his right hand and put his left hand on the Bible all at the same time! It's almost become a classic routine. He does other things in here, too, that only Curly could pull off.

Watching this yesterday for the first time in about 20 years and probably the 10th overall, I still laughed out loud at several things, namely: What the jury looked like after the attorney says, "It is merely an attempt to influence this intelligent, broad-minded and most-intelligent jury!" (You see 12 of the dumbest-looking people you've ever seen!); Moe shooting a "tarantula" (some guy's wig) and Larry doing his Tarzan yell.

What can you say? This is The Three Stooges at the height of their hilarity.

dls-3

Courtroom drama at its best!!!

Out of all the Three Stooges shorts that I have seen, there are maybe 6 or 7 that really stand out and are really funny. Disorder in the Court just about heads the list. I have never seen behavior like this in a courtroom!

Well, if you have ever gone to traffic court and listened to some of the excuses and nonsense that some of the defendants try to give the judge, it only is just an inkling of what to expect in this movie. It is absolutely hilarious!!!

I have this movie in my personal collection and have probably watched it maybe a dozen times or so. I basically know every line, every scene and every antic that happens.

Just think how Perry Mason or the Defenders or even Matlock would react if they had to deal with this type of situation.

All in all, for R-E-A-L enjoyment and to get you out of the doldrums, this movie is a God send!!

9Little-Mikey

Disorder in the court!

Why Columbia Pictures chose to let this classic fall into public domain while maintaining and renewing its ownership of "Woman Haters" is truly a mystery to me.

The result of Columbia Pictures' not-so-wise logic is that this short has been appearing and reappearing on budget videos and later on budget DVD compilations, usually coupled with "Brideless Grooms" (which was pretty good) and "Malace in the Palace" (which was OK).

This comedy short is truly a classic. The slapstick is non-stop and it is impossible to say who really stole the scenes.

Was it Curly when he took the stand? ("Raise your hand, take off your hat, put your hand here") Or was it Suzanne Kaaren, with her million dollar legs? (Yes, she really had her legs insured for a million dollars.) The Stooges also show off their musical talent which translated to musical comedy. (Did the late great Spike Jones get his idea from this film?) A laugh riot for all...

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Trivia
Sol Horwitz and Jenny Horwitz, the parents of Moe Howard and Curly Howard, make uncredited appearances in this film as front-row members of the court audience.

Goofs
An obviously smaller stunt-double for Curly Howard sits in the witness chair when it falls over.

Quotes
Court clerk: [as Curly come up to him] Take off your hat.
[Curly does with his right hand]
Court clerk: Now, raise your right hand.
[Curly put his hat back on and does]
Court clerk: [points to the Bible] Now put your left hand here.
[Curly goes to do so but can't because his cane is in that hand, so he switches it to his right hand then does so]
Judge: [to Curley] Take off your hat.
[Curly does again with his right hand]
Court clerk: Raise your right hand.
[Curly put his hat back on again and does so]
Court clerk: [Points to the Bible again] Now put your left hand here.
[Again, Curly switches hands with his cane to do so]
Judge: Please take off your hat.
[Curly does again with his right hand and the same charade happens]
Court clerk: [Getting increasingly impatient] Raise your right hand! Now put your left hand here.
Judge: [Getting annoyed] Will you please take off your hat!
[Again, the same charade happens]
Court clerk: [Through clenched teeth] Raise your right hand!
[Curly shows annoyance as well as he does so this time]
Court clerk: Now put your left hand here!
Judge: [Yells] Take off your hat!
[Curly does so this time with his left hand and sticks it on top of his cane]
Court clerk: Raise your right hand!
[Curly does holding the cane and hat, the clerk grabs the hat and shoves it back at Curly]
Court clerk: Will you get rid of that hat?
Curly: [Hangs his cane on the pocket of the clerk, then puts his hat on the clerk] Raise *your* right hand.
Court clerk: [He does, then realizes what he's doing, takes off the hat and places it under the Bible, then to Curly] Raise your right hand.
[Curly finally does]

Alternate versions
In 2006, a computer colorized version was released as part of Columbia's "ChromaChoice" collection in a DVD entitled "The Three Stooges: Stooges on the Run".