In the Old West, the Stooges are crooked gamblers gypping the resident of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff, they disguise themselves ... Read allIn the Old West, the Stooges are crooked gamblers gypping the resident of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff, they disguise themselves as Indians. Their plan works until Curely, dressed as a squaw, is forced to marry a local ... Read allIn the Old West, the Stooges are crooked gamblers gypping the resident of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff, they disguise themselves as Indians. Their plan works until Curely, dressed as a squaw, is forced to marry a local tough guy. The stooges are unmasked and wind up in the hoosegow.
- Moe
- (as Moe)
- Larry
- (as Larry)
- Curly
- (as Curly)
- Saloon Girl
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Girl
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
- Pierre
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Sheriff T. E. Higgins
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Deputy Sheriff
- (uncredited)
- Little Blonde in Saloon
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Girl
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
- Saloon Patron
- (uncredited)
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This is one of The Three Stooges' best western shorts! Its very funny. Bud Jamison puts on a fantastic performance! His accent is very authentic and his personality is cool. There are many hilarious scenes here including the fishing scenes! I seriously recommend this Three Stooges short to all Three Stooges fans!
This certainly wouldn't fly today. Times have changed. It's not the most inappropriate, but it is still funny. This is early official "The Three Stooges" directed by Del Lord. I actually find the fishing the most fun. It is simple Stooges comedy and I like its simplicity. I also like a cross-dressing Curly. Cross-dressing is always fun. I truly love a bald Curly trying to be demure.
This is where it gets creative, thanks to writer Clyde Bruckman. Moe, Larry and Curly hide out in the wilderness at an Indian reservation. Very clever manuever, and the wardrobe folks deserve credit. They borrowed from the studio's western unit, applied some fakeup makeup and Curly is back in drag! This time playing an outrageous Squaw. By this stage in the game, Curly could dress up as about anyone and make us laugh out loud. Except Pierre. Bud Jamison seeks his REVENGE. A super role for Bud, the ultimate Stooge foil, much like Vernon Dent.
Veteran silent actor Robert Mackenzie plays the sheriff, often in westerns and film classics. Another winner directed by Del Lord, definitely inspiration for Stooge westerns yet to come.
Always on dvd via Columbia, generally decades, 30s, 40s, and 50s releases. Some box sets have themes. All remastered.
Thanks to METV for running the Stooges Saturdays, perfect weekend entertainment.
** (out of 4)
Lazy short from The Three Stooges has them wanted by the law so they dress as Indians but then run into a man whose wife left him for one. The jokes here are pretty standard and routine and there really weren't any laugh at loud moments. The fishing scene is probably the highlight but even this wasn't that funny.
Now available on Columbia's 2-disc set, which features over 20 shorts, all digitally remastered and looking better than ever. If you're a fan of the Stooges then this is a must own.
Did you know
- TriviaThe title is a reference to the popular Fanny Brice song, "I'm an Indian" ("Hoo-hoo, I'm an Indian.").
- GoofsAcross the water a road with utility poles is visible.
- ConnectionsEdited into Back to the Woods (1937)
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- Frontier Daze
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- Runtime17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1