Bubble Trouble

A couple of veteran Stooge players are in Bubble Trouble. Emil Sitka and Christine McIntyre play their landlords.

Sitka wants to throw Moe, Larry and Shemp from the pharmacy they operate on his premises. He's one mean old skinflint. Then McIntyre comes complaining that the old skinflint is throwing her out after her giving him the best years of her life.

The boys go to work and after many tries invent some ugly looking goop that's a fountain of youth. Years come off her life.after McIntyre inhales a few slugs.

But itworks somewhat differently for men.

All I'll say is McIntyre got the best of the bargain.

It's these type of remade dogs from the mid-50's that makes me wonder why Jules White even bothered. This short should have been titled "All Gummed Up part deux: The Director's cut" or something. But I guess this short could be worth something to those who haven't seen the original since it basically "borrows" nearly all the old footage, and Columbia has released this short on VHS & DVD (why, instead of a much better remake like 'Loose Loot' I have no idea)?!?

Grade: D-

Even though I haven't seen this stooge short in about 2 years, it's a pretty short even though we don't get to see the new footage until the last 4 or 5 minutes of the short and that's when it becomes a classic (I never cared for All Gummed Up and I think that short was Shemp's weakest of the 1940's).

In the original Emil Sitka shrank after trying to drink the fountain of youth but in this short, he becomes a gorilla and grabs Moe and starts banging his head on the floor and his head becomes a squashed pancake and Moe and Larry suggest that the gorilla needs a mate and they get Shemp to try it and Shemp shoves it inside Moe's mouth and he does a chimp impersonation.

Not of one of the better remakes from the 1953-56 period but the gorilla scene makes it a classic, 2.25 out of 5 stars.

Opinions seem to range all over the map with this one--from those who say its better than "All Gummed Up," to those who find it to be one of the more putrid Shemp rehashes. Count me as the latter, as I find it very dodgy--to say the least--that this is better than the original.

Considering that most of what we see is All Gummed Up. Of course, you can count on Jules White to sprinkle in the occasional new insert shot that doesn't advance the plot--or improve anything--I just suppose Jules does it to fulfill some quota for new footage, so he could sell these tired recycles as new films.

Anyway, most of that quota comes at the very end, when the new plot twist is that Emil's character turns into an ape after eating the formula. How lame and unfunny this new twist is....

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!

One of the most different Three Stooges shorts is Bubble Trouble. In this short are Christine McIntyre, Emil Sitka, and Victor Travers. The acting by these actors are good especially by McIntyre and Sitka. There are many funny scenes here that I think most Three Stooges fans will love! In My opinion this one of the most different Three Stooges shorts. There is another similar Three Stooges called All Gummed Up. I recommend both of these shorts!