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Pardon My Backfire

  • 1953
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6.9/10
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Pardon My Backfire (1953)
SlapstickComedyShort

The Stooges' ten-year engagement to their fiances has reached the end of their future father-in-law's patience. He gives them a week to earn enough money to marry his daughters, or they'll b... Read allThe Stooges' ten-year engagement to their fiances has reached the end of their future father-in-law's patience. He gives them a week to earn enough money to marry his daughters, or they'll be promised to the three plumbers down the street.The Stooges' ten-year engagement to their fiances has reached the end of their future father-in-law's patience. He gives them a week to earn enough money to marry his daughters, or they'll be promised to the three plumbers down the street.

  • Director
    • Jules White
  • Writer
    • Felix Adler
  • Stars
    • Moe Howard
    • Larry Fine
    • Shemp Howard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    401
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Felix Adler
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Shemp Howard
    • 9User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • Moe
    • (as Moe)
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
    • Shemp
    • (as Shemp)
    Benny Rubin
    Benny Rubin
    • Charles, Escaped Convict
    Frank Sully
    Frank Sully
    • Algernon, Escaped Convict
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Shiv, Escaped Convict
    Barbara Bartay
    • Gang Moll
    • (uncredited)
    Diana Darrin
    Diana Darrin
    • Betty
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Godfrey
    • Nettie
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Papa
    • (uncredited)
    Angela Stevens
    Angela Stevens
    • Hettie
    • (uncredited)
    Jules White
    Jules White
    • Radio Announcer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Blackie Whiteford
    Blackie Whiteford
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Felix Adler
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    5psteier

    For Stooge heads only

    You must see it in 3D - what the Stooges throw at each other also comes at you. Otherwise the usual Stooge stuff except for the three girlfriends, who get little screen time.
    8SnoopyStyle

    3D Stooges with cheese

    Larry, Moe, and Shemp are having dinner with their girlfriends. They are ten years engaged and still no marriages. The girls' unhappy father gives the boys a week to earn enough money to marry his daughters. They go to work at a garage. A car drives in with a suspicious crew.

    Besides the 3D, this is a pretty good Shemp Stooges short, but I will always love Curly more. As for the 3D, it is mostly having things thrown at the screen. It is the old style cheesy 3D use. It actually fits the Stooges' style very well. At the time, I'm sure that it was done with comedic intent and serious considerations. By the time of my movie-going experience, that type of 3D was long considered bad cheese. Nowadays, I look upon it with comedic camp cheesy goodness.
    10Movie Nuttball

    Pardon My Backfire!

    On a local Television station I saw this funny Three Stooges in true 3D! There was another one in 3D called Spooks! Pardon My Backfire was really already in 3D like when Moe would do his stuff like throwing something or when one of the gangsters did something it would come right into the screen! What I mean by true 3D is that it had the color like the famous colors! It was a cool experience!

    The Three Stooges short is pretty good! It has a couple brutal scenes like the wire going through Larry's nose and ear and he must pull it out and like when Moe's behind is one fire! The actors that played the gangsters are cool which they have played other parts in other Three Stooges shorts! Like other Three Stooges shorts, the Stooges have girl friends. Like the other 3D short, this too has the different introduction with the stooges doing it live instead of the usual intro! With the 3D experience or without it Pardon My Backfire is funny one to watch!
    holme-1

    Funny short

    This is a pretty funny short, Moe throwing a knife into Shemp's rear is a hoot! The dinner scene was a little funny, but the "musical food" bit was just plain silly. The part in which the stooges are running their auto-mechanic shop is pretty violent for a stooge short. But it was still pretty funny, and the fight at the end was also great. But they could've spared us the cheesy 3-D, at least the 3-D has improved slightly since the first 3-D stooge short, "Spooks". I highly recommend this short to any three stooges fan.

    Grade: B+

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    • Trivia
      The second and last of the Stooges' 3-D shorts.
    • Goofs
      Obvious wire visible on cake when it is thrown.
    • Quotes

      Escaped Convict: I'm going to kill you to death!

      Larry: That's too permanent!

    • Connections
      Featured in Three-Dimensional Magic: Frank Passingham and Tom Vincent on the Mad Magician (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Oh! Susanna
      (uncredited)

      Written by Stephen Foster

      Phonograph record played by Larry

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • De tre træmænd som mekanikere
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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