What's the Matador? (1942)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Jules White

Writers:

Saul Ward (screenplay)
Jack White (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

23 April 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Tagline:

World's Champion Bull Throwers!

Plot:

The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally switch suitcases with that of Dolores...

Plot Keywords:

Reverse Footage | Bullfighting | The Three Stooges | Beautiful Woman | Slapstick

Cast

Curly Howard	...	Curly (as Curly)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Suzanne Kaaren	...	Dolores Sanchez
Harry Burns	...	Jose Sanchez
Dorothy Appleby	...	O'Brien's Secretary
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eddie Laughton	...	Telegraph Clerk (uncredited)
Cy Schindell	...	Bullring Attendant (uncredited)
John Tyrrell	...	Shamus O'Brien (uncredited)
Bert Young	...	Bullring attendant (uncredited)
Don Zelaya	...	Sleeping Mexican (uncredited)

Directed by
Jules White

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Saul Ward		screenplay
Jack White		screenplay
Jack White		story

Produced by
Jules White	....	producer

Cinematography by
L. William O'Connell		(as L.W. O'Connell)

Film Editing by
Jerome Thoms

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems Television (1958) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Run, Bull, Run (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

17 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Don Zelaya's instruction's roughly translated from Spanish have him telling the Stooges to go left then right and then go jump in the river.

Goofs:

Continuity: Throughout the bullfight, the bulls horns change from being white with black tips to all-black.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Sappy Bullfighters (1959)

Good one!

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!

This is one of My favorite Three Stooges shorts with Curly! All Appearing in this short are Suzanne Kaaren, Harry Burns, Dorothy Appleby, Eddie Laughton, Cy Schindell, John Tyrrell, Bert Young, and Don Zelaya! This one is so hilarious! Curly has a great performance here and in My opinion its one of his best. There is another one similar like this with Joe Besser called Sappy Bullfighters and I strongly recommend both of these classic Three Stooges shorts!