Idiots Deluxe (1945)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Jules White

Writer:

Elwood Ullman (story)

Release Date:

20 July 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Short

Plot:

Moe is on trial for assaulting Curly and Larry with an ax. Moe relates how Curly and Larry took him on a hunting trip for his nerves...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Slapstick | Courtroom | The Three Stooges

Cast

Curly Howard	...	Curly (as Curly)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vernon Dent	...	Judge (uncredited)
Paul Kruger	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton	...	(uncredited)
Al Thompson	...	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by
Jules White

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Elwood Ullman		story and screenplay

Produced by
Jules White	....	producer

Cinematography by
Glen Gano

Film Editing by
Charles Hochberg

Art Direction by
Hilyard M. Brown		(as Hilyard Brown)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Screen Gems Television

Runtime:

18 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:

This was the first Three Stooges short to feature the Greco-Roman comic mask in the upper left-hand corner in the intros and closes.

Quotes:

[Curly and Larry are unaware that there's a bear in the backseat of their car. The bear hits Curly in the head]
Curly: HMMM! Cut it out!
Larry: Cut what out?
Curly: Don't be cute!
[the bear hits Curly again]
Curly: HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!
[the bear hits Larry]
Larry: Oh! What's the idea of hitting me?
Curly: I hit you because you hit me!
[brief pause]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Remade as Guns A-Poppin (1957)

Oh, Woe Is Moe!

This was the film in which we first see Moe on trial for trying to murder Curly and Larry. The rest of the film, except for the ending, is a flashback and what led to Moe losing control and trying to murder his buddies.

It's fairly famous for that, and for the scenes with a bear out in the woods, who licks honey from Moe's glass and eventually drives away in their car while signaling for a left turn!! Who can ever forget that? No matter how many times I view those scenes, I laugh out loud. Those bear scenes are true Three Stooges classic moments.

This is one of the top 20 short films, in my opinion, of all time regarding The Three Stooges. It's full of classic slapstick scenes.