Horses' Collars

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Horses' Collars
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Mistitled lobby card (as the singular Horse Collars)
Directed by Clyde Bruckman
Written by Felix Adler
Produced by Jules White
Starring Moe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
Dorothy Kent
Fred Kohler
Fred Kelsey
Cinematography John W. Boyle
Edited by James Sweeney
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 10, 1935 (1935-01-10)
Running time
18:01
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Horses' Collars is a 1935 short subject directed by Clyde Bruckman and starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). [1] It is the fifth entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

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Plot

The Stooges are detectives in the Old West. They have been sent out to recover an IOU from Double Deal Decker (Fred Kohler), a ruthless killer who plans to take possession of a ranch that is rightfully owned by Nell (Dorothy Kent). After an unsuccessful attempt at a saloon, the Stooges head to Decker's hideout, where they find the IOU in a safe, and Curly manages to defeat the killers.

Production notes

Horses' Collars was filmed on November 23–27, 1934. [2] The opening theme song is titled "At the Races," composed by Louis Silvers. [3] Curly has a violent reaction to the sight of a live mouse at any time, going into a fit while demanding, "Moe! Larry! The Cheese!". [1] The only cure is for someone to feed him cheese, [1] with Curly telling them which kind. The reason for this is explained by Moe & Larry, stating that Curly's father was a rat. The kind of cheeses that Curly calls for are roquefort, camembert, and limburger; all three of which are known to have highly pungent aromas.

An external stimulus — as with Curly spotting the mouse — that causes him to go bonkers was also used as a plot element in Punch Drunks , Grips, Grunts and Groans , and Tassels in the Air . [4]

Horses' Collars was the first of 17 Western-themed films the Stooges would make. [2] It is also the first short where the Stooges sing "You'll Never Know What Tears Are" in barbershop music style. This song would make an appearance in future shorts Half-Shot Shooters and A Ducking They Did Go .

The casting of Kohler, who played the villain in countless actual westerns, gave the film some added authenticity.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Janiss Garza (2016). "Horses' Collars". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Horses' Collars at threestooges.net
  3. ↑ Finegan, Richard (Fall 1998). "More Three Stooges Film Music Identified (1934-1935)". The Three Stooges Journal. Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania: The Three Stooges Fan Club, Inc. (87): 9. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Glendale, California: Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 99. ISBN   0971186804.


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