List of Three Stooges recycled shorts

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In the later years of The Three Stooges shorts, a tactic was used to cut costs by recycling footage from previous shorts. A typical example consists of using wrap-arounds: new footage is used for an opening, old footage is used for the middle, and new footage is used at the end to wrap things up.

One example involves the short Husbands Beware . Moe and Larry are shown enduring the agony of married life. As such, they feel that Shemp should be married too. They decide to trick him into getting married. Cut to footage from Brideless Groom where Moe falsely tells Shemp he will inherit $500,000 if he is married by the end of the day. Shemp is married, and the short then ends with new footage of Moe and Larry telling Shemp it was all a lie because he let Moe and Larry marry his two overweight sisters and got divorced.

This was mostly done with shorts featuring Shemp Howard as the previous third stooge Curly Howard was no longer involved in production. There are, however, exceptions, especially when Joe Besser came on board, and far-away shots of Curly could sort of pass for a shot of Joe. After Shemp's death in November 1955, four entries even went so far as to use recycled footage, and a double posing as Shemp ("Fake Shemp") in his place.

The following is a list of what shorts were recycled into new shorts, followed by a list of what new shorts used old footage.

Title of Original ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseTitle of New ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseNotes
Pardon My Scotch 9August 1, 1935 Dizzy Detectives 68February 5, 1943carpenter sequence
Hoi Polloi 10August 29, 1935 In the Sweet Pie and Pie 58October 16, 1941dance lesson scene
Ants in the Pantry 12February, 1936 Pest Man Wins 136December 6, 1951plot only; no stock footage
3 Dumb Clucks 22April 17, 1937 Up in Daisy's Penthouse 144February 5, 1953plot only; minimal stock footage
Goofs and Saddles 24July 2, 1937 Pals and Gals 155June 3, 1954saloon escape scene
Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise 42October 6, 1939 Oil's Well That Ends Well 188December 4, 1958some plot reused; only stock shot is Curly riding the oil gusher
Boobs in Arms 52December 27, 1940 Dizzy Pilots 74September 24, 1943drill sergeant sequence
In the Sweet Pie and Pie 58October 16, 1941 Beer Barrel Polecats 88January 10, 1946cell block footage
In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941 Pest Man Wins 136December 6, 1951minimal pie fight footage
What's The Matador? 62April 23, 1942 Sappy Bull Fighters 190June 4, 1959minimal stock footage used
Idiots Deluxe 85July 20, 1945 Guns a Poppin! 179June 13, 1957minimal stock footage used
Half-Wits Holiday 97January 9, 1947 Pest Man Wins 136December 6, 1951pie fight scenes
Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947 Scheming Schemers 173October 4, 1956pie fight scenes
Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947 Pies and Guys 185June 12, 1958minimal stock footage used
Fright Night 98March 6, 1947 Fling in the Ring 159January 6, 1955
Out West 99April 24, 1947 Pals and Gals 155June 3, 1954
Hold That Lion! 100July 17, 1947 Booty and the Beast 145March 5, 1953second half of film remade
Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947 Loose Loot 146April 2, 1953first half of film remade
Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947 Tricky Dicks 147May 7, 1953filing cabinet sequence
Brideless Groom 101September 11, 1947 Husbands Beware 167January 5, 1956
Sing a Song of Six Pants 102October 30, 1947 Rip, Sew and Stitch 150September 3, 1953
All Gummed Up103December 18, 1947 Bubble Trouble 151October 8, 1953
Shivering Sherlocks 104January 8, 1948 Of Cash and Hash 160February 3, 1955
Pardon My Clutch 105February 26, 1948 Wham Bam Slam 164September 1, 1955
Squareheads of the Round Table 106March 4, 1948 Knutzy Knights 156September 4, 1954
Fiddlers Three 107May 6, 1948 Musty Musketeers 154May 13, 1954
The Hot Scots 108July 8, 1948 Scotched in Scotland 158November 4, 1954
The Hot Scots108July 8, 1948 Hot Ice 165October 6, 1955 Scotland Yard sequence
Heavenly Daze 109September 2, 1948 Bedlam in Paradise 162April 14, 1955
I'm a Monkey's Uncle 110October 7, 1948 Stone Age Romeos 163June 2, 1955
Crime on Their Hands 112December 9, 1948 Commotion on the Ocean 174November 8, 1956Newspaper room scene
Crime on Their Hands112December 9, 1948 Hot Ice 165October 6, 1955
The Ghost Talks 113February 2, 1949 Creeps 168February 2, 1956
Who Done It? 114March 3, 1949 For Crimin' Out Loud 170May 3, 1956
Hokus Pokus 115May 5, 1949 Flagpole Jitters 169April 5, 1956
Fuelin' Around 116July 7, 1949 Hot Stuff 172September 6, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Malice in the Palace 117September 1, 1949 Rumpus in the Harem 171June 21, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Vagabond Loafers 118October 6, 1949Scheming Schemers173October 4, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Dunked in the Deep 119November 3, 1949Commotion on the Ocean174November 8, 1956"Fake Shemp"; filmed after Shemp's death
Love at First Bite 123May 4, 1950 Fifi Blows Her Top 184April 10, 1958
Corny Casanovas 139May 1, 1952 Rusty Romeos 181October 17, 1957
He Cooked His Goose 140July 3, 1952 Triple Crossed 189February 2, 1959
Title of New ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseTitle of Original ShortProduction OrderDate of ReleaseNotes
In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941Hoi Polloi10August 29, 1935Dance lesson scene
Dizzy Detectives68February 5, 1943Pardon My Scotch9August 1, 1935Carpenter scene
Dizzy Pilots74September 24, 1943Boobs in Arms52December 27, 1940most drill sergeant sequences
Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951Ants in the Pantry12February, 1936plot only; no stock footage
Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951In the Sweet Pie and Pie58October 16, 1941pie fight footage
Pest Man Wins136December 6, 1951Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947pie fight footage
Up in Daisy's Penthouse144February 5, 19533 Dumb Clucks22April 17, 1937minimal stock footage used
Booty and the Beast145March 5, 1953Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947second half of film remade
Loose Loot146April 2, 1953Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947first half of film remade
Tricky Dicks147May 7, 1953Hold That Lion!100July 17, 1947filing cabinet scene reused
Rip, Sew and Stitch150September 3, 1953Sing a Song of Six Pants102October 30, 1947
Bubble Trouble151October 8, 1953All Gummed Up103December 18, 1947
Musty Musketeers154May 13, 1954Fiddlers Three107May 6, 1948
Pals and Gals155June 3, 1954Goofs and Saddles24July 2, 1937saloon escape footage
Pals and Gals155June 3, 1954Out West99April 24, 1947
Knutzy Knights156September 4, 1954Squareheads of the Round Table106March 4, 1948
Scotched in Scotland158November 4, 1954The Hot Scots108July 8, 1948
Fling in the Ring159January 6, 1955Fright Night98March 6, 1947
Of Cash and Hash160February 3, 1955Shivering Sherlocks104January 8, 1948
Bedlam in Paradise162April 14, 1955Heavenly Daze109September 2, 1948
Stone Age Romeos163June 2, 1955I'm a Monkey's Uncle110October 7, 1948
Wham Bam Slam164September 1, 1955Pardon My Clutch105February 26, 1948
Hot Ice165October 6, 1955The Hot Scots108July 8, 1948Scotland Yard scenes
Hot Ice165October 6, 1955Crime on Their Hands112December 9, 1948
Husbands Beware167January 5, 1956Brideless Groom101September 11, 1947
Creeps168February 2, 1956The Ghost Talks113February 2, 1949
Flagpole Jitters169April 5, 1956Hokus Pokus115May 5, 1949
For Crimin' Out Loud170May 3, 1956Who Done It?114March 3, 1949
Rumpus in the Harem171June 21, 1956Malice in the Palace117September 1, 1949“Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Hot Stuff172September 6, 1956Fuelin' Around116July 7, 1949“Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Scheming Schemers173October 4, 1956Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947pie fight footage; “Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Scheming Schemers173October 4, 1956Vagabond Loafers118October 6, 1949“Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Commotion on the Ocean174November 8, 1956Dunked in the Deep119November 3, 1949“Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Commotion on the Ocean174November 8, 1956Crime on Their Hands112December 9, 1948newspaper room scene; “Fake Shemp”; filmed after Shemp Howard’s death
Guns a Poppin!179June 13, 1957Idiots Deluxe85July 20, 1945
Rusty Romeos181October 17, 1957Corny Casanovas139May 1, 1952
Fifi Blows Her Top184April 10, 1958Love at First Bite123May 4, 1950minimal stock footage used
Pies and Guys185June 12, 1958Half-Wits Holiday97January 9, 1947
Oil's Well That Ends Well188December 4, 1958Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise42October 6, 1939some of plot reused; only stock shot is Curly riding the oil gusher
Triple Crossed189February 2, 1959He Cooked His Goose140July 3, 1952
Sappy Bull Fighters190June 4, 1959What's The Matador?62April 23, 1942
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