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**'''Moe''': "Listen, if you got any 'point' in you, you'd better start pointing and point out those dognappers! Get the point?!" |
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**'''Curly''': "Hmmm, n'yuk, n'yuk n'yuk. He must be a [[Euphorbia pulcherrima|Pointsetter]]''." ''(refering to the poinsettia flower)'' |
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**'''Moe''': "Quiet, you hot air-dale!" ''(refering to an [[Airedale Terrier]]'' |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Directed by | Jules White |
Written by | Thea Goodman Searle Kramer Elwood Ullman |
Produced by | Jules White |
Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Lynton Brent Cy Schindell Isabelle LaMal Beatrice Curtis Libby Taylor |
Edited by | Charles Nelson |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | August 25, 1939 |
Running time | 17' 19" |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Calling All Curs is the 41st short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Plot
The Stooges are skilled veterinarians at a pet hospital who are the proud surgeons of Garçon, a prized poodle of socialite Mrs. Bedford (Isabelle LaMal). When dognappers posing as reporters (Lynton Brent, Cy Schindell) dognap the poodle, the boys frantically try to trick Mrs. Bedford by disguising a mutt as the Garçon. However, when Mrs. Bedford's maid (Libby Taylor), who is frightened of dogs, accidentally vacuums a clump of glued-on fur off of the mutt's shaggy coat, Mrs. Bedford threatens to throw the Stooges in jail. Desperate, the trio use the mutt as a bloodhound to track down the crooks. When they discover the enemies' hideout, Curly defeats them in a fight. The boys hear Garçon quietly barking from inside a closet, only to discover that the prized poodle has had a litter of pups.
Notes
- The title Calling All Curs is a pun on the phrase "Calling all cars!"[1]
- A colorized version of this film was released in 2006. It was part of the DVD collection entitled "Stooges on the Run."
Quotes
- Larry: "Do you think it's serious, Dr. Curly?"
- Curly: "Yes, indeed, to say the least, if not less."
- Moe: "Listen, if you got any 'point' in you, you'd better start pointing and point out those dognappers! Get the point?!"
- Curly: "Hmmm, n'yuk, n'yuk n'yuk. He must be a Pointsetter." (refering to the poinsettia flower)
- Moe: "Quiet, you hot air-dale!" (refering to an Airedale Terrier
References
- ^ Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion, p. 105; Comedy III Productions, Inc., ISBN 0971186804