World Famous Comics: The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 2: 1937-1939
The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 2: 1937-1939
Starring: Three Stooges Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Format: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Sony Pictures Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 99 Release Date: May 27, 2008 Running Time: 415 minutes
Product Description: Get ready for more outrageous antics as The Three Stooges return in this second collection of chronological masterpieces.System Requirements:Running Time: 415 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/SLAPSTICK UPC: 043396257993 Manufacturer No: 25799
Amazon.com: By 1937, where Volume Two of this long overdue chronological collection picks up, Moe, Larry, and Curly had been performing together for over a decade, and appeared in several feature films and 19 short subjects for Columbia. They were just getting warmed up; there is nary a clunker among the 24 shorts on this two-disc set. Several rank in the Stooges pantheon, including "Grips, Grunts and Groans" (with Bustoff the wrestler), "Violent is the Word for Curly" (with "Swinging the Alphabet"), and "Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb" (the Stooges live the hotel high life after Curly wins a radio contest). These comedies must have been a great escape for Depression-era moviegoers, particularly the ones in which the rich are reduced to food-throwing goofs ("Three Sappy People"). For the Stooges, it’s not prosperity that’s around the corner, but more often, con men on the lookout for "suckers" to swindle ("A Ducking They Will Go," "Playing the Ponies"). Reflecting America’s can-do spirit, the Stooges are nothing if not resilient. These shorts may find them down, but they are never out. The boys are ungainfully employed as Calvary spies ("Goofs and Saddles"), janitors ("Three Missing Links"), dog washers ("Mutts to You"), firemen ("Flat Foot Stooges"), traveling salesmen ("Saved by the Belle"), and vets ("Calling all Curs"). Some of the best shorts turn on mistaken identity: They are confused for college professors in "Violent is the Word for Curly," high society escorts in "Termites of 1938," and famous decorators in "Tassels in the Air." For all the hair-tearing, eye-poking, and shovel-clobbering, the Stooges surprise with the odd musical grace note, such as their rendition of the silly "The Lollipop Song" in "Wee Wee Monsieur," and their music box-accompanied pas-de-trio with pilgrim lasses Faith, Hope, and Charity in "Back to the Woods." One also does not ordinarily look to the Stooges for pathos, or, for that matter, heartwarming happy endings, but "Cash and Carry" delivers both as the boys set out to raise $500 for a crippled boy's operation. "Flat Foot Stooges" is something of a milestone. It marks the debut of "Three Blind Mice" as the Stooges new theme song, which would replace the twittering "Listen to the Mockingbird." The shorts are presented complete and uncut, which means the PC police are standing by to issue citations for such egregious stereotypes as the grunting, shrieking "savages" in the colonial comedy, "Back to the Woods," and the Stooges’ turn as Yiddish-speaking Chinese launderers in "Mutts to You." --Donald Liebenson
A Must Buy for all Three Stooges Fans This second release of movie shorts of The Three Stooges is a must buy for all die-hard Stooges fans. Just as in volume one, every short the team made between 1937 and 1939 is here spread out over two discs in the original order in which they were released. They have all been digitally remastered so the sound and picture quality is top notch. Having been a Three Stooges fan since I started watching them as a kid in the 1960s on television, this collection is a real treat. The Three Stooges were one of the greatest comedy teams in the history of cinematography. Curly Howard was a comedic genius and a true original. The Three Stooges should have been making full lenth motion pictures instead of these 18-22 minute shorts. Im sure if they did, their motion pictures would have rivaled those of The Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello. Bravo to Sony Pictures for releasing these disc's. However I think that one master box-set of every movie short the Stooges ever made from 1934 into the late 50s should have been put out a long time ago. The bottom line, if you are a true fan of The Three Stooges, then order this collection from Sony, and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.
the three stooges collection set 2 Just wanted to say I have always been a fan of the three stooges.I would recommend these dvd sets to any fan.The video and audio are the best I have ever saw.Keep up the good work,I will gladly purchase them all. Thanks Mark
A Must! If you are a stooges fan, you must get these. By far the best....
great great great Keep em coming! Finally I am on my way to get all the shorts the Stooges did. Excellent quality video and audio. Get all!!!!
Treat for Stooges Fans. The dvd consists of pristine stooges comedies of their classic period of the late 1930's and early 1940's before Curly had his stroke and Shemp rejoined the trio. These are the original, fully restored, two-reel comedies that true fans enjoy. If you like the stooges, you will love these DVD's. However if you're a passive fan or hate the stooges, nothing I say will change your mind.
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