9/10
Familiar Territory, But Still Great Stuff
25 August 2008
Warning: Spoilers
It's amazing how many times the Three Stooges dress up as woman and some poor sap falls for Curly, and Our Favorite Stooge, has to deal with it. Invariably the same things happen: 1 - Curly and whomever get married right away; 2 - the guy chases Curly around the room trying to make advances; and 3 - Curly's wig falls off and the big doofuss finally figures out Curly is a man; 4 - Curly (along with Larry and Moe) now run for their lives.

That's what happens in this story, and I've seen the same thing in a half dozen other Stooges yarns. The big dope who falls for Curly in this movie is one of the all-time favorite actors of TS films: Bud Jamison. Bud plays "Pierre," a Frenchman back in the days of log cabins, coonskin caps and wild saloons.

The Stooges are cheaters in a gambling scheme in one of the bars. They get caught and run for their lives. Wanted posters go up everywhere with a reward - "Dead or In Bad Shape" - for the Stooges.

We see how the boys try to live out in the woods with a lot of standard hunting and fishing gags. The best part is when they wind up in Pierre's log cabin and total insanity takes over as the boys don Indian costumes to try to fool the sheriff and his posse.

Tell me if this sample of dialog sounds just like the Stooges.

(Sheriff enters cabin and sees three Indians):

Moe: "How"

Larry: "How"

Curly: "How ya doin?"

Curly, as usual, comes up with a lot of good material, some of it subtle with just a quick mannerism or facial expression. I always wondered if history has given him his due as one of the great American comedians of all time. I think he was, an perhaps under-appreciated.
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