The short's more like "fine but still funny" in my eyes:
(Short # 47 in Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk: The Columbia Shorts of The Three Stooges)
What an interesting short this was. The Stooges portrayed entertainers in a restaurant who catch the eye of two physicians. Them impressing people with their antics is soitently a rare feat. The pair hire the trio to hopefully lift the spirits of a clinically depressed girl. You see, her banker father was kidnapped by villains who took the bonds he was transporting. This attempt failed; yet, the Stooges attempt to locate the missing father. This is despite them not being given a photograph; instead, they are given a physical description of a few characteristics… plus, he yodels!
The first half is absurd; when the trio dressed as little girls isn’t the oddest plot point… that is OK, as the second half is more traditional. Be that as it may, even before they run into the kidnappers along w/ after, there are funny one-liners, more than one running joke, & the old comedy chestnut of the lights going out on several occasions, resulting in wacky events happening during the blackout and reveals once the lights are turned back on.
It was amusing to see new routines and even the rather unusual moment involving Larry spotlighting his receded hairline. Jerome Howard IRL was sensitive about the Curly haircut but I guess Larry wasn’t as bothered with not having a full head of hair.
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