(Short # 91 in Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk: The Columbia Shorts of The Three Stooges)
A Western short that starts off fine then falls apart. The boys enter Dead Man’s Gulch and meet both the lovely Nell (Christine McIntyre) and the villain Badlands Blackie (Dick Curtis, who was a heel in several previous shorts). Nell’s father (Elmo Lincoln; yes, the first Tarzan during the silent days) is captured by Blackie; he wants to marry her. Some townspeople anoint Curly a sheriff after an incident.
That wasn’t bad and Curtis was the highlight, what with his double-takes & all. Regrettably, several moments fall flat or are lesser versions of previous gags; Curly had some highlights but at times he sounded like he wasn’t well. This is best-left forgotten, at least by me. Moe probably would like to forget this also; soot went into his eyes after a gag literally backfired. There are better Western Curly efforts… such as Horses Collars or Goofs & Saddles.
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