The Three Stooges - Stooges and the Law
by Del Lord, Edward Bernds, Jules White
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Actor: Bobby Burns, Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Phyllis CraneDirector: Del Lord, Edward Bernds, Jules White
Brand: Sony
Writer: Clyde Bruckman
Writer: Elwood Ullman
Writer: Ewart Adamson
Writer: Felix Adler
Writer: Jack White
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-03-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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DVD Review: A pretty good selection
Summary: 5 Stars
The good news about this DVD is that finally there's a "Play All" button. The bad news is that there are only five shorts included here. It's ridiculous how Columbia doesn't see fit to include a lot more shorts on these discs, particularly considering how these films are under 20 minutes long. They could easily include twice that amount, but then again, this studio was never exactly known for having a lavish budget like MGM or Paramount. However, the paltry five shorts included are all pretty good.
'Pop Goes the Easel' (1935) was their seventh short at Columbia. In these very early shorts one can see that they hadn't quite gotten the magic formula down pat just yet, though they are getting there slowly but surely (their screen characters are more developed by this point than they were in, say, 'Men in Black'). It would only take but a few shorts more for them to finally get that magic formula down pat. Though this is one of those early shorts, it is one of the best ones, though not one I'd consider one of their absolute all-time greatest. It seems as though a lot of these early shorts have been declared classics and totally great simply because they were done so early in their career, and not because of any other factors, like a solid plot or truly memorable lines. There are great moments, like the clay fight at the end and when Larry speaks Yiddish to the cop (since I love hearing them use Yiddish words and Jewish references), but overall it's not paced as tightly and quickly as their shorts would be just a short time later, instead having a more improvised feel to it. (This one is also notable because Larry's daughter Phyllis and Moe's daughter Joan are featured in a brief scene.)
'Yes, We Have No Bonanza' (1939) is actually one of their best Westerns, though like in their other Westerns, this one too has a slower pace to it. It starts out kind of slow (particularly because of the musical number), but quickly picks up the pace. Maybe not one of their all-time greatest, but as far as their Western-themed shorts go, this one is terrific.
'In the Sweet Pie and Pie' (1941), which has a similar plot to the old Charley Chase short 'Long Fliv the King' and has one gag that was previously done in the Buster Keaton short 'Convict 13,' is a classic. It's pure entertainment all of the way through, with not a dull moment or wasted scene. Everything about it is great, although I can't quite grade this one as a 5-star short due to the unnecessary recycled footage of the dancing instruction scene from 'Hoi Polloi.' I think this was the third time that one of their shorts contained recycled footage, although at least here it's mercifully for only one short scene as opposed to how heavily stock footage was used by the mid-Fifties.
'Idiots Deluxe' (1945) is another great classic, perhaps a bit slower-paced than usual, but great nonetheless. It's also an interesting perspective to have the meat of the short be a flashback, since usually these shorts have an episodic structure to them. The cabin that most of the action takes place in and around was used in several of their later shorts (even into the dreadful Besser era), and without fail, there was always a lot of violence that broke out in that cabin. However, as incredible and perfect as this short is, it's kind of sad to realise that this was the last short made before Curly got sick. He did turn in a few more great performances after this, but he'd never look or sound this good again.
'The Three Troubledoers' (1946) is another Western, and expectedly has a slower pace. This one is the weakest of the lot, though at least Curly puts in a pretty good performance in this one despite being sick. However, that may be more due to the fact that these Western shorts had a slower pace anyway, and so his illness wasn't as immediately noticeable because he wasn't called upon to do any frenetic slapstick or anything else that requires rapid-fire energy. It's overall a mediocre short, but still not what I'd consider the bottom of the barrel.
One mediocre short out of five isn't bad, even though it wouldn't kill Columbia to put a lot more shorts on these discs. And once again we see that not all of these shorts really relate to the supposed theme (e.g., the opening and closing scenes of 'Idiots Deluxe' take place in a courtroom, but the main body doesn't; the beginning of 'In the Sweet Pie and Pie' has the boys in jail, but the majority of the short finds them as free men). It's also a bit too close to one of the previously-issued discs, 'Cops and Robbers.' And these supposed themes are that different because...?
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