A list of short subjects the Three Stooges made between 1933 and 1959. Moe, Larry and Curly started making shorts with Ted Healy at MGM in 1933. They moved to Columbia Pictures in 1934 to begin their successful series of 190 shorts. A short film (also short or short subject) is a motion picture that is shorter than the average feature film. ... The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the mid 20th century best known for their numerous short films. ... Moe Howard (June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was the leader of the Three Stooges. ... Larry Fine (October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975) was an American comedian and actor, who is best-known as a member of the comedy act The Three Stooges. ... Curly Howard (real name Jerome Lester Horwitz) (October 22, 1903 – January 18, 1952), was one of the Three Stooges, along with brothers Moe Howard and Shemp Howard, and Larry Fine. ... Ted Healy (October 1, 1896 in Texas - December 21, 1937 in California; real name: Clarence Earnest Lee Nash) was an American vaudeville performer and actor. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... The Columbia Pictures logo from 1993 to the present Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. ...

Columbia Shorts

1934

• 001 Woman Haters (May 5)
• 002 Punch Drunks (Jul 13)
• 003 Men in Black (Sep 28)
• 004 Three Little Pigskins (Dec 8)

See also: 1933 in film 1934 1935 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) finally purchased the film rights to The Wizard of Oz from Frank J. Baum for $40,000. ... Woman Haters (1934) is the first of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Punch Drunks is a 1934 Three Stooges short film in which Moe finds that Curly can be a boxing star when Larry plays Pop Goes the Weasel on the violin. ... Men in Black (1934) is the third Three Stooges short film in the Columbia Pictures series. ... The Stooges trying to figure out how to play football Three Little Pigskins (1934) is the fourth of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ...

1935

• 005 Horses' Collars (Jan 10)
• 006 Restless Knights (Feb 20)
• 007 Pop Goes the Easel (Mar 29)
• 008 Uncivil Warriors (Apr 26)
• 009 Pardon My Scotch (Aug 1)

See also: 1934 in film 1935 1936 in film 1930s in film years in film film Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). ... Horses Collars (1935) is the fifth of the 190 Columbia Pictures Three Stooges short films. ... Restless Knights (1935) is the 6th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Pop Goes the Easel (1935) is the 7th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Uncivil Warriors is a 1935 Three Stooges short, their 8th for Columbia Studios. ... Pardon My Scotch (1935) is the 9th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ...

1936

• 010 Hoi Polloi (Aug 29)
• 011 Three Little Beers (Nov 28)
• 012 Ants in the Pantry (Feb 6)
• 013 Movie Maniacs (Feb 20)
• 014 Half Shot Shooters (Apr 30)
• 015 Disorder in the Court (May 30)
• 016 A Pain in the Pullman (Jun 27)
• 017 False Alarms (Aug 16)
• 018 Whoops I'm an Indian (Sep 11)
• 019 Slippery Silks (Dec 27)

See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... Hoi Polloi (1935) is the 10th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Three Little Beers (1935) is the 11th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Ants In The Pantry (1936) is the 12th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Movie Maniacs (1936) is the 13th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Half Shot Shooters (1936) is the 14th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Disorder in the Court is a 1936 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly). ... A Pain in the Pullman (1936) is the 16th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... False Alarms (1936) is the 17th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Whoops Im an Indian (1936) is the 18th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Slippery Silks (1936) is the 19th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ...

1937

• 020 Grips, Grunts and Groans (Jan 13)
• 021 Dizzy Doctors (Mar 19)
• 022 Three Dumb Clucks (Apr 17)
• 023 Back to the Woods (May 14)
• 024 Goofs and Saddles (Jul 2)
• 025 Cash and Carry (Sep 3)
• 026 Playing the Ponies (Oct 15)
• 027 The Sitter Downers (Nov 26)

See also: 1936 in film 1937 category:1937 films 1938 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US. May 7 - Shall We Dance premieres in the US. Top grossing films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Conquest Damaged Lives... Grips, Grunts, and Groans (1937) is the 20th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Three Dumb Clucks (1937) is the 22nd of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Back to the Woods (1937) is the 23rd of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Goofs and Saddles (1937) is the 24th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Cash and Carry is a 1937 Three Stooges short, their 25th [1] for Columbia Pictures. ... Playing the Ponies (1937) is the 26th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... The Sitter Downers (1937) is the 27th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ...

1938

• 028 Termites of 1938 (Jan 7)
• 029 Wee Wee Monsieur (Feb 18)
• 030 Tassels in the Air (Apr 1)
• 031 Flat Foot Stooges (Dec 5)
• 032 Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (May 20)
• 033 Violent is the Word for Curly (Jul 2)
• 034 Three Missing Links (Jul 29)
• 035 Mutts to You (Nov 11)

See also: 1937 in film 1937 1939 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of Dorothy in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. ... Termites of 1938 (1938) is the 28th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Wee Wee Monsieur (1938) is the 29th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... Tassels in the Air (1938) is the 30th of Columbia Pictures 190 short subjects starring the comedy team of the Three Stooges. ... A short film made by The Three Stooges and released on July 2, 1938. ...

1939

• 036 Three Little Sew and Sews (Jan 6)
• 037 We Want Our Mummy (Feb 24)
• 038 A Ducking They Did Go (Apr 7)
• 039 Yes We Have No Bonanza (May 19
• 040 Saved by the Belle (Jun 30)
• 041 Calling All Curs (Aug 25)
• 042 Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (Oct 6)
• 043 Three Sappy People (Dec 1)

// Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as the greatest year in film history (see below: 1939 in film#Films released in 1939, for a list with over 20 classics). ... We Want Our Mummy is the 38th Three Stooges short released by Columbia Pictures. ... Three Sappy People was the 43rd Short Subject comedy that the Three Stooges made for Columbia Pictures. ...

1940

• 044 You Nazty Spy! (Jan 19)
• 045 Rockin' Thru the Rockies (Mar 8)
• 046 A Plumbing We Will Go (Apr 19)
• 047 Nutty But Nice (Jun 1)
• 048 How High is Up? (Jul 26)
• 049 From Nurse to Worse (Aug 23)
• 050 No Census, No Feeling (Oct 4)
• 051 Cookoo Cavaliers (Nov 15)

See also: 1939 in film 1940 1941 in film 1940s in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events February 7 - Walt Disneys animated film Pinocchio is released. ... You Nazty Spy! (1940) is an 18-minute short subject by the Three Stooges that satirized Nazi Germany. ... A Plumbing We Will Go is a 1940 Three Stooges short in which the boys pose as plumbers to evade the police. ... Nutty But Nice is a 1940 Three Stooges film in which the Stooges are restaurant entertainers who are helping a sick little girl track down her kidnapped father. ... How High is Up? is a 1940 Three Stooges film in which the stooges work as riveters on a skyscraper under construction The stooges are looking for ways to make money and wander onto a construction site and poke holes on the bottom of lunch boxes. ...

1941

• 052 Boobs in Arms (Dec 27)
• 053 So Long, Mr. Chumps (Feb 7)
• 054 Dutiful But Dumb (Mar 21)
• 055 All the World's a Stooge (May 16)
• 056 I'll Never Heil Again (Jul 4)
• 057 An Ache in Every Stake (Aug 22)
• 058 In the Sweet Pie and Pie (Oct 16)
• 059 Some More of Samoa (Dec 4)

The year 1941 in film involved some significant events. ... Dutiful But Dumb is a 1941 Three Stooges short film featuring Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... An Ache in Every Stake is a 1941 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Curly). ... Some More of Samoa (1941) is a Three Stooges short film in the Columbia Pictures series. ...

1942

• 060 Loco Boy Makes Good (Jan 8)
• 061 Cactus Makes Perfect
• 062 What's the Matador (Apr 23?)
• 063 Matri Phony (Jul 2)
• 064 Three Smart Saps (Jul 30)
• 065 Even as I.O.U. (Sep 18)
• 066 Sock a Bye Baby (Nov 13)

See also: 1941 in film 1942 1943 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash when returning from a War Bond tour. ... Loco Boy Makes Good is a 1942 Three Stooges short in which the Stooges try to help the owner of a hotel get back in business. ...

1943

• 067 They Stooge to Conga (Jan 1)
• 068 Dizzy Detectives (Feb 5)
• 069 Back from the Front (May 28)
• 070 Spook Louder (Apr 2)
• 071 Three Little Twirps (Jul 9)
• 072 Higher Than a Kite (Jul 30)
• 073 I Can Hardly Wait (Aug 13)
• 074 Dizzy Pilots (Sep 24)
• 075 Phony Express (Nov 18)
• 076 A Gem of a Jam (Dec 30)

See also: 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America For Whom the Bell Tolls The Song of Bernadette This is the Army Stage Door Canteen Random Harvest Star Spangled Rhythm Casablanca Journey Into Fear Academy Awards Best... Dizzy Detectives is a 1943 Three Stooges film in which the Stooges are carpenters turned police officers out to arrest a notorious ape that is burglarizing buildings. ... I Can Hardly Wait is a 1943 Three Stooges film in which the Curly gets a problematic toothache. ... Dizzy Pilots is a 1943 Three Stooges short film, in which the boys, as the Wrong brothers, must invent a revolutionary airplane for the military in order to avoid the draft. ...

1944

• 077 Crash Goes the Hash (Feb 4)
• 078 Busy Buddies (Mar 18)
• 079 The Yoke's on Me (May 26)
• 080 Idle Roomers (Jul 15)
• 081 Gents Without Cents (Sep 22)
• 082 No Dough Boys (Nov 24)

// July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... Busy Buddies is a 1956 Tom and Jerry cartoon produced and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. ... No Dough Boys is a 1944 Three Stooges short film in which the Stooges are mistaken for Japanese soldiers by Nazi Spies. ...

1945

• 083 Three Pests in a Mess (Jan 19)
• 084 Booby Dupes (Oct 18)
• 085 Idiots Deluxe (Jul 20)
• 086 If a Body Meets a Body (Aug 30)
• 087 Micro Phonies (Nov 15)

// Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring ghost named Casper With Rossellinis Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins. ...

1946

• 088 Beer Barrel Polecats (Jan 10)
• 089 A Bird in the Head (Feb 28)
• 090 Uncivil War Birds (Mar 29)
• 091 The Three Troubledoers (Apr 25)
• 092 Monkey Businessmen (Jun 20)
• 093 Three Loan Wolves (Jul 4)
• 094 G.I. Wanna Home (Sep 5)
• 095 Rhythm and Weep (Oct 3)
• 096 Three Little Pirates (Dec 5)

See also: 1945 in film 1946 1947 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Bells of St. ... Rhythm and Weep (1946) is a Three Stooges short film. ...

1947

• 097 Half-Wits Holiday (Jan 9) (Last Curly short)
• 098 Fright Night (Mar 6) (First Shemp short)
• 099 Out West (Apr 24)
• 100 Hold That Lion! (Jul 17) (Curly has a cameo)
• 101 Brideless Groom (Sep 11)
• 102 Sing a Song of Six Pants (Oct 30)
• 103 All Gummed Up (Dec 18)

// Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York. ... Half-Wits Holiday is a short subject starring the Three Stooges. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brideless Groom is a 1947 Three Stooges short, produced by Hugh McCollum and directed by Edward Bernds. ... Sing a Song of Six Pants is a 1947 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Shemp). ...

1948

• 104 Shivering Sherlocks (Jan 8)
• 105 Pardon My Clutch (Feb 26)
• 106 Squareheads of the Round Table (Mar 4)
• 107 Fiddlers Three (May 6)
• 108 The Hot Scots (Jul 8)
• 109 Heavenly Daze (Sep 2)
• 110 I'm a Monkey's Uncle (Oct 7)
• 111 Mummy's Dummies (Nov 4)
• 112 Crime on Their Hands (Dec 9)

The year 1948 in film involved some significant events. ... Fiddlers Three is a black-and-white Three Stooges short subject film, released by Columbia Pictures Corporation on Thursday, May 6, 1948, featuring the lineup of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard as fiddlers Moeth, Larryeth and Shempeth, respectively, in the kingdom of Coleslawvania, who were going against the...

1949

• 113 The Ghost Talks (Feb 3)
• 114 Who Done It? (Mar 3)
• 115 Hokus Pokus (May 5)
• 116 Fuelin' Around (Jul 7)
• 117 Malice in the Palace (Sep 1)
• 118 Vegabond Loafers (Oct 6)
• 119 Dunked in the Deep (Nov 3)

See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The Ghost Talks is a 1929 comedy genre film, directed by Lewis Seiler; based on a Max Marcin and Edward Hammonds Broadway play. ... Malice in the Palace is a 1949 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Shemp). ... Dunked in the Deep is a 1949 short-subject comedy film starring the Three Stooges (Moe, Larry, and Shemp). ...

1950

• 120 Punchy Cowpunchers (Jan 5)
• 121 Hugs and Mugs (Feb 2)
• 122 Dopey Dicks (Mar 2)
• 123 Love at First Bite (May 4)
• 124 Self Made Maids (Jul 6)
• 125 Three Hams on Rye (Sep 7)
• 126 Studio Stoops (Oct 5)
• 127 Slaphappy Sleuths (Nov 9)
• 128 A Snitch in Time (Dec 7)

See also: 1949 in film 1950 1951 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios animated film Cinderella debuts. ...

1951

• 129 Three Arabian Nuts (Jan 4)
• 130 Baby Sitters' Jitters (Feb 1)
• 131 Don't Throw That Knife (May 3)
• 132 Scrambled Brains (Jun 7)
• 133 Merry Mavericks (Sep 6)
• 134 The Tooth Will Out (Oct 4)
• 135 Hula La La (Nov 1)
• 136 Pest Man Wins (Dec 6)

See also: 1950 in film 1951 1952 in film 1950s in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati Top grossing films North America David and Bathsheba Show Boat tie The Great Caruso and An... Baby Sitters Jitters (1951) is a film starring the Three Stooges. ...

1952

• 137 A Missed Fortune (Jan 3)
• 138 Listen, Judge (Mar 6)
• 139 Corny Casanovas (May 1)
• 140 He Cooked His Goose (Jul 3)
• 141 Gents in a Jam (Jul 4)
• 142 Three Dark Horses (Oct 16)
• 143 Cuckoo on a Choo Choo (Dec 4)

// Events February 20 - The film The African Queen opens (Capitol Theater in New York City). ...

1953

• 144 Up in Daisy's Penthouse (Feb 5)
• 145 Booty and the Beast (Mar 5)
• 146 Loose Loot (Apr 2)
• 147 Tricky Dicks (May 7)
• 148 Pardon My Backfire (Aug 15)
• 149 Spooks! (Aug 23)
• 150 Rip, Sew and Stitch (Sep 3)
• 151 Bubble Trouble (Oct 8)
• 152 Goof on the Roof (Dec 3)

The year 1953 in film involved some significant events. ... Booty and the Beast was a Three Stooges short released in 1953. ... Loose Loot was a Three Stooges short released in 1953. ... Pardon My Backfire was a Three Stooges short released in 1953. ... Spooks! is a Three Stooges short released in 1953. ...

1954

• 153 Income Tax Sappy (Feb 4)
• 154 Musty Musketeers (May 13)
• 155 Pals and Gals (Jun 3)
• 156 Knutzy Knights (Sep 2)
• 157 Shot in the Frontier (Oct 7)
• 158 Scotched in Scotland (Nov 4)

See also: 1953 in film 1954 1955 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda. ...

1955

• 159 Fling in the Ring (Jan 6)
• 160 Of Cash and Hash (Feb 3)
• 161 Gypped in the Penthouse (May 10)
• 162 Bedlam in Paradise (Apr 14)
• 163 Stone Age Romeos (Jun 2)
• 164 Wham Bam Slam! (Sep 1)
• 165 Hot Ice (Oct 6)
• 166 Blunder Boys (Nov 3)

// Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts. ...

1956

• 167 Husbands Beware (Jan 5)
• 168 Creeps (Feb 2)
• 169 Flagpole Jitters (Apr 5)
• 170 For Crimin' Out Loud (May 3) (Last Shemp short featuring "new" footage of Shemp, before his death)
• 171 Rumpus in the Harem (Jun 21) (Shemp, archive footage)
• 172 Hot Stuff (Sep 6) (Shemp, archive)
• 173 Scheming Schemers (Oct 4) (Shemp, archive)
• 174 Commotion on the Ocean (Nov 8) (Final short featuring Shemp in the third Stooge role, archive footage)

See also: 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film // Events November 15 - The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. ...

1957

• 175 Hoofs and Goofs (Jan 31) (First Joe Besser short)
• 176 Muscle Up a Little Closer (Feb 28)
• 177 A Merry Mixup (Mar 28)
• 178 Space Ship Sappy (Apr 18)
• 179 Guns A Poppin (Jun 13)
• 180 Horsing Around (Sep 12)
• 181 Rusty Romeos (Oct 17)
• 182 Outer Space Jitters (Dec 5)

// October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens. ... Hoofs and Goofs was the first Three Stooges short with Joe Besser as the third Stooge, released in 1957. ... This film was the first one to feature Moe and Larrys more gentlemanly haircuts, first suggested by Joe Besser. ...

1958