Fling in the Ring
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Written by | Clyde Bruckman Jack White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Frank Sully Richard Wessel Claire Carleton Harold Brauer Cy Schindell Heinie Conklin Sammy Stein Joe Palma Stanley Blystone Dave Harper Tom Kingston |
| Cinematography | Ray Cory |
| Editing by | Robert B. Hoover |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | January 6, 1955 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 16' 15" |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fling in the Ring is the 159th short film starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
[edit] Plot
The Stooges are trainers for the boxer Chopper Kane (Richard Wessel). Their boss, Big Mike (Frank Sully), a mean-spirited prankster and mobster bets on Chopper's opponent, Gorilla Watson. He then tells the boys (after they bet all their money on the Chopper) to make the Chopper throw the fight or else.
The Stooges try to fatten up their boxer so he will lose against Watson. However, the boys have a stroke of luck when Gorilla Watson breaks his hand (attempting to punch Moe) on fight night. Unfortunately, their boss is not pleased and sends his goons after them. After the Stooges get some Stooge-style revenge on Big Mike, they are chased by his henchmen. Shemp manages to knock them out, but ends up knocking himself out as well. Moe and Larry try to revive Shemp but accidentally revive the goons, thus they take Shemp and flee the scene.
[edit] Notes
- Fling in the Ring is a reworking of 1947's Fright Night, using ample stock footage from the original.
- In the new footage, a double (Joe Palma) filmed from the back was used for Tiny Brauer (the original "Big Mike" in Fright Night), who was unavailable at the time.
- There is a continuity error present in the film; in this remake, it was Moe's idea to "decondition the Chopper", but in the stock footage from the original film, Larry claims that it is his idea.
- This film features a rare triple slap delivered to the Stooges by Big Mike.
