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Although billed as such, it was not the first starring feature for The Three Stooges. That honor goes to ''[[Rockin' in the Rockies]]'', the only starring feature made with the best known lineup of Moe, Larry and Curly.<ref name="Solomon">{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| authorlink = Jon Solomon| coauthors =| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion | publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc | date = 2002| location = | url = http://www.amazon.com/dp/0971186804| doi =| id = | isbn = 0-9711868-0-4 | page =}}</ref> The team had also starred in a 1951 film called ''[[Gold Raiders]]'' during the [[Shemp Howard]] era, and had also had supporting roles in several 1930s films when the trio was still affiliated with [[Ted Healy]].
Although billed as such, it was not the first starring feature for The Three Stooges. That honor goes to ''[[Rockin' in the Rockies]]'', the only starring feature made with the best known lineup of Moe, Larry and Curly.<ref name="Solomon">{{cite book| last = Solomon| first = Jon| authorlink = Jon Solomon| coauthors =| title = The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion | publisher = Comedy III Productions, Inc | date = 2002| location = | url = http://www.amazon.com/dp/0971186804| doi =| id = | isbn = 0-9711868-0-4 | page =}}</ref> The team had also starred in a 1951 film called ''[[Gold Raiders]]'' during the [[Shemp Howard]] era, and had also had supporting roles in several 1930s films when the trio was still affiliated with [[Ted Healy]].

This film marked the screen debut of Curly Joe with the Stooges, DeRita having replaced [[Joe Besser]] in the team after Columbia ceased production of the Stooges' long-running shorts series.


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Have Rocket, Will Travel
Directed byDavid Lowell Rich
Written byRaphael Hayes
Produced byHarry A. Romm
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Joe DeRita
Anna-Lisa
Robert Colbert
Jerome Cowan
Don Lamond
Robert Stevenson
CinematographyRay Cory
Edited byDanny B. Landres
Music byMischa Bakaleinikoff
Distributed byColumbia Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • August 1, 1959 (1959-08-01)
Running time
76' 14"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Have Rocket, Will Travel is a 1959 comedy film starring The Three Stooges. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita (dubbed "Curly Joe"). Released by Columbia Pictures, the feature was produced to capitalize on the comedy trio's late 1950s resurgence in popularity. The title is a parody of the then-popular television show Have Gun, Will Travel, and its soundtrack featured songs such as "Swinging the Alphabet" and "Aba Daba Honeymoon".[1]

Although billed as such, it was not the first starring feature for The Three Stooges. That honor goes to Rockin' in the Rockies, the only starring feature made with the best known lineup of Moe, Larry and Curly.[2] The team had also starred in a 1951 film called Gold Raiders during the Shemp Howard era, and had also had supporting roles in several 1930s films when the trio was still affiliated with Ted Healy.

This film marked the screen debut of Curly Joe with the Stooges, DeRita having replaced Joe Besser in the team after Columbia ceased production of the Stooges' long-running shorts series.

Plot

The Stooges are janitors working at a space center who accidentally blast off to Venus. They encounter a talking unicorn, a giant fire breathing tarantula, and an alien computer who has destroyed all human life on the planet and creates three evil duplicates of the Stooges. When the boys return home triumphant, they are given a hero's welcome.

Space travel craze

The space travel theme of Have Rocket, Will Travel was quite prevalent in the late 1950s. The Stooges had already filmed several shorts for Columbia revolving around this theme (Space Ship Sappy, Outer Space Jitters, Flying Saucer Daffy). They followed up with yet another space entry in 1962 for The Three Stooges in Orbit.

Primary cast

References

  1. ^ Maurer, Joan Howard (1985). The Three Stooges Scrapbook. Citadel Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8065-0946-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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