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Three Missing Links

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Three Missing Links
File:ThreeLinksTITLE.jpg
Directed byJules White
Written bySearle Kramer
Produced byJules White
StarringMoe Howard
Larry Fine
Curly Howard
James C. Morton
Monte Collins
Jane Hamilton
Naba
Ray "Crash" Corrigan
CinematographyHenry Freulich
Edited byCharles Nelson
Distributed byColumbia Pictures Coca-Cola Telecommunications (1987)
Release date
  • July 29, 1938 (1938-07-29) (U.S.)
Running time
18:04
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Three Missing Links is the 33rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1938 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The boys are janitors at Hollywood studio Super Terrific Productions. They are cleaning the office of B. O. Botswaddle (James C. Morton), who is reviewing a script a new picture "Jilted In The Jungle" where the leading man will be a gorilla. After nearly destroying Botswaddle's office, Curly does his classic imitation of a "chicken with its head cut off" followed by other motions that cause Botswaddle to declare Curly to be the "dead image of the missing link" and sends the boys off to Africa to begin shooting.

While setting up camp, Curly buys some "love candy" from a cannibalistic medicine man (John Lester Johnson), in hopes of impressing leading lady Mirabel Mirabel (Jane Hamilton). Problems arise when Curly (dressed as a gorilla) gets entangled with a real gorilla (Ray "Crash" Corrigan), who scares the film crew off the set. The gorilla then turns his attention to Curly, who, in trying to placate the beast, eats some of the love candy and falls in love with it. The gorilla, repulsed, dashes off with a lovestruck Curly in pursuit.

Production notes

This is the fourth of sixteen Stooge shorts to use the word "three" in the title and the first entry directed by Columbia Pictures Short Subject head Jules White.[1]

Quotes

  • Moe: "We're terrific!"
  • Larry: "We're colossal!"
  • Curly: "We're even mediocre!"

References

  1. ^ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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