Horses' Collars

Horses' Collars
Mistitled lobby card (as the singular Horse Collars)
Directed by	Clyde Bruckman
Produced by	Jules White
Written by	Felix Adler
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Dorothy Kent Fred Kohler Fred Kelsey
Cinematography	John W. Boyle
Edited by	James Sweeney
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 10, 1935 (1935-01-10)
Running time	18:01
Country	United States
Language	English

Horses' Collars is the fifth short subject released by Columbia Pictures in 1935 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard).^[1] The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are detectives in the Old West. They have been sent out to recover an IOU from Double Deal Decker (Fred Kohler), a ruthless killer who plans to take possession of a ranch that is rightfully owned by Nell (Dorothy Kent). After an unsuccessful attempt at a saloon, the Stooges head to Decker's hideout.

Production notes

Horses' Collars was filmed on November 23-27, 1934.^[2] The opening theme song is titled "At the Races," composed by Louis Silvers.^[3] Curly has a violent reaction to the sight of every time he sees a mouse and goes into a fit.^[1] The only cure is for someone to feed him cheese,^[1] leading to the catchphrase, "Moe! Larry! The Cheese!"

Horses' Collars was the first of 17 Western-themed films the Stooges was make.^[2] It is also the first short where the Stooges sing "You'll Never Know What Tears Are" in barbershop music style. This song would make an appearance in future shorts Half-Shot Shooters and A Ducking They Did Go.

References

1 2 3 "Horses' Collars". The New York Times.
1 2 Horses' Collars at threestooges.net
↑ Finegan, Richard (Fall 1998). "More Three Stooges Film Music Identified (1934-1935)". The Three Stooges Journal (Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania: The Three Stooges Fan Club, Inc.) (87): 9. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

External links

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