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Post by OldFred on Aug 23, 2013 20:02:51 GMT -5
An ultra rare, and long thought lost and recently found, Three Stooges Technicolor short 'Hello Pop' is going receive it's first screening in 80 years at New York's Film Forum on September 29 & 30. For those interested and can make the screenings, here's the link to order tickets: Rare Three Stooges 'Hello Pop' ScreeningThis is going to sell out fast, so I recommend you get tickets as soon as you can, you Knuckle-Heads!
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Post by winstonoboogie on Aug 27, 2013 22:27:04 GMT -5
Let us know how it is, Fred! Looks like their early stuff with Ted Healy!
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Aug 27, 2013 23:02:38 GMT -5
It definitely is, Winston. I have to say I didn't care that much for the Healy stuff. And this looks like a precursor to the one where they played the "refugees." I would guess it'll get wider distribution at some point.
And in case you haven't bought them, let me highly recommend the Three Stooges Collection box set. The quality is magnificent, much better than the earlier Columbia DVDs.
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Post by mikev on Aug 28, 2013 6:45:03 GMT -5
It definitely is, Winston. I have to say I didn't care that much for the Healy stuff. And this looks like a precursor to the one where they played the "refugees." I would guess it'll get wider distribution at some point. And in case you haven't bought them, let me highly recommend the Three Stooges Collection box set. The quality is magnificent, much better than the earlier Columbia DVDs. I don't like the Healy era at all Curly or no Curly.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Aug 28, 2013 8:35:56 GMT -5
It definitely is, Winston. I have to say I didn't care that much for the Healy stuff. And this looks like a precursor to the one where they played the "refugees." I would guess it'll get wider distribution at some point. And in case you haven't bought them, let me highly recommend the Three Stooges Collection box set. The quality is magnificent, much better than the earlier Columbia DVDs. I don't like the Healy era at all Curly or no Curly. Me neither. I never liked Ted Healy and was glad the Stooges broke away from him. What a terribly unfunny man.
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Post by Steve Marinucci on Aug 28, 2013 8:38:13 GMT -5
I don't like the Healy era at all Curly or no Curly. Me neither. I never liked Ted Healy and was glad the Stooges broke away from him. What a terribly unfunny man. He thought he was the star. And he was at that point. But you could see the Stooges were much more talented and it was only a matter of time before they'd dump him.
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Post by OldFred on Aug 28, 2013 12:42:50 GMT -5
Ted Healy after the Stooges left him actually had a fairly decent solo career as a comic character actor and appeared in some pretty classy films like 'San Francisco' alongside Clark Gabel. The Stooges split from Healy twice, the second time was on more amicable terms and Moe Howard in particular stayed friends with him. Healy unfortunately was what you'd call a 'mean' drunk and was very abusive to people while in that condition. It was the main reason Shemp Howard who was the original third Stooge left the act and went solo and Curly came in to replace him. Healy died a tragic death shortly after his son was born, and his son grew up never knowing his father. Despite how he treated the Stooges, Ted Healy was the one who created the team and Three Stooges fans at least owe him a bit of gratitude for that.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Aug 28, 2013 13:48:18 GMT -5
Healy unfortunately was what you'd call a 'mean' drunk and was very abusive to people while in that condition. It was the main reason Shemp Howard who was the original third Stooge left the act and went solo and Curly came in to replace him. The reason Shemp left the act at that stage was because he had an offer to star in the "Joe Palooka" series. He went with his brother Moe's blessings. Meh.
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Post by mikev on Aug 28, 2013 15:25:25 GMT -5
Healy unfortunately was what you'd call a 'mean' drunk and was very abusive to people while in that condition. It was the main reason Shemp Howard who was the original third Stooge left the act and went solo and Curly came in to replace him. The reason Shemp left the act at that stage was because he had an offer to star in the "Joe Palooka" series. He went with his brother Moe's blessings. Meh. Whether or not Healy was mean was one thing, but the schtick was more based on the stage acts, generally were secondary to big musical numbers and didn't translate well to celluloid IMO. The early Columbia skits on their own, while preserving some of the routines, created the characters.
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Post by mikev on Aug 28, 2013 15:34:18 GMT -5
"sayyyyy did somebody say this was a music board???"
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