Product: Three Stooges (UK PAL Region 0)
Rating: 4.0
What Is On This Set
I haven't watched this yet. I plan to update this review, but the box lists the contents and no one else has offered that here.I can tell you that this is a collection for hardcore fans only. It contains only one of your favorite Columbia shorts featuring Curly from their mid-30s through mid-40s heyday. The rest can be found on Sony's multi-volume set "The Three Stooges Collection."As I watch, I'll update this listing with notes about the transfer quality of films, details, and DVD extras.DVD1 - The Three Stooges Everywhere1. Nertsery Rhymes (1933 Ted Healy and His Stooges) - Curly's first appearance on film, and the first appearance of Moe, Larry and Curly with Healy. Originally shot in two-strip technicolor. While this early version of technicolor was unimpressive, it was likely included to illuminate the two plush musical numbers in this 15-minute short. The print here is in unrestored black-and-white, which undoubtedly diminishes the experience. This film will never rank high in the pantheon of Stooge greats, but for its historical significance, it deserves a decent restoration.2. Roast Beef and Movies (1933) - Also originally produced in two-strip technicolor, presented here in unrestored black-and-white. Curly appears without Healy or the other Stooges in this early solo effort. A much better Technicolor print of this can be found on the MGM DVD "Dancing Lady," (ASIN B000F7CMPO).3. The Three Stooges Family Album - A 1998 half-hour documentary of the lives of the Stooges, rich with rare black-and-white, silent home movie footage provided by the Stooges' families. Includes footage of the three Howard boys Moe, Curly, and Shemp briefly goofing with their parents at Curly's 1938 wedding, among other bits. Quality is good.4. Steve Allen ShowDVD 2 - A Day At The Theater(This disk contains the feature "Swing Parade of 1946")DVD 3 - Everybody's In The ActAll of the shorts on this disc suffer from a faded, high-contrast and blurred lack of restoration. Sometimes the sound has a muffled quality. You'll be able to watch them, but they could use a lot of work.1. Beer and Pretzels (1933) Ted Healy and His Stooges2. The Big Idea (1933) Ted Healy and His Stooges3. His First Flame (1935 Shemp solo)4. Corn On The Cop (1934 Shemp solo)5. Saltwater Daffy (1933) Shemp's first solo effort. He appears as Jack Hayley's sidekick, foiled by Lionel Stander.DVD 4 - The Three Stooges Animated Antics(Presumably the mid-1960s cartoon series featuring Larry, Moe and Curly Joe)1. Peter Panic2. When You Wish Upon A Fish3. A Little Past Noon4. Three Lumps in a Lamp5. Who's For Dessert6. Which is Witch7. Suture Self8. The Yolks On You9. Tally Moe With Larry & Joe10. The Transylvania Railroad11. What's Mew Pussycat?12. It's A Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World13. Bridge On The River CryDISK 5 - The Columbia shorts whose rights are free and in the public domain1. Disorder In The Court (Curly)2. Brideless Groom (Shemp)3. Malice In The Palace (Shemp)4. Sing A Song Of Six Pants (Shemp)DISK 6Biography, Interviews, Clips, Photo Gallery, Screen Saver and Direct Scene AccessMore cartoons1. Bee My Honey2. Litter Bear3. Turnabout is Bearplay4. Furry Fugitive5. Curly's Bear6. Bearfoot Bandit7. Hair Of The Bear8. Watt's My LionDISK 7Kook's Tour - The Stooges' last film from 1970Scene from their TV pilot with Shemp, "Jerks Of All Trades"Biography, Interviews, Cartoons, Video Clips, Photo Gallery, Screen Saver