He was a very talented man, it’s unfortunate he had the health issues he had during the last part of his life, but he was defiantly a trooper and did what he could to keep acting and entertaining people, even when he wasn’t in great health. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and have a great day, take care!
Hello, Rick. I was watching The Three Stooges shorts way back in the 50’s. I was living in Brooklyn, New York and a fellow named Joe Bolton (known as OFFICER Joe Bolton because he dressed up in a policeman’s uniform) hosted the TV show which was broadcast from WPIX channel 11 back then. I saw this particular episode many times on his program.
I too grew up watching The Three Stooges with Officer Joe Bolton on WPIX Channel 11. Only I was living in New Jersey. Go back when Officer Joe hosted The Little Rascals (Our Gang Comedy) shorts. Then came Chuck McCann and Zacherley (after his stint on WOR-TV Channel 9) Can't think of a more fun time to be a kid. Wish Children's TV was like this today.
I do remember this one. Growing up we had a LOT of VHS tapes and this was on at least one of them. Now I have the DVD set and introduce the Stooges to my kids
As a kid watching “The 3” I never noticed anything but the slapstick comedy. As an adult I noticed Curly was noticeably different in ‘Three Little Pirates,’ 1946. I thought it was just “old age” catching up with him. Curly was 43 at the time. BTW - the “Maha? Aha!” routine is still hilarious. 🤣
The wolfman going nuts whenever he hears music is akin to Curly going nuts whenever he sees a tassel, smelled Wild Hyacinth perfume, etc. I watched an episode of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts where Lucille Ball was a guest appearance, and I noticed her voice was deeper as well.
I've seen this short a couple of times in syndication. I did notice during the late 1940s Curly's performance wasn't as sharp as it used to be. He was still funny as usual.
Rick, nice catch on mentioning Christine McIntyre being in "They stooge to conga" She's one of the people , along with Lloyd Bridges trying to get their phones to work. Blink and you'd miss it.
@@Phil-gw9vr Phil I’m 69 years old and a huge fan have seen all the shorts a million times and never noticed Lloyd. I just watched again to see for myself Thanks and cheers
@@Bface55 Yes indeed, Lloyd Bridges is shown briefly tapping on the phone yelling "OPERATOR" "OPERATOR" WHAT'S THE MATTER ????? This is one of The Stooges classics. Love it when Moe dresses up like Adolf Hitler and stands in the picture frame.
I remember seeing this short and noticed how curly's voice was deep and not his usual high cartoon voice due to his heath but he gave his all for both fans and brothers
My parents and I watched this episode a few times when I was younger. My Dad compared himself to that wild man hairy to himself. He had a bad nerve problem with loud music also. There was one point where Curly was in this lady's bedroom, and Curly talked a little like normal. Then when she accused Curly of being a wolf. Curly went back to speaking like his character. Good video, Rick. Take care. Explains a lot. Thanks.
I have never detected a deterioration in Curly’s performance. In a few shots, it looks as if the wolf man is just casually watching the Stooges. I can almost see the wolf fold his arms as if to say to himself “this looks interesting. I wonder what they’re going to do now.”
I don't recall this short, but in a later short, where he's standing by a buffet table, his voice drops to its regular level, and he sounds a lot like his brother, Moe.
In the 1970s TV stations in NY channels 11, and 5 ran all these shorts in Philly it was 29 , 17 channels that was UHF on the other dial on the " old " TV sets ... most western cities didn't even have UHF stations ...lol
Curly's heavy drinking and partying was what caused him to fall ill and his voice to change. I didn't notice any change in his voice until If A Body Meets A Body when the change was more obvious. And Harry Cohn's refusal to let him rest as Moe insisted likely hastened his departure, and put him in an early grave.
Hey Rick, thanks for posting this. I do recall Curly's voice dropping to a normal level on a few occasions, probably due to his strenuous night-life. Just for the record, I do remember this episode I hadn't seen it in a while, I'll have to watch it again, just to see any change his vocalization. Now my question to you is. Who played the "Wolfman?" I've always wondered who he was. I thought that you could fill in the blanks. Congratulations on your recent marriage. And keep up the good work.
“ The Wolfman “ was played by Stooge regular actor/stuntman Duke York. Duke was usually a foil for the boys as a gangster, or wild man of some sort. Sadly, he took his life in 1952, ironically six days after Curly’s passing.
I am in love with Christine McIntyre. @Rick, for Christmas, can you do a video on The Jack Benny Program 1957 (and rerun in subsequent years) Christmas show. I think it's called "Jack goes Christmas shopping". Mel Blanc gives a performance of a lifetime, just steals it from everybody else. What's noted about this episode is the VERY dark tone it takes at the end. I won't spoil it here. I think it would be a good one for you to do.
What was the Three Stooges short where they were staying at a hotel called "COSTA PLENTE"? I've watched so many of their shorts that I get them all mixed up. Great video .....
This is another one that was shown in the mid 70's. I do remember seeing it a few times. It is indeed one of our favorites. As for being able to detect Curly's decline by his voice in this short.... I think you might be stretching it somewhat. You leave out some factors, like the sound equipment during that time. The film of that short could just be different. So many things. BUT it's been well documented over the decades of how wild in real life Curly truly was. He partied all night during this time.
If you could do another video on this short but with focus on the actor playing the Wolfman and what he went through bringing that character to life would be so cool! But, staying on the topic at hand, too bad you couldn’t have provided a sound bite of Curly’s voice before this short and one of his voice in this short for comparison purposes. I understand though, probably because of copyrights and all. Despite everything, Curly kept it going, and for that I will always be grateful. Hollywood is known for its characters and not its saints, but overall, Curly was still a good guy.
I commented on Stooge demographics on your last Stooge episode and I thought about this the next day. When my daughters were kiddos and they had enough TV time, I popped in one of my 16 VHS tapes and off they went. My daughters, wife, sisters, I have never met a female Stooge fan in 68yrs. Does your wife enjoy the boys?
I've seen it, I give it a 7/10, it's definitely not one of the best stooge shorts, I feel the scenes with the wolf man lurking around the hotel went on a little too long, this is one of the several shorts where I feel the first half is superior to the second half.
Oh my God in Chicago they constantly showed this one in reruns they still do show Three Stooges in reruns in Chicago, but they put damn commercials in the shorts sometimes two commercial breaks it is so annoying . The shorts aren’t even that long 15 to 17 minutes. Really you need a break in between. 🤷🏻♂️ Curly along with shemp, weren’t the healthiest people in the world . They ate bad food they smoked cigarettes and cigars. Curly drink don’t know if shemp drank a lot but that all caught up to them sadly
I’ve managed to collect all of the stooge’s autographs over the years. Curly by far is the hardest to collect it seems to me he didn’t sign a lot but all of my signatures are graded so I know they are authentic. I’m working on getting all the extras and the one I find hard to locate is bud jamison. I have Vernon dent and Emil Sitka who did the love bird line. A fun fact he and one other actor are the only two to work with all 6 stooges they called Sitka the 4th stooge when Larry fine had his stroke in 1970 and Sitka filled in for Larry.
She sure was a looker. That wolf-man get up is ridiculous. The facial fur doesn't blend with the actor's normal hair, making it look like a cheap/lazy Halloween costume. They should've put a wig on him.
It seems a classier time even viewing it through the lens of the Three Stooges. Back when women used to dress like ladies 1:13 and hotel bellhops wore uniforms like soldiers in a military parade. Of course that was part of their gag, the Stooges were cutting loose in a world with a lot more formality. I like the architecture in those days way better too, most modern buildings are so plain and boring. It would be cool to go back for a day just to look around and see things then.
@ricknineg he was still pretty much on his game at this point. I love all the incarnations of the Stooges but one short that I have a hard time watching is Halfwits Holiday. Knowing Curly had his stroke during filming and how his performance suffered in it.
I could not notice any difference in Curly's performance in this episode....You might as well state Larry's performance was off..as well.. if you are going by voice as a standard.. Larry .. only says about 4 words in this short.. words like "open up it's me.." is something wrong with Larry also?... I think ..that thinking a person can tell if someone like Curly.. is acting different... or being less active or having more trouble with his voice in this episode.. is INSANE...
Curly was one of a kind,there will never be another. RIP Curly !😢
Curly was one of a kind. Always my favorite.
MINE TO
RIP Jerome "Curly" Howard.
So funny..natural talent!
This short was cool
Loved dogs....no doubt great therapy on the road 2
thx Rick:)
Curly passed away?
I remember the scene with the mirror, where the monster mimics all of Curley's moves. 🤣
@@franksylva9031 Curly Howard left this world in, I believe, 1952.
Curly will always be my favorite 😍
Mine to he's funny I will say that
He was a very talented man, it’s unfortunate he had the health issues he had during the last part of his life, but he was defiantly a trooper and did what he could to keep acting and entertaining people, even when he wasn’t in great health. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and have a great day, take care!
One of my favorite shorts. Thanks for this one.
The Curly and Lucy comparison is spot on! Thank you for all your research and efforts towards your awesome videos!
Hello, Rick. I was watching The Three Stooges shorts way back in the 50’s. I was living in Brooklyn, New York and a fellow named Joe Bolton (known as OFFICER Joe Bolton because he dressed up in a policeman’s uniform) hosted the TV show which was broadcast from WPIX channel 11 back then. I saw this particular episode many times on his program.
I too grew up watching The Three Stooges with Officer Joe Bolton on WPIX Channel 11. Only I was living in New Jersey. Go back when Officer Joe hosted The Little Rascals (Our Gang Comedy) shorts. Then came Chuck McCann and Zacherley (after his stint on WOR-TV Channel 9) Can't think of a more fun time to be a kid. Wish Children's TV was like this today.
Curly was always my favorite of all.
I do remember this one. Growing up we had a LOT of VHS tapes and this was on at least one of them. Now I have the DVD set and introduce the Stooges to my kids
😂 I remember the crazy wolf 🐺 man episode 😂😂😂
Yeah, I've seen this many times back in the day. One of my favorites. It's hilarious.
I never noticed Curly in decline because of the laughter he created.
As a kid watching “The 3” I never noticed anything but the slapstick comedy. As an adult I noticed Curly was noticeably different in ‘Three Little Pirates,’ 1946. I thought it was just “old age” catching up with him. Curly was 43 at the time. BTW - the “Maha? Aha!” routine is still hilarious. 🤣
This was released exactly 20 years before I was born to the day! It's sad how things had to change in the act, but kudos for keeping it going so long!
I've seen this short a few times. Curly was my favorite also. His grandson has a TH-cam channel, and he looks just like Curly.
I've seen this short several times but never noticed the difference in his voice.
What a talented gentleman. Awesome work as always Rick. I always look forward to your posts. 🧡
I don't think that I've seen this episode. Curly was my actual favorite of the Three Stooges. He always made me laugh. Thanks Rick
Christine McIntyre was absolutely gorgeous!!
Vernon dent + Christine McIntyre = Epic stooge lineup
Curly was the best.
The wolfman going nuts whenever he hears music is akin to Curly going nuts whenever he sees a tassel, smelled Wild Hyacinth perfume, etc. I watched an episode of The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts where Lucille Ball was a guest appearance, and I noticed her voice was deeper as well.
I've seen this short a couple of times in syndication. I did notice during the late 1940s Curly's performance wasn't
as sharp as it used to be. He was still funny as usual.
In NYC, channel 11 showed Three Stooges shorts hosted by Officer Joe Bolton and I don't remember ever sering this one.
Rick, nice catch on mentioning Christine McIntyre being in "They stooge to conga" She's one of the people , along with Lloyd Bridges trying to get their phones to work. Blink and you'd miss it.
@@Phil-gw9vr
Phil
I’m 69 years old and a huge fan have seen all the shorts a million times and never noticed Lloyd. I just watched again to see for myself
Thanks and cheers
@Bface55 you're very welcome, I'm 70 and been living the Stooge Life since I was 6 yrs old. Still finding new things too .
@@Bface55 Yes indeed, Lloyd Bridges is shown briefly tapping on the phone yelling "OPERATOR" "OPERATOR" WHAT'S THE MATTER ????? This is one of
The Stooges classics. Love it when Moe dresses up like Adolf Hitler and stands in the picture frame.
I remember seeing this short and noticed how curly's voice was deep and not his usual high cartoon voice due to his heath but he gave his all for both fans and brothers
My parents and I watched this episode a few times when I was younger. My Dad compared himself to that wild man hairy to himself. He had a bad nerve problem with loud music also. There was one point where Curly was in this lady's bedroom, and Curly talked a little like normal. Then when she accused Curly of being a wolf. Curly went back to speaking like his character. Good video, Rick. Take care. Explains a lot. Thanks.
I have never detected a deterioration in Curly’s performance.
In a few shots, it looks as if the wolf man is just casually watching the Stooges. I can almost see the wolf fold his arms as if to say to himself “this looks interesting. I wonder what they’re going to do now.”
Wasn't aware of this Rick learned something new thanks buddy
Christine McIntyre was a very beautiful woman. Great singer as well.
I never heard of this in my life. I thought I saw every 3 Stooges 17 times.
I saw this episode a few times early on.
Hilarious episode!
I've seen it before it's funny😂
I don't recall this short, but in a later short, where he's standing by a buffet table, his voice drops to its regular level, and he sounds a lot like his brother, Moe.
Crash Goes the Hash
In the 1970s TV stations in NY channels 11, and 5 ran all these shorts in Philly it was 29 , 17 channels that was UHF on the other dial on the " old " TV sets ... most western cities didn't even have UHF stations ...lol
Curly's heavy drinking and partying was what caused him to fall ill and his voice to change. I didn't notice any change in his voice until If A Body Meets A Body when the change was more obvious. And Harry Cohn's refusal to let him rest as Moe insisted likely hastened his departure, and put him in an early grave.
Mostly likely, when Shemp came in he did rest some and even came back for a cameo with Shemp. By that time, it was too late to reverse what was done
@@KevinMiller-xn5vu he had a stroke
Hey Rick, thanks for posting this. I do recall Curly's voice dropping to a normal level on a few occasions, probably due to his strenuous night-life. Just for the record, I do remember this episode I hadn't seen it in a while, I'll have to watch it again, just to see any change his vocalization. Now my question to you is. Who played the "Wolfman?" I've always wondered who he was. I thought that you could fill in the blanks. Congratulations on your recent marriage. And keep up the good work.
@@DavidUrban-y3c The actor who played the wolfman is named Duke York. He also played other creatures in other Stooges shorts.
To answer your question: Yes, I DID see this short when I was watching the Stooges on Channel 52 here in Los Angeles.
Christine was beautiful and talented
“ The Wolfman “ was played by Stooge regular actor/stuntman Duke York. Duke was usually a foil for the boys as a gangster, or wild man of some sort. Sadly, he took his life in 1952, ironically six days after Curly’s passing.
I am in love with Christine McIntyre.
@Rick, for Christmas, can you do a video on The Jack Benny Program 1957 (and rerun in subsequent years) Christmas show. I think it's called "Jack goes Christmas shopping". Mel Blanc gives a performance of a lifetime, just steals it from everybody else. What's noted about this episode is the VERY dark tone it takes at the end. I won't spoil it here. I think it would be a good one for you to do.
Poor Curly 😢
Thank you Rick for the information. So sad to see a decline of a great star.
I’ve actually seen all the shorts they made
Harry kohn pushed to spit out the shorts giving curly few breaks..but his lifestyle sure didn't help his situation.
What was the Three Stooges short where they were staying at a hotel called "COSTA PLENTE"? I've watched so many of their shorts that I get them all mixed up. Great video .....
Lou Costello owes a great deal to Curly.
This is another one that was shown in the mid 70's. I do remember seeing it a few times. It is indeed one of our favorites. As for being able to detect Curly's decline by his voice in this short.... I think you might be stretching it somewhat. You leave out some factors, like the sound equipment during that time. The film of that short could just be different. So many things. BUT it's been well documented over the decades of how wild in real life Curly truly was. He partied all night during this time.
Christine McIntyre 😍😍😍😍
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If you could do another video on this short but with focus on the actor playing the Wolfman and what he went through bringing that character to life would be so cool!
But, staying on the topic at hand, too bad you couldn’t have provided a sound bite of Curly’s voice before this short and one of his voice in this short for comparison purposes. I understand though, probably because of copyrights and all.
Despite everything, Curly kept it going, and for that I will always be grateful. Hollywood is known for its characters and not its saints, but overall, Curly was still a good guy.
What I've noticed as his health declined, Curly's voice became higher and more frail in 45 and 46.
I commented on Stooge demographics on your last Stooge episode and I thought about this the next day. When my daughters were kiddos and they had enough TV time, I popped in one of my 16 VHS tapes and off they went. My daughters, wife, sisters, I have never met a female Stooge fan in 68yrs. Does your wife enjoy the boys?
Q: what was the name of this ep?
I've seen it, I give it a 7/10, it's definitely not one of the best stooge shorts, I feel the scenes with the wolf man lurking around the hotel went on a little too long, this is one of the several shorts where I feel the first half is superior to the second half.
Oh my God in Chicago they constantly showed this one in reruns they still do show Three Stooges in reruns in Chicago, but they put damn commercials in the shorts sometimes two commercial breaks it is so annoying . The shorts aren’t even that long 15 to 17 minutes. Really you need a break in between. 🤷🏻♂️
Curly along with shemp, weren’t the healthiest people in the world . They ate bad food they smoked cigarettes and cigars. Curly drink don’t know if shemp drank a lot but that all caught up to them sadly
I’ve managed to collect all of the stooge’s autographs over the years. Curly by far is the hardest to collect it seems to me he didn’t sign a lot but all of my signatures are graded so I know they are authentic. I’m working on getting all the extras and the one I find hard to locate is bud jamison. I have Vernon dent and Emil Sitka who did the love bird line. A fun fact he and one other actor are the only two to work with all 6 stooges they called Sitka the 4th stooge when Larry fine had his stroke in 1970 and Sitka filled in for Larry.
She sure was a looker. That wolf-man get up is ridiculous. The facial fur doesn't blend with the actor's normal hair, making it look like a cheap/lazy Halloween costume. They should've put a wig on him.
It seems a classier time even viewing it through the lens of the Three Stooges.
Back when women used to dress like ladies 1:13 and hotel bellhops wore uniforms like soldiers in a military parade.
Of course that was part of their gag, the Stooges were cutting loose in a world with a lot more formality.
I like the architecture in those days way better too, most modern buildings are so plain and boring.
It would be cool to go back for a day just to look around and see things then.
It's a great short, but you can tell that Curly was starting to decline.
Yea it makes me sad but I still enjoy this short
@ricknineg he was still pretty much on his game at this point. I love all the incarnations of the Stooges but one short that I have a hard time watching is Halfwits Holiday. Knowing Curly had his stroke during filming and how his performance suffered in it.
I could not notice any difference in Curly's performance in this episode....You might as well state Larry's performance was off..as well..
if you are going by voice as a standard.. Larry .. only says about 4 words in this short.. words like "open up it's me.."
is something wrong with Larry also?...
I think ..that thinking a person can tell if someone like Curly.. is acting different... or being less active or having more trouble with his voice in this episode.. is INSANE...
I thought you were going to show it. What a joke