Booty and the Beast
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| Directed by | Jules White |
| Screenplay by | Jack White |
| Story by | Felix Adler |
| Produced by | Jules White |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Kenneth MacDonald Vernon Dent Heinie Conklin Dudley Dickerson Curly Howard Blackie Whiteford |
| Edited by | Edwin H. Bryant |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 15:55 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Booty and the Beast is a 1953 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 145th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Premise
The Stooges inadvertently aid a safe-cracker (Kenneth MacDonald), who flees to Las Vegas with the stolen money. Realizing their error, the trio hop the train to Vegas to catch up with the thief, though not before accidentally freeing a lion from the baggage car. Eventually, the boys capture the nameless crook and retrieve the stolen money from him.
Cast
Credited
- Moe Howard as Moe
- Larry Fine as Larry
- Shemp Howard as Shemp
- Kenneth McDonald as Crook
- Vernon Dent as Night Watchman
Uncredited
- Dudley Dickerson as Pullman Porter
- Heinie Conklin as Conducter
- Curly Howard as Sleeping Passenger
- Victor Travers as Passenger with Beard
- Blackie Whiteford as Passenger
- Sam Lufkin as Passenger
- Tanner the Lion as Lion
Production notes
Booty and the Beast was filmed in May 1952. The second half of the film consists of footage recycled from Hold That Lion!, which includes the cameo appearance by former Stooge Curly Howard, who died on January 18, 1952. The title of the film is a parody of the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.[1]
MacDonald's character in Hold That Lion was originally named Icabod Slipp: in Booty and the Beast, he is a nameless thug. Any references to Slipp are replaced with "He", "Him" or "that crook."[1]
The short was released in the same year, where both, Curly and Tanner the Lion (the Lion from the recycled footage) had died.
References
- ^ a b Solomon, Jon. (2002) The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; Comedy III Productions, Inc., pp. 416-417; ISBN 0-9711868-0-4
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