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Three Loan Wolves
Three Loan Wolves
Directed by	Jules White
Written by	Felix Adler
Produced by	Jules White
Starring	Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Howard; Beverly Warren; Tiny Brauer; Jackie Jackson; Joe Palma; Wally Rose
Cinematography	George F. Kelley
Edited by	Edwin H. Bryant
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	July 4, 1946
Running time	16' 40"
Country	United States
Language	English

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Three Loan Wolves is the 93rd short subject starring American slapstick comedy team Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Curly's illness

Three Loan Wolves was filmed near the end of Curly Howard's career. The 42-year-old comedian had suffered a series of minor strokes several months prior to filming, and his performances had been unpredictable. By the time of Three Loan Wolves, he had lost a considerable amount of weight, and lines had creased his baby face. In fact, Larry and Moe look stocky by comparison.

While director Edward Bernds devised ways to cover his illness, Jules White simply gave lines of dialogue to Larry Fine. With Three Loan Wolves, White made Larry the main character, with nearly the entire film revolving around him.

Curly also tried desperately to maintain his high-pitched voice, but was clearly unable to. Several scenes are heartbreaking to watch, as the once-superstooge had been relegated to a line here or there. The scene where Larry climbs the tree to grab eggs from a bird's nest would normally have revolved around Curly climbing up the tree. In addition, Curly could not longer ad-lib for the camera as in previous instances. His scene where he cleans the potatoes in sluggish and lethargic. Films like Playing the Ponies, An Ache in Every Stake and Sock-A-Bye Baby are finer exmaples of Curly preparing food and creating comedy genius with little effort. ^[1]

Actress Beverly Warren appeared at a 2002 Three Stooges convention in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, and reported that Curly's illness was not discussed on the set. She added that filming was completed at such a rapid pace, she rarely saw Curly or Moe (as she only share screen time with Larry).

Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2](Citadel Press, 1994).
The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).

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^ Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, p. 77, Citadel Press. ISBN: 0806509465]

[1] Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). The Three Stooges Scrapbook, p. 77, Citadel Press. ISBN: 0806509465]

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 '''''Three Loan Wolves''''' is the 93rd short subject starring American [[slapstick]] comedy team [[Three Stooges]]. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for [[Columbia Pictures]] between [[1934 in film|1934]] and [[1959 in film|1959]].
+==Curly's illness==
+''Three Loan Wolves'' was filmed near the end of [[Curly Howard]]'s career. The 42-year-old comedian had suffered a series of minor [[stroke]]s several months prior to filming, and his performances had been unpredictable. By the time of ''Three Loan Wolves'', he had lost a considerable amount of weight, and lines had creased his baby face. In fact, Larry and Moe look stocky by comparison.
+While director [[Edward Bernds]] devised ways to cover his illness, [[Jules White]] simply gave lines of dialogue to [[Larry Fine]]. With ''Three Loan Wolves'', White made Larry the main character, with nearly the entire film revolving around him.
+Curly also tried desperately to maintain his high-pitched voice, but was clearly unable to. Several scenes are heartbreaking to watch, as the once-superstooge had been relegated to a line here or there.   The scene where Larry climbs the tree to grab eggs from a bird's nest would normally have revolved around Curly climbing up the tree. In addition, Curly could not longer ad-lib for the camera as in previous instances. His scene where he cleans the potatoes in sluggish and lethargic. Films like ''[[Playing the Ponies]]'', ''[[An Ache in Every Stake]]'' and ''[[Sock-A-Bye Baby]]'' are finer exmaples of Curly preparing food and creating comedy genius with little effort. <ref>Lenburg, Jeff; Howard Maurer, Joan; Lenburg, Greg; (1982). ''The Three Stooges Scrapbook'', p. 77, Citadel Press. ISBN: 0806509465] </ref>
+Actress [[Beverly Warren]] appeared at a 2002 Three Stooges convention in [[Fort Washington, Pennsylvania]], and reported that Curly's illness was not discussed on the set. She added that filming was completed at such a rapid pace, she rarely saw Curly or Moe (as she only share screen time with Larry).
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