Three Missing Links

Three Missing Links

Directed by	Jules White
Produced by	Jules White
Written by	Searle Kramer
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard James C. Morton Monte Collins Jane Hamilton Naba Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures Coca-Cola Telecommunications (1987)
Release dates	July 29, 1938 (1938-07-29) (U.S.)
Running time	18:04
Country	United States
Language	English

Three Missing Links is the 33rd short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1938 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The boys are janitors at Hollywood studio Super Terrific Productions. They are cleaning the office of B. O. Botswaddle (James C. Morton), who is reviewing a script a new picture "Jilted In The Jungle" where the leading man will be a gorilla. After nearly destroying Botswaddle's office, Curly does his classic imitation of a "chicken with its head cut off" followed by other motions that cause Botswaddle to declare Curly to be the "dead image of the missing link" and sends the boys off to Africa to begin shooting.

While setting up camp, Curly buys some "love candy" from a cannibalistic medicine man (John Lester Johnson), in hopes of impressing leading lady Mirabel Mirabel (Jane Hamilton). Problems arise when Curly (dressed as a gorilla) gets entangled with a real gorilla (Ray "Crash" Corrigan), who scares the film crew off the set. The gorilla then turns his attention to Curly, who, in trying to placate the beast, eats some of the love candy and falls in love with it. The gorilla, repulsed, dashes off with a lovestruck Curly in pursuit.

Production notes

This is the fourth of sixteen Stooge shorts to use the word "three" in the title and the first entry directed by Columbia Pictures Short Subject head Jules White.^[1]

Quotes

Moe: "We're terrific!"
Larry: "We're colossal!"
Curly: "We're even mediocre!"

References

↑ Solomon, Jon (2002). The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion. Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 135. ISBN 0-9711868-0-4.

External links

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Works	The Three Stooges filmography The Three Stooges Collection Jerks of All Trades The New Three Stooges episodes The Three Stooges Scrapbook Kook's Tour Moe Howard and the Three Stooges

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Associated people	Edward Bernds Tiny Brauer Charley Chase Paul Garner Ted Healy Rich Koz Del Lord Hugh McCollum Frank Mitchell Joe Palma/Fake Shemp Fred Sanborn Elwood Ullman Jack White Jules White

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