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The Three Stooges – Un-Convention with Laurel & Hardy

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    How can one movie theater contain this much comedy on a single Day? You are about to find out, at our planned “Un-Convention” on Saturday, Aug. 10th!

    The Philly Two Tars and Downingtown First Mistake Tents have arranged a special program with the beautiful and historic Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, Pa. During the afternoon, we have planned a show featuring several classic Three Stooges reels – some of their earliest, and best titles including Men in Black (the Oscar-Nominated ‘calling Dr. Howard, Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard…’), Three Little Pigskins (with Lucille Ball!) and Violent is the Word for Curly (directed by Charlie Chase!). Plus a feature with The Boys, of course. This show will be in the beautiful “1903 Theater”.

    Running Order:

    The shorts below are listed in the evening’s running order but the timing is subject to change:

    1:00 p.m   – Doors/ Introductions

    1:30 p.m. – Men in Black

    1:50 p.m. – Three Little Pigskins

    2:10 p.m.  – Violent is the Word for Curly

    2:30 p.m – Hoi Polloi

    2:50 p.m. to 3:00 – Intermission (10 Minutes)

    3:00 p.m. – Way out West

    Men in Black

    (Ray McCarey. US. 1934. 19 min. DCP. Film courtesy of SONY Releasing)
    The stooges become doctors at a large hospital where they disrupt patients and staff alike. Nominated a 1935 best Short Subject, Comedy, Oscar.

    Three Little Pigskins

    (Ray McCarey. US. 1934. 20 min. DCP. Film courtesy of SONY Releasing)
    The stooges are mistaken by a gangster for the “Three Horsemen of Boulder Dam”, famous football players. Hired to play for his team, they blow the big game and get it in the end. Lucille Ball has a nice part as a gun moll. This short includes an appearance by Lucille Ball.

    Violent is the Word for Curly

    (Charley Chase. US. 1938. 18 min. DCP. Film courtesy of SONY Releasing)
    Three bumbling gas station attendants are mistaken for college professors arriving from Germany to teach at a prestigious women’s college.

    Hoi Polloi

    (Del Lord. US. 1935. 19 min. DCP. Film courtesy of SONY Releasing) )
    A professor plays Pygmalion to three bumbling garbagemen and tries to turn them into gentlemen.

    Intermission (10 Minutes)

    Way out West

    (James W. Horne. US. 1937. 1 hr 6 min. DCP. )
    Stan and Ollie are charged with delivering the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. However, they reckon without the machinations of her evil guardian Mickey Finn who is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon singer wife Lola.

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    • Genre Comedy
    • Director Various
    • Released Various
    • Runtime 2h 10m
    • Rated NR
    • Studio Various
    • CountryUnited States

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