Dutiful But Dumb

IMDb link: 0033565
IMDb rating: 7.7 (603 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Short
Director: Del Lord
Cast: Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Eddie Acuff and others

Release date: 21 Mar 1941
Release year: 1941
Runtime: 17 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: slapstick comedy, the three stooges series, alliterative title, black pepper, oyster cracker, bayonet, cigar smoking, dropped pants, pocket watch, wristwatch

Plot:

It should also be noted that this is the short in which Curly has one of his most classic moments. The scene is in an eatery of some sort, and while Moe and Larry pick a table, Curly sits at the counter and orders oyster stew. The man then proceeds to have a physical argument with one of the oysters, which is still alive and likes to shoot stew-broth at Curly! One of the funniest scenes Curly ever did, it was re-created beautifully by actor Michael Chiklis, in 2000, for the TV-movie bio The Three Stooges.

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