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#2 - PUNCH DRUNKS (1934)

Postby Lunkhead on June 9th, 2005, 7:18 pm

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Boxing manager Moe finds a potential gold mine after discovering waiter Curly can box at championship level. The catch - he only fights effectively when hearing the tune, 'POP GOES THE WEASEL'. Enter Larry, fiddler extroadinaire, to provide the ring-side notes of victory.

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This is a great, classic short with many hysterical scenes and lines. It's one of the ones I remember seeing very early on Sally Starr's "Popeye Theater" (outta Philly) as a kid. It remains one of my top favorites today. The boys are more in their true element in this second outing, and their roles are starting to develop. Curly is fantastic as the crazed boxer, Moe super-funny as the bullying leader, and Larry in the middle has some good bits along with his violin playing. The only short where the boys are given writing credit, and considering the result, makes you wonder why they weren't afforded that full opportunity again.

"Every time I hear that weasel tune, something pops inside of me. Then everything goes black." ~ :curly1:
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you never hear the song the same way again after watching this short. i am surprised they didn't get to write more, but then Columbia would have had to pay them more, i'm sure.
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I enjoy this short also. Larry has some good bits , such as his "I lost my ba-lance" reply to Moe after he falls out of the wagon , and his pulling a huge fish out of his coat , ("lookit at") , after making his way out of the pond.

I also get a laugh out of his running all over town to find "Pop Goes The Weasel" after his fiddle gets smashed at ringside , not to mention his getting clobbered by Moe w/the bucket of water as he is playing a tune for Curly's girl.

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The past couple summers an ice cream truck came down our street playing the weasel tune. I immediately thought of Curly going crazy.
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I love that "I lost my ba-lance" bit.
"Oh ya lost your ba-lance ay." ~ :moe2:
"Yeah" ~ :larry2:
"Well go find it!" ~ Image <<shoves Larry by the forehead into the lake>>

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One of the most enjoyable of the whole run...
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The first Columbia short which can really be called a true Three Stooges comedy. It's pretty clear that after Woman Haters, Moe must've realized the only way for them to make a solid impact on audiences was to persuade Columbia to allow them to script their own material, so as to shape their characters and integrate them into a comedy plot which would highlight each character. So despite the MGM work and Woman Haters, this is the real debut of Moe, Larry, and Curly in their mature form; everything which came after was mere refinement. Additionally, it's a simple but sound plot, hinging on a basic device of some stimulus triggering Curly's manic behavior, which the Stooges were to rework in succeeding films. But Moe must've realized Curly really needed no impetus to act nonsensical; that was his essential character, and in some ways Curly's mannerisms work better when no explanation is given at all! In a way, it's almost strange to see how subdued Curly is in the opening scenes of this film; there's a meekness which wouldn't be repeated until much later, as a result of Curly's failing health, to his characterization in the opening scene in the restaurant.

However, from a marketing strategy point, establishing a causal relationship between Curly's comedic energy and some external plot point was probably very sound at this point in Stoogian history, and certainly helped cement them as mainstays of Columbia's short subject dept. from here on.



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One of my all time favorites for sure. Moe taking charge, Larry playing the weasel song, Curly going ballistic when the song played.

Years ago when they took the Stooges off the air because they were too violent, the old Royal Oak Music Theater had a one-night feature of "All Curly's". It was a night that I will never forget. 1300 fans jonesing for a stooge fix had jammed into the theater, hanging from the rafters, standing room only, we had that place just a rocking. So we are all screaming "go Larry go" "go Larry go" as Larry was running up and down the street in search of the weasel song, the theater just erupts when he plows through the wall in the truck with the song playing.

Anytime that I hear that weasel tune,,,,, I always remember that night of enthusiasm and mayhem.


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That must've been a blast. I've seen PUNCH DRUNKS on the big screen myself and it's always a crowd pleaser.

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Definitely one of my favorite Curly shorts. Larry really demonstrates his talent for playing the violin, doing a great job with not only "that Weasel tune", but the beginning of "Let's Fall in Love" (which as Lunhead said, Moe put a quick stop to). I'd rather hear Larry finish the song in this short though, than to hear Muriel Landers in ther Besser short, "Sweet and Hot" singing and dancing to a jazzier version of the whole song.

The whole thing about Curly going crazy upon hearing the tune was great, and even though it was better done than with Curly-Joe DeRita in "TTS Go Around the World in a Daze", I liked seeing it in that film too. It helped the boys and Phinneas Fogg at points all through the film, and helped make the film one of the best of the DeRita era. Interesting that Larry played a clarinet (or something similar) all though that one. I wonder if he was really playing it, because no Stooge book I ever read said one way or the other (or I just forgot).

Btw- the footage of the kid throwing the candy at the bell and of the timekeeper was replayed in the "Daze" match as well.

But back to "Punch Drunks", There's lots of good stuff here. Curly's boss was very Moe-like! I love it when Curly punches his boss up to the ceiling fan and turns it on before he leaves! If I remember correctly, there was even a sound effect as the scene faded out, of the motion of the fan throwing his boss off, and him landing with a thud!

The outdoor scene and arena scenes were great as well. That was some foxy babe that the Stooges were fawning over! And of course the ending shot was classic-- Curly woo-wooing like a madman as he walked toward the camera!
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Postby Wilytank on September 8th, 2006, 3:17 pm

It is funny. An 8 out of 10.

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:larry3: I lost my balance!

:moe1: Oh you lost your balance eh?

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Postby Lunkhead on September 8th, 2006, 7:44 pm

I love that exchange between Moe and Larry. :laugh1:
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Postby Wilytank on September 8th, 2006, 7:48 pm

Lunkhead wrote:I love that exchange between Moe and Larry. :laugh1:


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PUNCH DRUNKS (1934)

Postby Xenorama on February 22nd, 2008, 5:55 pm

this one also looks nearly brand new on the new DVD set. if they put 19 on each set, that would make 10 sets total. how about that?

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Postby Lunkhead on February 24th, 2008, 6:11 pm

The prints are amazing. Great seeing KO so clear!
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Re: #2 - PUNCH DRUNKS (1934)

Postby CharlyWalkslikethis on April 6th, 2009, 5:03 pm

Ba-lance like everybody said, one of Larry's finest moments.
I also love him trying to explain the fish, "Wait you don't know how it happened."
And Curly is hilarious when the music stops and he stands their in front of Killer just lookin' blank.
"And now little kiddies Uncle Dan will tell you how Fuzzy Bear met Jerry Porcupine..." and how Larry is about to get a HUGE headache. The change from "We did it" to "You idiot" in Moe's expression is great.

I never knew this short was so early. SO EARLY!!! Who'da thunk it?
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Postby CharlyWalkslikethis on April 6th, 2009, 5:04 pm

Ba-lance like everybody said, one of Larry's finest moments.
I also love him trying to explain the fish, "Wait you don't know how it happened."
And Curly is hilarious when the music stops and he stands their in front of Killer just lookin' blank.
"And now little kiddies Uncle Dan will tell you how Fuzzy Bear met Jerry Porcupine..." and how Larry is about to get a HUGE headache. The change from "We did it" to "You idiot" in Moe's expression is great.

I never knew this short was so early. SO EARLY!!! Who'da thunk it?
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