Movie: Playing the Ponies

Top 8 Billed Cast

Curly Howard
Curly Howard

Curly

Larry Fine
Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard
Moe Howard

Moe

Billy Bletcher
Billy Bletcher

Announcer (uncredited)

William Irving
William Irving

Higgins (uncredited)

Charles Dorety
Charles Dorety

Stunned Pepperino Eater (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin
Sam Lufkin

Race Starter (uncredited)

Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson

Cafe Customer (uncredited)

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    The stooges are gypped into trading their restaurant for "Thunderbolt", a washed up race horse. When Curly feeds Thunderbolt some chili pepperinos, he runs like crazy towards the nearest water. The boys enter Thunderbolt in a big race. With jockey Larry feeding Thunderbolt the pepperinos, and Moe and Curly on a motorcycle leading him with a bucket of water, they win the race.

  • Release Date

    1937-10-15

  • Average

    5.923

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    THEY'RE OFF...THEIR NUTS!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English

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