Movie: Three Little Twirps

Top 8 Billed Cast

Curly Howard
Curly Howard

Curly

Larry Fine
Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard
Moe Howard

Moe

Chester Conklin
Chester Conklin

The Butcher

Stanley Blystone
Stanley Blystone

Herman (Circus Director)

Bud Jamison
Bud Jamison

Police Officer (uncredited)

Anita Sharp-Bolster
Anita Sharp-Bolster

Effie the Bearded Lady (uncredited)

Al Thompson
Al Thompson

Ticket Window Clerk (uncredited)

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    The Stooges get a job putting up posters for a circus but discover that instead of money, their pay is tickets to the show. When trying to scalp their tickets gets them in trouble, they hide out backstage where Curly has an encounter with a bearded lady and Moe and Larry hide in a horse suit. When they're caught, the circus manager gives them a choice of going to jail or joining the circus. What they don't know is that they are to be targets for the Zulu spear thrower. When Curly hits the spear thrower with one of his own spears, the boys are on the run once again.

  • Release Date

    1943-07-09

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    English

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