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Columbia Shorts 1954

157. SHOT IN THE FRONTIER

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Rl. Oct. 7 / Prod. No. 4216 / 16 m / p d Jules White / st scr Felix Adler / ad Abner Singer / ph Ray Cory / e Edwin Bryant / a George Brooks / C: Emil Sitka (Justice of the Peace), Ruth Godfrey (Bella), Theila Darin (Stella), Vivian Mason (Ella), Kenneth MacDonald (Noonan) and Emmett Lynn (Lem).

SYN: Now that they've wed stunning cowgirls Ella, Bella and Stella, the Stooges seem destined for a dreamy life of love and kisses. But you don't marry the three lovliest gals in the West without attracting the attention of the Noonan Brothers, a gang of cutthroat bandits who don't take kindly to strangers moseying in on their dames. As high noon rolls in the Stooges duck behind the tombstones at the offices of undertakers Diggs, Graves, and Berry and exchange a furious round of gunfire with the Noonans. Although Larry is hit several times in the hindquarters, he manages to draw fire while Shemp uses his suspenders to launch destructive boulders at the enemy. Soon out of ammunition, the Stooges battle the Noonans hand-to-hand in the dusty street, finally triumphing on the strength of Larry's boot spurs and an undying determination to continue loving Ella, Bella and Stella.

Quick Hits:

- Did you know that this short film satirizes High Noon, complete with an old cowpoke singing and strumming his guitar off key?

 

WT: Low Afternoon