Phony Express (1943) starring The Three Stooges / Z-View

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Phony Express (1943)

Director:  Del Lord

Writer:  Elwood Ullman, Monte Collins

Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shirley Patterson, Bud Jamison, Chester Conklin and ‘Snub’ Pollard.

Tagline:  None.

The Plot…

Our boys skip town, wanted for vagrancy.  They end up in Peaceful Gulch, which is anything but.  With no money, the see a help wanted sign at a saloon.  Our guys head in and say they’re there to clean up the place.  Red Morgan and his gang overhear this and think that Larry, Curly and Moe are lawmen who’ve come to take them to jail.  What could go wrong?

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

This plot was popular enough to be used, along with some of the footage in The Stooges’ 1951 short Merry Mavericks.

Curly makes the most of a scene with Larry as he mixes up a snake oil potion that will cure anything!

Phony Express (1943) rates 4 of 5 stars.