“Fiddlers Three” (1948) starring The Three Stooges / Z-View
Fiddlers Three (1948)
Director: Jules White
Writer: Felix Adler
Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, Virginia Hunter, Philip Van Zandt and Al Thompson.
Tagline: Hilarity Reigns…when THE STOOGES make merry for Old King Cole!
The Plot…
Moe, Larry and Shemp are the famous “fiddlers three” for Old King Cole (Dent). Our boys want to get married, but the King has ruled that until his daughter, Princess Alicia (Hunter) marries Prince Gallant III of Rhododendron there shall be no marriages allowed. Working behind the scenes the diabolical magician Murgatroyd (Van Zandt) has his own plans of his own to marry the princess. It will be up to our boys to foil Murgatroyd’s plans. What could go wrong?
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
When Shemp hears that guards have kidnapped the Princess he says, “Let me at ’em, I’ll tear ’em limb from limb. Let me at ’em!” Moe responds, “Well, what’s keeping you?” Shemp, “Me.”
The Stooges would rework Fiddlers Three using plot elements and footage for the 1954 short Musty Musketeers.
Fiddlers Three (1948) rates 2 of 5 stars.
