{"id":33008,"date":"2023-06-05T10:16:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33008"},"modified":"2023-06-05T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T14:16:55","slug":"wham-bam-slam-1955-starring-the-three-stooges-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=33008","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Wham-Bam-Slam!&#8221; (1955) starring The Three Stooges \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z060523zview_whambamslam.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Wham-Bam-Slam! <\/em>(1955)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director: <strong>Jules White<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Writer: <strong>Felix Adler, Clyde Bruckman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stars: <strong>Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Matt McHugh<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tagline:\u00a0<em> SCORES A GRAND SLAM IN HILARITY!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Larry and Moe have a series of mishaps trying to remove Shemp\u2019s aching tooth, they decide a camping trip is just the thing they all need.\u00a0 The only problem is they don\u2019t own a car.\u00a0 Our guys end up buying a jalopy that needs work.\u00a0 Let the hijinks begin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"font-size: inherit; color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font);\">Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Wham-Bam-Slam!<\/em> is a reworking of the Stooges&#8217; 1948 short, <em>Pardon My Clutch<\/em>. It makes use of quite a bit of footage from the original. The funny thing is <em>Pardon My Clutch<\/em> borrowed from the Laurel &amp; Hardy shorts <em>Perfect Day<\/em> (1929) and <em>Them Thar Hills<\/em> (1934).\u00a0 So <em>Wham-Bam-Slam!<\/em> is a reworking of a reworked short!<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite Larry and Moe exchanges occurs in Wham-Bam-Slam!<br \/>\nMoe, &#8220;Only fools are positive.&#8221;<br \/>\nLarry, &#8220;Are you sure?&#8221;<br \/>\nMoe, &#8220;I&#8217;m positive!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: var(--text-color); font-family: var(--text-font); font-size: inherit;\"><strong><em>Wham-Bam-Slam! <\/em>(1955)<\/strong> rates 4 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/logo\/zview_b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z060523zview_whambamslam2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"416\" \/><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9HNDi_6X5vM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wham-Bam-Slam! (1955) Director: Jules White Writer: Felix Adler, Clyde Bruckman Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Matt McHugh. 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