| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 1: 1934-1936 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | When the Three Stooges first signed with Columbia Pictures, their deal was for one short. 1934's Woman Hater, done entirely in rhyme, wasn't a huge success, but the Stooges hit their stride with their second short, Punch Drunks, and began to settle into their definitive roles - Moe as boss, Larry the middleman and Curly as their foil. Witness the rise of these comedy icons in this high-spirited collection containing the first 10 Columbia shorts, all of which have been remastered for the best quality picture and sound. You'll experience the eye-pokes, face slaps, hollow head knocks and knuckle cracks like you've never heard or seen them before. So go ahead, nyuck yourself out! | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Loretta Andrews, Gail Arnold | | Director:
| Archie Gottler | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Black & White, Full Screen | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 2 | | Studio:
| Sony Pictures | | Run Time:
| 340 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| October 30, 2007 | | Average Customer Rating:
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KNUCKLEHEAD !!Jul 25, 2010
Hey you knucklehead, yeah I'm talking to you grapehead, get moving! Go get this video now. Oh, a wiseguy eh? You want a reason? I'll give you two...( poke )..., now go on, ...( slap )..., before I get mad! Get this collection and quit stalling! Do you have a little doe? That's good, cause it will only cost you a few "bucks"... nyuk nyuk nyuk..., when you can get gold comedy performances by the unrivaled masters of physical humor at the price this collection is being offered at, you'd have to have a head as dense as Curly's to pass it up. Personally, I hate most types of live action comedy films, can't stand them, but this trio of supreme clowns is the one exception. I can't get enough of these guys. It's a testament to their greatness that they are the only comedy team from the 1940's that has a massive worldwide fan following in the year 2010. And that's because thier routines are timeless. This is an absolute must-have collection. The DVD's worked flawlessly, the audio and video are outstanding.
- Mike S.
Made my dad's day!Jul 01, 2010
My dad has been waiting for this for years! He's sick of the dvd sets that mix up the episodes and you can buy 3 different dvds and have many of the episodes repeat. This is exactly what he wanted, a chronological copy of his beloved stooges. I bought it for him for Father's Day and it seriously made his day!
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 all fans must buyMay 31, 2010
Many guest stars revealed- not like the L.P. That's the way it was back then-even though we knew friend Clapton and Starr was involved-did you know that Frampton stopped by and played guitar on many tracks-(not mentioned)heard from Frampton in a recent interview-but now we know Ginger Baker was in one of the jam sessions. Embrace what George couldn't release with the Beatles. Not to forget Gary Brooker-from Procol Harum and Dave mason from Traffic.
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Laughing At LifeMay 19, 2010
This is a review for the double disc set, THE THREE STOOGES COLLECTION VOL 1: 1934-1936.
Sony released this first volume of Stooge films in 2007 to great acclaim, just read
the reviews if you don't believe me.
This release was an important event three years ago and here's why:
For the first time, Sony/Columbia demonstrated to Stooge fans and film buffs everywhere
that The Three Stooges were being taken seriously enough to have a chronologically
issued set of their films released to the general public. Much as their more
praised comedy contemporaries have had. I mean the Marx Bros, W.C.Fields and
going back even earlier, Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd.
You can bet that earlier Stooge DVD releases were money makers for the studios but
this time the Stooges are given respect, enough so that all 190 comedy shorts will be
released in chronological order, using the cleanest film transfers available.
No more hodge podge,thrown together sets, this first box contains the initial 19 shorts
the Stooges did for Columbia Pictures in 1934, 1935 and 1936. And it illustrates
how, after a few experiments, the Stooges settled into a comedic groove that
is amazing for not only its longevity, but for its constant finding surprising
variations on the comic theme of laughs as revenge for those who mistreat you.
Five Stars with pleasure.
Look athe Grouse! Stooges on the rise.May 09, 2010
Sony Pictures goes the whole nine yards and then some in this first installment of The Three Stooges Collection ,Volume One,of all of their Columbia shorts.They are remastered in Hi-Def and I have NEVER seen these shorts looking as good as they do here.What a revelation they are and Sony are to be congratulated in finally doing the right thing in their restoration of the Three Stooges material.
The shorts presented here start with Woman Haters(May/5/34) and end with Slippery Silks(Dec 27/36).Their debut short has the entire thing being spoken in rhyme by the cast and somehow it actually works! These shorts present the Stooges on the ascendance.They of course had been in the business for almost 10 years before they finally arrived at Columbia.They had split with their long time partner Ted Healy about a year before while at MGM.That group had included Larry Fine,Moe Howard and Moe's brother Shemp Howard but when Shemp decided to pursue other things and left they recruited Moe's other brother Jerry(Curly)who was to become arguably the most beloved Stooge of all.
When they secured their Columbia contract they were overseen by Jules White who had worked with them at MGM.They were given some good material and really good backing casts,many of which were to become staples throughout their long career at Columbia.Bud Jamison and Vernon Dent,both previous Keystone stalwarts,are both seen in these early shorts and they be seen in countless Stooges shorts from here on out.
The Stooges humour was kind of a rough house nut type,similar to the Marx Brothers but more physical.Moe was the ersatz leader of the trio,but as much "punishment" as he would often dish out on his fellow Stooges,he would eventually get back in spades.They could often carry on with some witty banter also like-Moe:"What comes after 75?",Larry:"76",Moe:"That's the Spirit" or "What did you see while in Paris?",Curly"The Parasites,what else?".As funny as they could sound,their forte' was definitely in the physical low comedy sight gag;no one could ever top the Stooges in that department.
Countless gags were lifted entirely from other comedians of the day like Laurel and Hardy,Keaton and Chaplin.Del Lord,who would become their best director in time,came from Keystone studios and had a wealth of material that was incorporated into the Stooges skits.The Stooges would often barnstorm ideas of their own with the writers,directors and anyone else on hand during the gag sessions.If it fit their style,they used it;some of it worked,some of it didn't,but it all bore the Stooges stamp of approval.A Pain in the Pullman is just a remake of a Hal Roach Todd/Pitts short Show Business,in typical Stooge style.
Furthermore some of the supporting players from these early Stooges shorts rhyme off like a who's who from the Laurel and Hardy camp,people like Walter Long,Arthur Houseman(long time L&H drunk),Tiny Sanford,James Morton,Nat Clifford,Blanche Payson,and others.Also look closely and one can see stars on the rise like a young Walter Brennan and Lucille Ball and screen veterans like Bobby Burns,Jack Duffy,Billy Bletcher,Clara Kimball Young,Mildred Harris(Chaplins former young wife) and so many others too numerous to mention.A bit of Hollywood history passes before your eyes with each ep and the Stooges make it pass as only they can.
As with Laurel and Hardy's theme song"The Cuckoo",the Stooges also have their bird theme,a fanciful version of "Listen to the Mockingbird".We hear the theme of "Three Blind Mice" only briefly,which would become the staple theme later in the series.
Technically brilliant in their remastering of this series,Sony finally re-releases the entire collection of Three Stooges Columbia shorts in what will be eight volumes in all;looking better than they ever have before.The set comes with no extras and no dates of release,just the bottom line.This is your chance to see this comedy team at the start of their long career at Columbia.With a double poke to the eye,a head slap and a hair pull......away we go!
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