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Released August 30, 1983
Featuring Miscellaneous Appearances
Operator 13 Productions
57 min. (Feature Film)

In conjunction with receiving their star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 30, 1983, this historical look at the careers of The Three Stooges premiered at 7PM that night at the Gordon Theatre on LaBrea Ave. in Los Angeles. Produced by fan Mark Gilman, 50 YEARS WITH THE STOOGES: THE FUNNIEST GUYS IN THE WORLD was narrated by Steve Allen, relied on public domain footage from the Stooges' film and television work, and added insightful interview footage from family, cast and crew to tell this first of all the filmed tributes to The Three Stooges.

Film and television clips are taken from... DISORDER IN THE COURT (1936), HOLLYWOOD ON PARADE # B-9 (1934), KNIFE OF THE PARTY (1934), DANCING LADY (1933), SCREEN SNAPSHOTS (1945), BRIDELESS GROOM (1947), SING A SONG OF SIX PANTS (1947), MALICE IN THE PALACE (1949), CAMEL COMEDY CARAVAN (THE ED WYNN SHOW) (1950), AFRICA SCREAMS (1949), STOP! LOOK! AND LAUGH! (1960) trailer, and INSTANT SIMONIZ (1959) commercial.

It has circulated under several titles, under license to Operator 13 Productions (Gilman's company). In 1984, Karl Home Video released it as THE MAKING OF THE STOOGES, and it went into television syndication as STOOGE SNAPSHOTS primarily airing on PBS affiliates; both versions were cut down to 46 minutes. In the early 1990s, it showed up again on home video as LOVE THOSE STOOGES, at its original running time.

Former Ted Healy stooge Dick Hakins performed the piano music in the film's soundtrack; The Curly Shuffle plays over the ending credits, courtesy of The Jump 'n' the Saddle Band.

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Steve Allen
Narrator

Ted Healy
archive footage

Moe Howard
archive footage

Larry Fine
archive footage

Shemp Howard
archive footage

Jerry Howard
archive footage

Joe Besser
archive footage

Joe DeRita
archive footage

Bonnie Bonnell
archive footage

Al Keller
Himself

Emil Sitka
Himself / archive footage

Bud Jamison
archive footage

Arthur Thalasso
archive footage

Ed Mull
archive footage

Nick Baskovitch
archive footage

Suzanne Kaaren
archive footage

Eddie Laughton
archive footage

Edward LeSaint
archive footage

James C. Morton
archive footage

Al Thompson
archive footage

Harry Semels
archive footage

Tiny Jones
archive footage

Alice Belcher
archive footage

William J. O'Brien
archive footage

Hank Bell
archive footage

George Gray
archive footage

Jack Duffy
archive footage

Dan Brady
archive footage

Sam Lufkin
archive footage

Dee Green
archive footage

Christine McIntyre
archive footage

Bertha Priestley
archive footage

Johnny Kascier
archive footage

Nancy Saunders
archive footage

Alyn Lockwood
archive footage

Doris Houck
archive footage

Virginia Hunter
archive footage

Harold Brauer
archive footage

Vernon Dent
archive footage

Phil Arnold
archive footage

Cy Schindell
archive footage

Bing Connolly
archive footage

George J. Lewis
archive footage

Everett Brown
archive footage

Ben Turpin
archive footage

Joan Crawford
archive footage

Ed Wynn
archive footage

Lou Costello
archive footage


Forest P. Gill
Executive Producer

Mark S. Gilman
Executive Producer

Jeff Forrester
Associate Producer

Tom DeMichael
Project Supervisor

Mark S. Gilman
Screenplay

Steve Cox
Research Consultant

Phil Lee
Camera

Dave Beatty
Assistant Camera

Ron Halpern
Assistant Camera

Mark S. Gilman
Film Editor

Scott Rose
Negative Cutter

Rudy Hassen
Videotape Editor

Rafael Gertel
Videotape Editor

Dave Williamson
Sound Recording

Samuel Oldham
Sound Recording

Chris Ervin
Sound Recording

Dave Williamson
Sound Re-recording

Steve Chernove
Additional Piano Music

Dick Hakins
Additional Piano Music

Greg Freres
Graphics

Tom Acito
Assistant Producer

Todd Durham
Assistant Producer

Dave Stuckey
Assistant Producer

Tom Edinger
Special Thanks

James Carone
Special Thanks

Steve Cox
Special Thanks

Evelyn Tecolsky
Special Thanks

Edward Bernds
Special Thanks

Dick Hakins
Special Thanks

Moe Feinberg
Special Thanks

Woody Wise
Special Thanks

Barry Wolf
Special Thanks

Richard Reed
Special Thanks

Frank Mitchell
Special Thanks

Gertrude Howard
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