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BACK TO THE WOODS (1937)

Film Pick of the Day
Wednesday, August 19, 2026

It is colonial times and the Stooges are tried by an English court for fighting some guards. They're sentenced to protect the colonies from the Indians. The Governor tries to make peace, but the Indian chief demands too high a price for the Pilgrims to pay for hunting privileges, so things look grim. The Stooges decide to hunt for the colonists anyway, and run into a lot of trouble with the Indians.

Former model Ethelreda Leopold appeared in many Stooge comedies but got few speaking parts. This is one of her largest roles. Ms. Leopold (Hope) was a guest of the 1990 Three Stooges Convention in Philadelphia; see The Three Stooges Journal # 55 (Fall 1990).

Details

Average Rating:

[ 7.60/10 ]   47 votes
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly
Release Date Friday, May 14, 1937
Studio Columbia
Production Type Short Subject
Duration 19.5 min.

On This Date in Stooge History - August 19th


Births

William Burress
(Actor)
b. 1867

Newcomerstown, OH

Fred Stone
(Actor)
b. 1873

Longmont, CO

Joseph C. Wright
(Associate Art Director)
b. 1892

Chicago, IL

Charlie Hall
(Actor)
b. 1899

Birmingham, England

Colleen Moore
(Actress)
b. 1900

Port Huron, MI

Franco Corsaro
(Actor)
b. 1900

New York, NY

George Cooper
(Sound Engineer)
b. 1904

Nebo, IL

June Collyer
(Actress)
b. 1904

New York, NY

Collier Young
(Producer)
b. 1908

Asheville, NC

Lyle 'Spud' Murphy
(Music)
b. 1908

Berlin, Germany

Herman Stein
(Original Music)
b. 1915

Philadelphia, PA

Marie Wilson
(Actress)
b. 1916

Anaheim, CA

Doria Revier
(Actress)
b. 1922

San Francisco, CA

Jack Dimond
(Actor)
b. 1936

San Francisco, CA


Deaths

Merrill McCormick
(Actor)
d. 1953   (61)

San Gabriel, CA

Walter Bullock
(Lyrics)
d. 1953   (46)

Los Angeles, CA

Robert Graves
(Actor)
d. 1954   (65)

Los Angeles, CA

Charles Gemora
(Actor)
d. 1961   (58)

Los Angeles, CA

Abby Berlin
(Director)
d. 1965   (58)

North Hollywood, CA

Horace Hough
(Assistant Director)
d. 1965   (74)

Los Angeles, CA

Billy Vernon
(Actor)
d. 1971   (59)

Granada Hills, CA

Frank Shields
(Actor)
d. 1975   (64)

New York, NY

Groucho Marx
(Actor)
d. 1977   (86)

Los Angeles, CA

George Meeker
(Actor)
d. 1984   (80)

Carpenteria, CA

George Milo
(Set Decoration)
d. 1984   (74)

Los Angeles, CA

Paul Lees
(Actor)
d. 1995   (72)

Gerald Jann
(Actor)
d. 2002   (78)

Los Angeles, CA

Jack Perkins
(Actor)
d. 2019   (85)

Casey Key, FL


Events

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1932-08-19

A PEACH OF A PAIR (Shemp Howard) in production

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BOOBS IN ARMS in production

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1947-08-19 to 1947-08-22

LOVE AT FIRST BITE in production

1948-08-18 to 1948-08-22

THE ROOKIE (Joe Besser) in production

1959-08-03 to 1959-08-21

The Stooges appeared on Milwaukee's THE THREE STOOGES with Pops Richards

1960-08-19

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