Fine Art of Boxing, The (No Stooge in the Ring)
Red Mesa's leading businessman secretly controls a gang of crooks that are hijacking Red Mesa's gold mine shipments. Retired U.S. Marshall George O'Brien is rescued by travelling peddlers (Moe, Larry & Shemp) during an ambush. Following George into Red Mesa, the Stooges are soon peddling phony prescription eyeglasses at the local saloon. George saves them from being run out of town, and hires the Stooges to help him sell insurance policies to the mine owners, and investigate the hijacks.
Produced by Jack Schwarz Productions for United Artists distribution.
The Stooges' serenade tune "Jane" was written by... Moe, Larry & Shemp. They introduced the song in THREE HAMS ON RYE (1950), and adapt it as "Nora" in SCRAMBLED BRAINS (1951); see The Three Stooges Journal # 96 (Winter 2000).
Costar Sheila Ryan was married to comic actor Pat Buttram (THE GENE AUTRY SHOW), best known as 'Mr. Haney' on GREEN ACRES (1965 - 1970). Sheila costarred with Laurel & Hardy in GREAT GUNS (1941) and A-HAUNTING WE WILL GO (1942).

George O'Brien
George O'Brien

Larry Fine
Larry

Shemp Howard
Shemp

Moe Howard
Moe

Sheila Ryan
Laura Mason

Lyle Talbot
Taggert

Clem Bevans
Doc Mason

John Merton
Clete

Jack Hendricks
Henchman

Troy Melton
Henchman

Fuzzy Knight
Sheriff

Monte Blue
John Sawyer

Hugh Hooker
Sandy Evans

Al Baffert
Utah

Slim Gaut
Insurance patient

Dick Crockett
Blake, mine owner

Joe Phillips
Mine owner

Roy Canada
Slim

Bill Ward
Red

Johnny Kascier
Barfly

Charles Cross
Barfly

Ray Jones
Barfly

Wally West
Barfly

Bill Coontz
Gold guard

Whitey Hughes
Gold guard

Bob Burns
Gold guard

Remy Paquet
Singer, scene deleted

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 1
Barflys

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 2
Henchmen

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 3
Mine owners

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 4
Bank teller

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 5
Gold guard

Unidentified GOLD RAIDERS 6
Townsmen

Jack Schwarz
Executive Producer

Bernard Glasser
Producer

Edward Bernds
Director

Elwood Ullman
Story and Screenplay

William Lively
Story and Screenplay

Paul Ivano
Director of Photography

Fred Allen
Film Editor

Harry Reif
Set Decoration

Fred Preble
Set Construction

Earl Snyder
Sound Engineer

Michael Terr
Musical Director

June Starr
Music

Alex Alexander
Music

Shemp Howard
Music and Lyrics

Moe Howard
Music and Lyrics

Larry Fine
Music and Lyrics

Harry Thomas
Makeup

Gus Womack
Wardrobe

Harry Franklin
Assistant Director

Monroe Liebgold
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