Kooks tour 01 1970 one of the final films with the 3. The complete three stooges the official filmography and three stooges companion. The complete three stooges the official filmography and. Travelogue, with moe, larry and curly joe retiring and heading to the parks and lakes of idaho and wyoming for some fishing and camping. This print, owned by curlyjoe derita, was given to me by joe and his wife jean in 1979 while visiting them at their home in north hollywood. This is the definitive source book on the three stooges from respected stooge expert professor jon solomon, and. That same issue presents a detailed production history of kooks tour, and its early home video history on sears cartrivision videocassette 1973 and super 8mm 1975.
The final three stooges film was kooks tour 1970, which featured the stooges and their dog on a camping trip. This is the definitive source book on the three stooges from respected stooge expert professor jon solomon, and specifically authorized by the three stooges company. Moe and curly are more recognizable than many popular film stars of today. The complete three stooges by jon solomon, paperback. The picture quality is poor because the only copy found of kooks tour is an old 16 mm film and the color has deteriorated over time, as a grim reminder that this film is. Kooks tour is a comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. A print of the 1970 travelogue tv pilot film titled kooks tour starring the three stooges in their final screen work. Chronicles of the three stooges series five rrparks cards 2016. In 1970, just three years after his wifes passing, while on set filming the stooges comeback series kooks tour, fine suffered a massive stroke, an event which paralyzed the entire left side of his body, ultimately leading to the abrupt end of his career. If you watch the first set of episodes from 1973, you will wonder what all the hype is about.
The 562 page book presents all of the film work of the three stooges from their beginning in 1930 to their last in 1970. Soup to nuts in 1930, to their last, kooks tour in 1970. The book is in chronological order and also contains a detailed index, which comes in handy. Many of the performers and comedians of today repeatedly borrow from and mimic their great comedy routines. The complete three stooges the three stooges were the greatest comedy team of all time. Three 3 stooges kooks tour personal film from curlyjoe. Rljs 45th anniversary collection release of the new three stooges complete cartoon collection culls all of the cartoon and liveaction. Larry, moe and curly joe have retired and decide to travel. Of course, the boys make a complete mess of everything. Kooks tour was not released at the time, although it is available today on video. Filming ended in january 1970 when larry suffered a debilitating stroke.
This film is, after all, the swan song of the 3 stooges as a comedy act. Moe howard and joe derita in kooks tour 1970 kooks tour 1970 moe howard. The three stooges were an american vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. They made one more film together, kooks tour 1970, however the film sat unfinished and unreleased for years due to larry fine suffering a stroke before the movie was complete. Moe and larry passed away in 1975, and curly joe retired. However, on january 9, 1970, before filming was completed, larry fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of. The official filmography and three stooges companion. In 1958, moe and larry joined joe derita to continue the three stooges act until larry suffered a stroke during the filming of kooks tour in 1970. Kooks tour 1970 television in addition to the unsuccessful see history section, above television series pilots, jerks of all trades and kooks tour, the stooges appeared in a show called the new three stooges which ran from 1965 to 1966. Author jon solomon has done a top job in writing this, possibly, definitive account, of one of the most famous comedy teams in history.
Although earlier small screen efforts jerks of all trades 1949 and the three stooges scrapbook 1960 had failed to bear fruit, the trio went to bat for a third time with kooks tour 1970, a pilot for an intended series that would feature the stooges gallivanting around the globe and causing general chaos. However, on january 9, 1970, before filming was completed, larry fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his body. Kooks was filmed in 1970 with curlyjoe, and is their last filmed performance. Diehard three stooges fans will consider jon solomons the complete three stooges an invaluable resource. This is the last known performance of the three stooges. I have been a long time fan of the three stooges since i first saw their antics on tv back in 1963, when a bloke was 5 years old. Kooks headers and exhaust offers production applications for many late model domestic automobiles. This rarely seen 1970 film was originally intended to be the pilot episode for a weekly travelogue series featuring moe, larry, and curly joe. Moe and curly are more recognizable than many popular film. Moe, larry, and curly, and moe, larry, and shemp, among other lineups. Jon solomon provides analyses of all of the films featuring the three stooges, discussing each ones historical and cultural perspective, narrative structure, place in the stooge corpus, and verbal and visual. However, on january 9, 1970, before filming was completed, larry fine suffered a severe stroke, paralyzing the left side of his. Sadly, during filming of the kooks tour pilot larry fine had a stroke.
The book contains detailed synopses, production notes, and anecdotes on every single short and featurelength film ever made by the three stooges. This ended the careers of the three stooges and the series was cancelled. Each film is meticulously analyzed and added to the chapters are anecdotes and information regarding the film itself, the supporting players, directors and producers. The stooges last film began as a 12hour television pilot for a syndicated, 39 episode travelogue series. The first and only official filmography and three stooges companion is dedicated to every film produced with the three stooges over the last 80 years.
Kooks tour 1970 not rated 53min comedy 5 february 1970 usa after nearly 50 years of eyepoking and faceslapping, the stooges decide to retire and tour the world with their dog, moose. Introduction to the three stooges three stooges pictures. The complete three stooges by jon solomon goodreads. Moe and curly are more recognizable than many of our most popular film stars of today. The three stooges final film kooks tour was shot for television.
This is an extremely rare piece of three stooges memorabilia. As larry was unable to perform, moe and curly joe considered replacing him with emil sitka, but the three stooges never performed together again. When columbia unceremoniously dumped the stooges in 1958, their popularity revived when their shorts showed up on tv. Kooks tour is the title of an american short comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. Moe also had a minor career as a nonstooge, appearing in a few movies during the 1960s. The stooges last film began as a 12hour television pilot for a syndicated, 39episode travelogue series. It was the final film to star the three stooges and was originally intended as the pilot for a television series. The official filmography and three stooges companion by jon solomon authorized by the stooges company.
The three stooges last known performance of the three stooges. The three stooges were an american vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best known for their 190 short subject films by columbia pictures that have been regularly airing on television since 1958. Filming ended in january 1970 when larry suffered a debilitating stroke, making this hour special the last work by the three stooges. The obscure film service laboratories handled the series lab work and the original. They did live shows, made six films, and appeared on tv before the widowed larry suffered a stroke while making the unfinished 1970 film kooks tour, leaving him partially paralyzed. The 1973 revival of match game started out with the same bland set of questions that the 6269 version of match game contained. Larry suffered a stroke before shooting was finished, and was unable to continue. Includes family album, jerks of all trades, and kooks tour. This was the three stooges final completed film as a group. Moe howard, larry fine and shemp howard appeared in a single feature film with ted healy released by fox film corporation entitled soup to nuts 1930.
This is a complete list of short subjects and feature films that featured the three stooges released between 1930 and 1970 moe howard, larry fine and shemp howard appeared in a single feature film with ted healy released by fox film corporation entitled soup to nuts 1930. Buy the complete three stooges the official filmography and three stooges companion by jon solomon online from the works. Due to larrys debilitating stroke which brought the. The stars who portray the gunslingers were hosts of the stooges television programs in the 1960s. The picture quality is poor because the only copy found of kooks tour is an old 16 mm film and the color has deteriorated over time, as a grim reminder that this film is indeed something out of the distant past. The last known performance of the three stooges for the 2000 biographical television film, see the three stooges 2000 film. This is a complete list of short subjects and feature films that featured the three stooges released between 1930 and 1970. They attempted something similar to the liveaction segments on the new three stooges for kooks tour 1970.
Kooks tour was designed as the pilot for a 39 episode three stooges tv series. The complete three stooges by jon solomon 2011, paperback. The film remained unreleased until 1975 when director norman mauer, moe howards soninlaw, pieced together the usable footage into a complete episode. After 1958, larry, moe, and curly joe performed before live audiences all across the country, appeared in six fulllength motion pictures, appeared on numerous television shows, and performed in other productions until larry fine suffered a stroke during the filming of kooks tour in 1970. This rarely seen 1970 film was originally intended to be the pilot episode for a weekly travelogue series featuring the retired moe, larry and curly joe. Six stooges appeared over the acts run with only three active at any given time. Director norman maurer attempted to salvage the film by adding additional scenes without fine, and narration by moe howard. Kooks tour is an american comedy film produced in late 1969 and early 1970. Film actor joe palma was used as a temporary standin to complete. Its failure as a comedy is compensated by its value as an unintentional horror film. The concept of growing old gracefully eluded the three stooges, as witnessed in their disastrous 1970 swan song kooks tour. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
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