Flagpole Jitters
The Three Stooges hit a new high in low-down laughs
Genres
Overview
The stooges are taking care of their invalid friend Mary who is confined to wheelchair. At their jobs in a theater, where they hope to earn money for an operation for Mary, they witness a hypnotist, doing his act. The stooges become subjects for his show and are hypnotized into walking out on a flagpole high above the ground. When they come out of their trance and realize their predicament they fall into a window and foil a robbery in progress thus earning reward money to pay for Mary's operation.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
16 min
Release Date
1956-04-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5.5
Shemp Howard
Shemp
Larry Fine
Larry
Moe Howard
Moe
David Bond
The Great Svengarlic
Vernon Dent
Insurance Adjustor (archive footage)
Mary Ainslee
Mary (archive footage)
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4.3
Stop! Look! and Laugh!
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7.0
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6.7
My Sister Eileen
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5.0
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5.8
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6.3
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6.7
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules
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6.2
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5.6
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5.9
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4.8
Rumpus in the Harem
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6.8
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6.0
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7.1
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6.1
Spooks!
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6.0
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6.2
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