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A Ducking They Did Go
A Ducking They Did Go

A Ducking They Did Go

THREE QUEER DUCKS CHOCK-FULL OF FUN!

Genres

Comedy

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The stooges, tricked by some con men into selling memberships to a phony duck hunting club, sell all the memberships to the police department. When the crooks skip town, the stooges are stranded at a duck-less lake with a lodge full of cops.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

17 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

07 April 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Curly Howard

Curly Howard

Curly

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

Larry

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

Moe

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

Blackie (uncredited)

Jack Gardner

Jack Gardner

Doyle (uncredited)

Bud Jamison

Bud Jamison

Police Chief (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

Cy Schindell

Fruit Vendor (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Vegetarian (uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Sam Lufkin

Sheriff Sam (uncredited)

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