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The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze
1963
Starring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Jay Sheffield, Joan Freeman
Not Rated
94 Minutes
Phineas Fogg III, great grandson of the original Phineas Fogg, accepts a bet to duplicate his great grandfather's famous trip around the world in response to a challenge made by Randolph Stuart III, the descendant of the original Fogg's nemesis. Unbeknownst to anyone, However, "Stuart" is the infamous con man Vicker Cavendish who made the bet in order to cover up his robbing the bank of England by framing Fogg for the crime. This makes for a dangerous journey for Fogg and his servants (the stooges) and Amelia Carter, whom they rescue from thugs during a train ride. Can they make it back to England in time ?
Rating:8/10
I was very suprised by this Three Stooges featured length film. We all knew that the boys were getting older and not able to perform like they used to, or so we thought. These guys have such a great chemistry with each other, it seems that when someone else is introduced to the movie, they almost seem foreign. They don't seem to belong. The overall acting in this piece was much better than the usual fare from the actors in a Stooge movie. I don't know if anyone else noticed, but they brought back some of their old gags and used Joe DeRita in the Curly role. We all know that Joe DeRita is no Curly Howard, but he adequately filled the role. Now, not an originaL story, but as fun story nonetheless that was actually pretty action packed and with a lot of laughs. This is one of the better Three Stooges feature length movies.
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