Excellent but underrated film

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

And this does not rate below a 9/10. I rated it 10/10. Anyone who rates it lower than 9/10 is poor at rating.

This is another so-so Three Stooges vehicle: as swing musicians, they're the chief witnesses in the trial of a nightclub murder (where the accused is the young chanteuse in their act). The implausible situations that ensue are often wacky-for-wackiness's-sake (such as the dotty old lady in the jury giving her phone number to the prosecuting attorney), though the section in which Curly takes the stand provides some undeniable visual and verbal hilarity. Eventually, the boys – along with their scantily-clad companion – perform a musical number in order to reconstruct the night of the murder. The riotous climax, then, sees an over-pressurized water hose running riot in the courtroom…until, finally, a parrot reveals the identity of the real killer!

Why Columbia Pictures chose to let this classic fall into public domain while maintaining and renewing its ownership of "Woman Haters" is truly a mystery to me.The result of Columbia Pictures' not-so-wise logic is that this short has been appearing and reappearing on budget videos and later on budget DVD compilations, usually coupled with "Brideless Grooms" (which was pretty good) and "Malace in the Palace" (which was OK).This comedy short is truly a classic. The slapstick is non-stop and it is impossible to say who really stole the scenes.Was it Curly when he took the stand? ("Raise your hand, take off your hat, put your hand here") Or was it Suzanne Kaaren, with her million dollar legs? (Yes, she really had her legs insured for a million dollars.) The Stooges also show off their musical talent which translated to musical comedy. (Did the late great Spike Jones get his idea from this film?) A laugh riot for all...

This is one of my favorite "Three Stooges" shorts. It features Moe, Larry and especially Curly at their very best as they wreck havoc within the normally refined atmosphere of a court room all in an effort to prove the innocence of their dancer friend Gail Tempest (played by the lovely Suzanne Kaaren) by being witnesses at her trial. Eventually the Stooges convince the court to let them re-enact what actually happened and then things really get out of hand.Curly steals the show here with his routine as he takes the witness stand in a scene which might remind one more of something out of Abbott and Costello.