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Space Ship Sappy is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jules White released in USA on 18 april 1957 with Moe Howard
Space Ship Sappy (1957)
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Add to a movie listSpace Ship Sappy is the 178th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
Synopsis
The Stooges meet up with eccentric Professor A.K. Rimple (Benny Rubin) and his daughter (Doreen Woodbury) who ask the trio to help them with a space mission. The mission lands on the planet Sunev (Venus spelled backwards), where the Stooges are taken in by three attractive female aliens. At first, sparks fly (literally) when the girls kiss the boys. But then the ladies turn cannibalistic, and are about the suck the Stooges' blood. However, the boys are able to escape, as a huge lizard appears on the horizon, causing the women to run away. The three jump back in the rocket ship, knocking the Professor and his daughter out cold, and fly back to Earth. They are then shown relating the story of their adventure to an assembled group. When they finish, the "Liars Club" presents them with the award for being the biggest liars in the world.Actors
Moe Howard
(Moe)
Larry Fine
(Larry)
Joe Besser
(Joe)
Benny Rubin
(Prof. A.K. Rimple)
Emil Sitka
(Liar Club's MC)
Harriette Tarler
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