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Three Dark Horses is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jules White released in USA on 16 october 1952 with Moe Howard
Three Dark Horses (1952)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 october 1952
Directed by Jules White
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Rating71%
Three Dark Horses is the 142nd 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 are janitors-turned-delegates after being recruited to support bad news political candidate Hammond Egger. Egger's corrupt campaign manager Bill Wick (Kenneth MacDonald) and his assistant Jim Digger (Ben Welden) are desperate after the original three delegates departed the campaign after realizing Egger was rotten. Upon finding the bumbling Stooges, who nearly destroy Digger's toupee after vacuuming it from his head, Wick is enthralled. He hired the Stooges outright, and lays out their responsibilities as delegates. They gladly accept and start caucusing.Actors
Moe Howard
(Moe)
Larry Fine
(Larry)
Shemp Howard
(Shemp)
Kenneth MacDonald
(William 'Bill' Wick)
Ben Welden
(Jim Digger)
Bud Jamison
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