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Three Missing Links is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jules White released in USA on 29 july 1938 with Moe Howard
Three Missing Links (1938)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 29 july 1938
Directed by Jules White
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Themes Buddy films
Rating72%
Three Missing Links is the 33rd 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 boys are janitors at Hollywood studio Super Terrific Productions. They are cleaning the office of B. O. Botswaddle (James C. Morton), who is reviewing a script a new picture "Jilted In The Jungle" where the leading man will be a gorilla. After nearly destroying Botswaddle's office, Curly does his classic imitation of a "chicken with its head cut off" (Curly's trademark spinning around on the floor move) followed by other motions that cause Botswaddle to declare Curly to be the "dead image of the missing link" and sends the boys off to Africa to begin shooting.Actors
Moe Howard
(Moe)
Larry Fine
(Larry)
Curly Howard
(Curly)
James C. Morton
(B.O. Botswaddle (uncredited))
Ray Corrigan
(The Gorilla (Naba))
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