# Three Little Beers > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Three_Little_Beers > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Three_Little_Beers.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Beers > Source revision: 1339473513 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1935 American short film by Del Lord Three Little Beers Directed by Del Lord Written by Clyde Bruckman Produced by Jules White Starring Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Bud Jamison Jack "Tiny" Lipson Harry Semels Lew Davis Althea Henley Cinematography Benjamin H. Kline Edited by William Lyon Distributed by Columbia Pictures Release date November 28, 1935 (1935-11-28) (U.S.) Running time 16:32 Country United States Language English ***Three Little Beers*** is a 1935 [short subject](/source/Short_film) directed by [Del Lord](/source/Del_Lord) starring American [slapstick](/source/Slapstick) comedy team [The Three Stooges](/source/The_Three_Stooges) ([Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard), [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) and [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard)). It is the 11th entry in the series released by [Columbia Pictures](/source/Columbia_Pictures) starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959. ## Plot The Stooges are employed at Panther Pilsner Beer company, where they encounter a series of mishaps while loading barrels onto their delivery truck. Upon learning about a cash prize golf tournament sponsored by their company, they hastily head to the Rancho Golf Club to hone their golfing skills. Using makeshift press badges, they infiltrate the event, inadvertently causing chaos and destruction on the golf course. Curly's attempt to retrieve a stuck golf ball results in him chopping down a tree, Moe leaves the ground pockmarked with divots as he keeps missing his hits with the golf ball, and Larry's effort to remove a root disrupts the putting green. Their behavior enrages the Italian groundskeepers, who alert the golf course management and prompt a police pursuit. While escaping in their beer truck, the Stooges lose control, sending barrels tumbling down a hill in pursuit. Their frantic flight concludes with them accidentally plunging into wet cement on a nearby sidewalk.[1] ## Cast ### Credited - [Moe Howard](/source/Moe_Howard) as Moe - [Larry Fine](/source/Larry_Fine) as Larry - [Curly Howard](/source/Curly_Howard) as Curly - [Bud Jamison](/source/Bud_Jamison) as Mr. Panther[2] ### Uncredited cast - [Jack "Tiny" Lipson](/source/Jack_Lipson) as Jones - [Eddie Laughton](/source/Eddie_Laughton) as relief desk clerk - Jack Kenney as additional desk clerk - Monte Carter as first groundskeeper - [Harry Semels](/source/Harry_Semels) as second groundskeeper - [William Irving](/source/William_Irving_(actor)) as cement layer - Stanley Mack as first Press entrant - [Larry Wheat](/source/Larry_Wheat) as second Press entrant - Frank Terry as short man in locker room who shoots perfect 78 - [Marvin Loback](/source/Marvin_Loback) as bald man in locker room - [John Tyrrell](/source/John_Tyrrell_(actor)) as golfer who shot birdie - Charles Dorety as annoyed golfer on 18th hole - [Arthur Thalasso](/source/Arthur_Thalasso) as golfer on 18th hole - [Lew Davis](/source/Lew_Davis) as golfer on 18th hole - George Gray as apologizing caddy on 18th hole - [Chet Brandenburg](/source/Chet_Brandenburg) as second golfer yelling "fore" - [George Ovey](/source/George_Ovey) as golfer with three girls - [Althea Henley](/source/Althea_Henley) as girl on golf course - Eve Reynolds as girl on golf course - Ninette Crawford as girl on golf course - [Frank Mills](/source/Frank_Mills_(American_actor)) as golfer with lost ball - Harry Keatan as golfer who advises Curly his ball is in a tree - [Sam Lufkin](/source/Sam_Lufkin) as first policeman at golf course - [George Magrill](/source/George_Magrill) as policeman directing traffic[2] ## Production notes *Three Little Beers* was filmed on location in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California) on October 9–12, 1935; it features more outdoor locations than any other Stooges film.[2] The golf course featured was Rancho Golf Course, on Pico Boulevard and Patricia Avenue in [Cheviot Hills](/source/Cheviot_Hills%2C_California), located across the street from [20th Century Fox studios](/source/20th_Century_Fox). The scene featuring rolling beer barrels chasing the Stooges down a hilly street was filmed off of [Echo Park Avenue](/source/Echo_Park%2C_Los_Angeles) in Los Angeles.[3] This short also marks the first appearances of two Stooge regulars, [Eddie Laughton](/source/Eddie_Laughton) and [John Tyrrell](/source/John_Tyrrell_(actor)). The leaflet the boys read announcing the Panther Brewing Company’s Sixth Annual Golf Tournament states the event will be held at the Public Golf Course “Sunday, Dec. 19, 1935”, however, December 19 fell on a Thursday that year. ## In popular culture Two slapstick routines from *Three Little Beers* were reworked in the [Farrelly brothers](/source/Farrelly_brothers) [2012 *Three Stooges* film](/source/The_Three_Stooges_(2012_film)): - Moe smacks Larry with his right hand, and Larry cries "Oh, my neck!", then Moe slaps him again with his left hand and asks "How does it feel now?" and Larry replies "All right," then Moe slaps him yet again with both hands and says "That's good. C'mon on! What's the matter with you?". - In a deleted scene on the DVD release, Curly is washing his clothes on the golf course (the original scene from 1935 featured Curly using a [ball washer](/source/Ball_washer) for laundering his clothes). Moe is about to smack Curly, but Larry butts in and asks what's going on. Moe tries to poke Larry's eyes, but Curly stops him. Moe then slaps Curly. He turns to Larry, who has his eyes covered. Moe smacks the top of Larry's head, Larry opens his hand, and Moe pokes his eyes, this continues twice. Moe sets up his fist, Curly smacks, Moe begins the around-the-world bop (or "hand-to-hand head clunk"), hitting Larry's chin in the process, then hitting Curly's head. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Solomon, Jon (2002). *The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion*. [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California): Comedy III Productions, Inc. p. 73. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-9711868-0-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9711868-0-4). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-3net_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-3net_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-3net_2-2) [*Three Little Beers* at threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/11) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pauley_3-0)** Pauley, Jim (2012). [*The Three Stooges Hollywood Filming Locations*](http://www.santamonicapress.com/index.php?page_name=threestooges&page_type=book&show=desc&hide0=excerpt&hide1=author&hide2=reviews&hide5=number5). [Solana Beach, California](/source/Solana_Beach%2C_California): Santa Monica Press, LLC. pp. 261–269. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9781595800701](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781595800701). ## External links - [*Three Little Beers*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027097/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - The short film [*Three Little Beers*](https://archive.org/details/TheThreeStoogesInThreeLittleBeers) is available for free viewing and download at the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive). - [*Three Little Beers* at threestooges.net](http://www.threestooges.net/filmography/episode/11) v t e The Three Stooges Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Howard Shemp Howard Joe Besser Curly Joe DeRita Works The Three Stooges filmography The Three Stooges Collection Jerks of All Trades The New 3 Stooges The Three Stooges Scrapbook Kook's Tour Moe Howard and the Three Stooges Related topics List of supporting actors in Three Stooges films Yogi Bear and the Three Stooges Meet the Mad, Mad, Mad Dr. No-No The Robonic Stooges Stoogemania "Swingin' the Alphabet" "The Curly Shuffle" 1984 arcade game 1987 video game 2000 TV biopic 2012 feature film C3 Entertainment Stooge sort Associated people Felix Adler Edward Bernds Tiny Brauer Clyde Bruckman Charley Chase Paul Garner Ted Healy Rich Koz Del Lord Norman Maurer Hugh McCollum Christine McIntyre Frank Mitchell Joe Palma/Fake Shemp Fred Sanborn Emil Sitka Greta Thyssen Elwood Ullman Jack White Jules White Category v t e The Three Stooges filmography (1934–1947): Moe, Larry, Curly 1934 Woman Haters Punch Drunks Men in Black Three Little Pigskins 1935 Horses' Collars Restless Knights Pop Goes the Easel Uncivil Warriors Pardon My Scotch Hoi Polloi Three Little Beers 1936 Ants in the Pantry Movie Maniacs Half Shot Shooters Disorder in the Court A Pain in the Pullman False Alarms Whoops, I'm an Indian! Slippery Silks 1937 Grips, Grunts and Groans Dizzy Doctors 3 Dumb Clucks Back to the Woods Goofs and Saddles Cash and Carry Playing the Ponies The Sitter Downers 1938 Termites of 1938 Wee Wee Monsieur Tassels in the Air Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb Violent Is the Word for Curly Three Missing Links Mutts to You Flat Foot Stooges 1939 Three Little Sew and Sews We Want Our Mummy A Ducking They Did Go Yes, We Have No Bonanza Saved by the Belle Calling All Curs Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise Three Sappy People 1940 You Nazty Spy! Rockin' thru the Rockies A Plumbing We Will Go Nutty but Nice How High Is Up? From Nurse to Worse No Census, No Feeling Cookoo Cavaliers Boobs in Arms 1941 So Long Mr. Chumps Dutiful But Dumb All the World's a Stooge I'll Never Heil Again An Ache in Every Stake In the Sweet Pie and Pie Some More of Samoa 1942 Loco Boy Makes Good Cactus Makes Perfect What's the Matador? Matri-Phony Three Smart Saps Even as IOU Sock-a-Bye Baby 1943 They Stooge to Conga Dizzy Detectives Spook Louder Back from the Front Three Little Twirps Higher Than a Kite I Can Hardly Wait Dizzy Pilots Phony Express A Gem of a Jam 1944 Crash Goes the Hash Busy Buddies The Yoke's on Me Idle Roomers Gents Without Cents No Dough Boys 1945 Three Pests in a Mess Booby Dupes Idiots Deluxe If a Body Meets a Body Micro-Phonies 1946 Beer Barrel Polecats A Bird in the Head Uncivil War Birds The Three Troubledoers Monkey Businessmen Three Loan Wolves G.I. Wanna Home Rhythm and Weep Three Little Pirates 1947 Half-Wits Holiday Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Three Little Beers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Beers) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Beers?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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