1 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Uncle Mortimer and the fountain penFriday, March 19, 2004
Nice DVD, but can anyone remind me: What was the title of the episode with Shemp and the fountain pen that wrote under whipped cream? Has anyone released this yet? If so, what collection? Thanks.
21 out of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Classic Stooge Comedy.Thursday, January 22, 2004
HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND DUMB is a collection of six classic Stooge shorts. The films all star the original stooges: Larry, Moe, and Curly. The films are unbelievable clear and crisp and are of the highest quality. The six films on this DVD are:
"Healthy, Wealthy, and Dumb"--Curly wins a fortune in a jingle contest. The stooges decide to live it up in style. Three gold diggers find out about their good luck and attempt to steal the boys away, but just for their money. However, the stooges learn that Uncle Sam isn't very generous.
"Gents Without Cents"--in this story, the Stooges are a bunch of comedy performers trying to get their break in show business. They team up with girls in the apartment below and put on a great showstopper for the armed services. This film contains the famous "Niagra Falls" vaudeville bit.
"If a Body Meets a Body"--the boys spend a night in a house that appears to be haunted. This film seems like something Abbot and Costello would make, but the Stooges pull it off brilliantly. It makes me wish they would have made more comedies like this.
"Rockin' Thru the Rockies"--the Stooges are supposed to be guides and escorts for Nell's Belles, but on their way find themselves lost in the woods. They have to watch out for Indians and a snowstorm.
"Phony Express"--the Stooges are vagrants, but a town desperate for some law and order uses their wanted poster to make them into marshalls. Things go great until the bad guys discover the truth.
"Whoops, I'm an Indian"--the Stooges disguise themselves as Indians to hide out from a big man who has a big temper.
This is a great collection of classic, Stooge comedy. I specifically bought this DVD for "Gents Without Cents" (the Niagra Falls routine has haunted me all my life) and "If a Body Meets a Body", but the other features are just as great to watch.
17 out of 18 people found the following review helpful:
GREAT DVD!!!Sunday, June 30, 2002
I love this DVD. All episodes are really clear. It's so clear that the shorts look like they were made yesterday. It's hard to believe that these shorts were made 60 years ago. They haven't aged a bit. All shorts are in wonderful condition. They couldn't be better. And another thing. Columbia used a magnificent print for the short "Healthy, Wealthy, And Dumb". The VHS version gave me a headache because it was too bright. But this DVD offers all 6 shorts in its best material ever. All 6 shorts are Curly. That's another good thing about this DVD. So go ahead. Take it from a major stooge fan. Buy this DVD. I guarantee 100% that you won't be sorry.
P.S. If any of you already have these 6 shorts on VHS, buy this DVD anyway. The quality is 100 times better.
3 out of 9 people found the following review helpful:
A few good shorts.Monday, January 21, 2002
This is an okay DVD. There are three shorts I like, and three that bore me. I enjoyed HEALTHY WEALTHY AND DUMB, IF A BODY MEETS A BODY, and ROCKIN' THRU THE ROCKIES. WHOOPS I'M AN INDIAN, GENTS WITHOUT CENTS, and PHONY EXPRESS bored me. Still an okay DVD.