The Outlaws Is Coming
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| The Outlaws IS Coming! | |
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| Directed by | Norman Maurer |
| Produced by | Norman Maurer |
| Written by | Norman Maurer Elwood Ullman |
| Starring | Moe Howard Larry Fine Joe DeRita Adam West Nancy Kovack Mort Mills Don Lamond Rex Holman Emil Sitka Henry Gibson Murray Alper Tiny Brauer Paul Frees Joe Bolton Bill Camfield Hal Fryar Johnny Ginger Wayne Mack Ed T. McDonnell Bruce Sedley Paul Shannon (Pittsburgh) Sally Starr |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Irving Lippman |
| Editing by | Aaron Nibley |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
| Release date(s) | January 14, 1965 |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze (1963) |
| Followed by | Kook's Tour (1970) |
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The Outlaws IS Coming! (1965) was the sixth feature film to star the Three Stooges after their 1959 resurgence in popularity. By this time, the trio consisted of Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Joe DeRita. Directed by Howard's son-in-law Norman Maurer, The Outlaws IS Coming! was the last theatrical feature made by the trio.
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[edit] Plot
Rance Roden plans to kill off all the buffalo and thus cause the Indians to riot. After they destroy the US Cavalry (his real enemy), Rance and his gang will take over the West. Meanwhile, a Boston magazine gets wind of the buffalo slaughter and sends editor Kenneth Cabot (Adam West) and his associates (Moe, Larry and Curly-Joe) to Casper, Wyoming to investigate. Once there, Ken's shooting skills (secretly aided by sharp shooter Annie Oakley) earns him the title of town sheriff. Rance has his band of bad guys called upon to have them all wiped out, but the Stooges sneak into the gang's hideout while asleep and glue their firearms to their holsters. When Ken confronts the bad guys, the bad guys (with Stooge-like prompting from the boys) decide that a life of justice is better than crime. Meanwhile, Rance and Trigger attempt to sell firearms to the Indians, but the Stooges foil this plan by snapping a picture of them selling in the process.
[edit] Trivia
In a nod to television's key role in the resurgence of the Stooges' popularity, the outlaws were played by local TV hosts from across the U.S. whose shows featured the trio's old Columbia shorts.
[edit] Primary Cast
- Moe Howard: Moe
- Larry Fine: Larry
- Joe DeRita: Curly-Joe
- Adam West: Kenneth Cabot
- Nancy Kovack: Annie Oakley
- Mort Mills: Trigger Mortis
- Don Lamond: Rance Roden
- Rex Holman: Sunstroke Kid
- Emil Sitka: Mr. Abernathy/Witch doctor/Cavalry colonel
- Henry Gibson: Charlie Horse
- Murray Alper: Chief Crazy Horse
- Tiny Brauer: Bartender
- Paul Frees: Narrator/The Magic Talking Mirror (voice)
The Outlaws
- Joe Bolton: Rob Dalton
- Bill Camfield: Wyatt Earp
- Hal Fryar: Johnny Ringo
- Johnny Ginger: Billy the Kid
- Wayne Mack: Jesse James
- Ed T. McDonnell: Bat Masterson
- Bruce Sedley: Cole Younger
- Paul Shannon: Wild Bill Hickok
- Sally Starr: Belle Starr
[edit] Further reading
- Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
- The Complete Three Stooges: The Official Filmography and Three Stooges Companion; by Jon Solomon [2], (Comedy III Productions, Inc., 2002).
- The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [3](Citadel Press, 1994).
- The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [4](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
- One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [5], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).
[edit] External links
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