Men in Black (1934)

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The stooges become doctors at a large hospital where they disrupt patients and staff alike.

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Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

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30 December 2016 | lee_eisenberg
10
| malpractice suits
A criticism that I've heard of the Three Stooges is that - unlike Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, and the Marx Brothers, all of whom treated the underdog with dignity - they make it look as if the underdog deserves to be the underdog. As long as we understand that, it's easy to laugh at the gags that abound in "Men in Black", as the trio become doctors and cause a series of mishaps in the hospital (namely with the superintendent's door). This short received an Academy Award nomination for Best Short Subject - Comedy (now Best Live Action Short Film) but lost to "La Cucaracha".

Basically, it makes no pretense about what it is. A good time to be had.

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Trivia

The third Columbia short for The Three Stooges and their only one to be nominated for an Academy Award. They lost to La Cucaracha (1934).

Quotes

PA announcer: Oy, you got me!
Dr. Moe Howard, Dr. Curly Howard, Dr. Larry Fine: For duty and humanity!

Goofs

In one scene, a janitor is repairing the broken glass in a door. The Stooges come running to it and the janitor smashes the glass and The Three Stooges jump through the opening. However, when the Stooges are in the office, they are shown opening and closing a door with no broken glass.

Soundtracks

I Thought I Wanted You
(uncredited)
Music by Archie Gottler
Played during the opening credits

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Comedy | Short

Details

Release Date:

28 September 1934

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA

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