Triple Crossed is the one-hundred-eighty-ninth short feature from Columbia Pictures starring the Three Stooges.
Plot[]
Joe with Moe's face coal powder
Larry is a womanizer who is having an affair with Moe's wife Belle (Mary Ainslee). At the same time, he is also making eyes at Joe's fiancee, Millie (Angela Stevens). However, Moe tracks down the conniving Larry at his pet shop, and gives him the works before Larry calms him down. Realizing he needs to cover his tracks, Larry looks for a "fall guy" in the form of Joe. Larry then gets Joe a job as an underwear salesman and the first place he goes is Moe's home. While Joe is modeling his ware, Larry lies to Moe about Joe's advances on Millie. Both of them go storming over to Moe's, while Joe flees up the chimney. After making a quiet getaway, Joe bumps into Larry, and turns him in. Joe later drags Larry and explains to Moe how Larry had set him up. Millie reveals how Larry had tricked her into coming there. Moe tells her Larry had tricked him, too. Millie and Joe make up while an angry Moe punishes Larry.
Cast[]
- Moe Howard as Moe
- Larry Fine as Larry
- Joe Besser as Joe
- Angela Stevens, as Millie
- Mary Ainslee / Connie Cezan as Belle
- Johnny Kascier as Waiter
Notes[]
- Triple Crossed is a reworking of the previous short film that follow the same storyline; He Cooked His Goose which had featured Shemp Howard as the third stooge.
- This is only the Stooges remake of short to be using from 1950s rather than 1940s decade, not counting of Pest Man Wins.
When Joe whistles at Larry you can Obviously see Shemp
- When Moe shoots at Joe up the chimney, you can hear Shemp Howard's yell from He Cooked His Goose. In a cost-saving measure, Joe Besser's voice was not dubbed over Shemp's for authenticity. In addition, when Larry is walking in the hallway from the elevator to meet Moe's wife, Joe is hiding in the closet wearing a Santa Claus outfit; however, it is Shemp who is whistling at Larry. Also, Shemp's face can be seen in the background peeking from underneath the bearskin rug and can be seen when he opens the janitor closet door and slams Moe.
- Triple Crossed was filming on December 12–13, 1957 when the Christmas trees were available in this month, although the short wasn't released until February 2, 1959.