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Fiddlers Three

Fiddlers Three

1948Short⏱️ 17m
ShortComedy
⭐ 7.1
IMDB Rating
432 votes

The Stooges are musicians at the court of King Cole. When they ask the king's permission to marry their sweethearts, the King agrees, but only after Princess Alisha has married Prince Valiant. This news upsets Mergatroyd, an evil ...

Director
Jules White
Writers
N/A
Stars
Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard
Release Date
May 6, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Moe Howard
Moe Howard
as Moe
Larry Fine
Larry Fine
as Larry
Shemp Howard
Shemp Howard
as Shemp
Vernon Dent
Vernon Dent
as King Cole
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Virginia Hunter
as Princess Alisha
Philip Van Zandt
Philip Van Zandt
as Mergatroyd the Magician
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Sherry O'Neil
as Girl in the Box
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Joe Palma
as Lancier - Captain of the Guard
Cy Schindell
Cy Schindell
as Guard
Al Thompson
Al Thompson
as King's Attendant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

bound and gaggedmusicianmagicianevil magicianking

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Cole-Slaw Vania...
by simeon_flake β€’ 2019-01-18
8/10

"So, was Larry right about the boys never having an "original" set? Or the part about Columbia squeezing out every nickel for the stooges whenever a good set from an A-feature was leftover? Seems about right, given that 3 shorts in a row were filmed to make "Fiddlers" and the rest of the medieval shorts--if "Hot Scots," counts as dark and gothic? Anyway, familiarity definitely describes this one perfect: Old Vernon as the Royal King, pretty girl as the princess and the stooges, just their funny characters. Not as brilliant as "Squareheads," but I guess ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The castle set for this short was originally built for "The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)", and was also reused for "The Hot Scots (1948)" and "Squareheads of the Round Table (1948)".

πŸ“– Synopsis

The Stooges are musicians at the court of King Cole. When they ask the king's permission to marry their sweethearts, the King agrees, but only after Princess Alisha has married Prince Valiant. This news upsets Mergatroyd, an evil ...