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Tricky Dicks

  • 1953
  • 16m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
388
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Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Shemp Howard in Tricky Dicks (1953)
SlapstickComedyCrimeShort

The stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian organ grinder, among other suspects, and then catch the bad guy after a gun fight that nearly... Read allThe stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian organ grinder, among other suspects, and then catch the bad guy after a gun fight that nearly destroys the police station.The stooges are policemen on the trail of a murderer. They unsuccessfully interrogate an Italian organ grinder, among other suspects, and then catch the bad guy after a gun fight that nearly destroys the police station.

  • Director
    • Jules White
  • Writer
    • Felix Adler
  • Stars
    • Moe Howard
    • Larry Fine
    • Shemp Howard
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    388
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Felix Adler
    • Stars
      • Moe Howard
      • Larry Fine
      • Shemp Howard
    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Moe Howard
    Moe Howard
    • Sgt. Moe
    • (as Moe)
    Larry Fine
    Larry Fine
    • Larry
    • (as Larry)
    Shemp Howard
    Shemp Howard
    • Shemp
    • (as Shemp)
    Benny Rubin
    Benny Rubin
    • Antonio Zucchini Salami Gorgonzola dePizza
    Connie Cezon
    • Slick Chick
    Ferris Taylor
    Ferris Taylor
    • Chief of Detectives B.A. Copper
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Chopper
    Murray Alper
    Murray Alper
    • The Thrill Killer
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    • Mail Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jules White
    • Writer
      • Felix Adler
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    • Trivia
      This was Benny Rubin's first appearance in a Stooge short.
    • Goofs
      The Thrill Killer fires his revolver exactly 85 times without reloading. It's common for films to show a revolver being fired after its ammunition should have been exhausted, but this may the most shots fired in the history of the movies.
    • Quotes

      Sgt. Moe: [answering his phone] Hello! Yeah! Detective bureau, Sergeant Moe speaking. Oh, wait a minute, Clancy. Go ahead. You say there's a dead horse on Ticonderoga Street? How do you spell "Ticonderoga"? Oh, you don't know, either. Well, drag him over to First Street.

      [hangs up]

      Sgt. Moe: I have to think of everything.

    • Connections
      Edited from Hold That Lion! (1947)

    User reviews6

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    6/10

    And During The Stooges' Laughable Interrogation, Chopper Reiterates, Indubitably

    (*Slick Chick quote*) - "How dare you look like someone I hate!"

    And, while the whole town is in an absolute uproar - Detectives Shemp, Larry, and Moe are casually hanging out at Police Precinct #13 playing cards.

    Meanwhile - The notorious "Thrill Killer", Slug McGurk still hasn't been apprehended and it looks like it's up to the 3 Stooges (through their signature interrogation procedures) to zero-in on his whereabouts before their frazzled and frustrated boss flips his lid and has a total spaz-attack.

    All-in-all - I'd say that 1951's "Tricky Dicks" was definitely one of the more entertaining, post-Curly comedy-shorts from the incomparable Three Stooges.
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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cop and Bull Story
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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