Pals and Gals

Pals and Gals (1954)

In the Old West, Nell enlists the Stooges to help free her sisters from the evil Doc Barker.

The stooges go out west for Shemp's health. The boys soon run afoul of a local villain who is forcing pretty Nell to marry him. The bad guy has Nell's sisters locked up, and its up to the stooges to rescue them and save the day.

Date of release
1954-06-03
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (6)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Western, Comedy
Director
Jules White

Casting

Interesting facts

Pals and Gals is a 1954 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 155th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Production notes

Pals and Gals is a reworking of Out West (1947), utilizing a substantial amount of stock footage. Notably, scenes featuring the Stooges' egress from the saloon on horseback derive from Goofs and Saddles (1937). To seamlessly integrate disparate footage, insert shots necessary for continuity were filmed on April 28, 1953.

In an effort to imbue the recycled footage with a semblance of narrative cohesion, the character of Doc Barker meets his demise due to heart failure induced by imbibing Moe's Mickey Finn. However, due to oversight in the editing process, Barker inadvertently reappears during a subsequent sequence featuring Nell's performance at the bar.

Director Jules White, renowned for his attention to detail, leveraged his background as a film editor to ensure seamless continuity between new and existing footage. Utilizing a moviola on set, White meticulously scrutinized each frame to ensure narrative consistency and visual coherence, thereby preserving the integrity of the cinematic narrative.

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