Hoofs and Goofs

Hoofs and Goofs (1957)

Sister Bertie is reincarnated as a talking horse.

Joe dreams that the stooge's sister Birdie has died and been reincarnated as a horse. The stooges take Birdie home but must conceal her from the snoopy landlord. They succeed, but more complications ensue when Birdie gives birth to a colt. Joe wakes up to suffer some abuse from the real Birdie (Moe in drag), when he tells her he dreamed she was a horse.

Date of release
1957-01-31
TMDB
5.0 / 10 (5)
Runtime
16m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Jules White

Casting

Interesting facts

Hoofs and Goofs is a 1957 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. It is the 175th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Production notes

Hoofs and Goofs is the first Three Stooges short featuring Joe Besser as the third Stooge; filming was completed April 18–20, 1956. According to Besser's autobiography Not Just a Stooge, Besser spoke to Moe shortly before filming to convey his condolences over the death of Shemp Howard the year before. Joe and Shemp had been good friends.

The film's original ending was to have the Stooges' sister, Birdie, hit Joe with a rolling pin. However, due to his not wanting to be hit in the head with a solid prop, it was changed to a casserole.

The film makes reference to actress Kim Novak, when spoken by the reincarnated Birdie.

A direct sequel, Horsing Around, was released on September 12, 1957.

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