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Released
1952 · FILM

Cuckoo on a Choo Choo

Your Favorite Funsters In Their Happiest Huddle!

Directed by
Written by
Runtime
15 min
Comedy

Synopsis

This short is a satirical take on the Oscar-winning film *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951). Larry imitates Marlon Brando's performance in a storyline set aboard a train car named Schmow. It is regarded as the most controversial of all Three Stooges shorts. Some view it as the most daring, contemporary, and innovative of the Stooges' work, while others argue it is the worst Stooge short ever produced.

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Principal cast & crew: 10

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Edwin H BryantShot by Henry Freulich

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