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Released
1938 · FILM

Three Missing Links

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Written by
Runtime
18 min
Comedy

Synopsis

The Stooges work as janitors at a movie studio and accidentally wreck the boss's office, leading to their unexpected casting as actors in an African adventure film. Curly plays a gorilla, while Moe and Larry portray primitive natives. While filming on location in Africa, the Stooges encounter a witch doctor, from whom Curly purchases some "love candy" in hopes of winning the affection of the film's leading lady. When a real female gorilla causes chaos on set, Curly consumes some of the candy and gives chase.

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Principal cast & crew: 14

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Charles NelsonShot by Henry Freulich

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