HTF DVD REVIEW: The Three Stooges Collection Volume Two: 1937-1939

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Just ordered Vol. 1

Is vol.2 at costco and on sale?

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As i'am from Australia and these shorts cant be found on TV anymore, i was finding myself watching shorts that i'd never seen before which was fantastic..



Every store and suburb/city are different so you're better off ringing them

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Agreed! I haven't been this excited about too many DVD releases over the past few years.

I'm waiting to see if anyone can give a compelling reason (other than just doing it for the sake of being a completist) to purchase the full-length (not the shorts) films.

Incidentally, I should have listed the shorts I watched. Some of the reviews over at Amazon.com have the ordering of the shorts listed differently (and not necessarily according to the actual chronology). We watched "Grips, Grunts, and Groans," "Dizzy Doctors," and "Three Dumb Clucks." In the latter short, in which Curly plays a dual role, it was interesting to see the necessary editing. It reminded me very much of how they did it with Patty and Cathy Lane from The Patty Duke Show. I was trying to view the stand-in, but they were quite clever how they masqued it from the viewer.

On an aesthetic note, I love the packaging, the photos., and the cases for these sets. I'm hoping that they continue with different colors for subsequent volumes.

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Does anyone happen to know if Sony plans to release the work from 1930-1934 with Ted Healy?

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Didn't see it at my Costco this afternoon.

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SOUP TO NUTS (1930) was a Fox film, and released on DVD a couple years ago.


1933 - 1934 were MGM releases, and are owned by Warner Brothers.

Several are on Warner Home Video DVDs...
- DANCING LADY (1933) feature film; also available in the "Clark Gable Signature Collection"
- ROAST-BEEF & MOVIES (1933) and PLANE NUTS (1933) are bonus extras on DANCING LADY
- BEER AND PRETZELS (1933) is a bonus feature on FLYING DOWN TO RIO; also available in the "Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers Collection Vol. 2"
- Their feature film MEET THE BARON (1933) is on a double feature disc with GOLD RAIDERS (1951); also in the "Classic Comedy Teams Collection" box set

Several of Ted Healy's solo MGM films are on DVD from WB... LA FIESTA DE SANTA BARBARA (1935), MAD LOVE (1935) and SAN FRANCISCO (1936); and, two of his Warner Bros. musicals will be out soon in the "Busby Berkeley Coll. Vol. 2," VARSITY SHOW (1937) and HOLLYWOOD HOTEL (1938). RECKLESS (1935) and BOMBSHELL (1933) are "probables" for the long-promised/hopefully forthcoming "Jean Harlow Collection."

Three Stooges Videography

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Brent,

Thanks, that was very informative. But I was curious if Sony was going to complete the entire catalog (prior to the vol. 1 releases, in other words). Please let me know if you hear of anything.

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Vol. 1's WOMAN HATERS (1934) was the Three Stooges' first film for Columbia. There are no Sony/Columbia titles prior to that.

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I think you've mentioned all that are included here:

The Three Stooges Official Website :: Filmography - Three Stooges with Ted Healy

Much appreciated. I may have to share my rare print of Hello Pop! (1933) with you to show my gratitude.

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I just got through the first disc,....and my only complaint,...is that it is now so clean,.....I can see prop strings and gag triggers.

And that,....is just the way they are.....the transfers are as flawless as I'd ever hope to imagine.

Guess Ill buy two more copies for birthdays coming up of both sets....

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I am incredibly impressed how good Vol. 2 (and 1) look and even sound. Wish all my 30s movies looked/sounded a fraction this good...

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We're up to Termites of 1938. And Violent is the Word for Curly is coming up soon. I an also really looking forward to seeing Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise and We Want Our Mummy.

I've been keeping an eye on the segments during the introductory music as well as the fade-outs at the conclusions of the shorts. Thus far, I believe they have been transferred in their entirety. If anyone knows any differently, please share.

I didn't realize how many shorts Bud Jamison (as well as a couple of other recurring actors and actresses) appeared in. It's really neat to see some of those familiar faces from my childhood again.

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Bud Jamison's Three Stooges filmography

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I don't want to buzzkill but if this sells 12,000 copies like Vol. 1, does it become unlikely we'll get a Vol. 3? The math makes it $240,000 of earnings, is that enough impetus to continue on? The restorations of these shorts must cost more than that. No?

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Cant remember where I read this, but I beleive they needed to sell 10,000 copies of volume 1, so im guessing volume 3 is safe.

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Studio preservation of assets like these is not a short-term goal or dependent on a single project ; these shorts will continue to generate revenue for Sony in various other markets & media including the eventual sale of the rights to a high-definition channel as more and more broadcasters make the transition from analog.