Make 'Em Laugh (The Funny Business of America)
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Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly Joe
107.4 min. (Feature Film)
Adaptation of the children's Snow White tale, with an exception... instead of the Seven Dwarves, we have The Three Stooges. Too faithful an adaptation, the Stooges are given little opportunity for 'stoogery," resulting in a sappy, big-budget dud.
Upon the King's death, the Queen (Patricia Medina) takes control of the Kingdom with the help of her wizard aide Count Oga, and imprisons her stepdaughter Snow White. Several years earlier, the Queen arranged for Hordred the Archer (Buddy Baer) to kill the bordering kingdom's Prince Charming, to void his promised betrothal to Snow White. But the Prince was rescued by three travelling medicine show hawkers (Moe, Larry & Curly Joe), and Hordred kept his failure a secret from the Queen. Stricken with amnesia, the Prince was adopted by the Stooges and spent several years travelling with them as ventriloquist and magician, Quatro the Magnificent.
Returning to present-day, the Queen is threatened by Snow White's beauty and orders Hordred to kill her as well, but the archer frees her and tells Snow White to flee the kingdom. She meets the Stooges, and Snow White and Quatro fall in love. During a performance at the castle, the Queen discovers that Charming and Snow White are still alive, and orders the deaths of them and the Stooges. The Stooges escape with the Princess, and thinking that Quatro has been killed, take refuge in a high mountain cabin. But with the help of Oga and his magics, the Queen discovers their hideaway, and plots to kill Snow White herself. Meanwhile, Prince Charming has regained his memory, and organizes the kingdom's citizens into a coup against the Queen and Oga.
Filmed in CinemaScope and TechniColor.
Carol Heiss earned a figure-skating Gold Medal at the 1960 Olympics; the film's ice-skating backdrops were designed to showcase her talents.
Academy Award winner Martin Landau (ED WOOD, TUCKER, television's MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) auditioned for the role of Count Oga; that audition footage was included on Fox's "Hidden Hollywood" DVD.
Reknowned voice artist Mel Blanc is the voice of Quinto the puppet. Patricia Medina was married to Joseph Cotten (CITIZEN KANE, NIAGARA).
Walter Lang directed the Stooges once before, in MEET THE BARON (1933 MGM), and went on to become one of Hollywood's greatest musical directors with THE KING & I (1955) among his credits. Personal problems led to a career slide by 1960; although SNOW WHITE was a big-budget project, it was a far cry from the calibre of Lang's prior projects.
Costar Edson Stroll (McHALE'S NAVY) was interviewed in The Three Stooges Journal # 108 (Winter 2003).
Larry Fine
Larry
Joe DeRita
Curly Joe
Moe Howard
Moe
Carol Heiss
Snow White
Edson Stroll
Prince Charming
Patricia Medina
Queen / Witch
Guy Rolfe
Count Oga
Mel Blanc
Quinto, voice
Michael David
Rolf
Buddy Baer
Hordred
Edgar Barrier
King Augustus
Peter Coe
Captain of the Guard
Robbi LaLonde
Snow White, as a child
Leslie Farrell
Snow White, age 4
Craig Cooke
Young Prince Charming
Lisa Mitchell
Linda
Chuck Lacy
Frederick
Scott Lane
Eric, boy on sled
Kevin Tracey
Skater
Ron Kinney
Skater
Karen Mann
Skater
Leon McNabb
Skater
Maureen Frontiere
Skater
Pat Yeates
Skater
Carolyn Tingle
Skater
Jill Porter
Skater
Bill Shea
Skater
Bill Turner
Skater
Eddie Briscoe
Skater
Marilyn Telfer
Skater
Gary Daily
Skater
Joyce Lockwood
Skater
Gloria Doggett
Skater
Pat Mathews
Skater
Ulla Stromstedt
Skater
Bill Blackburn
Skater
Gail Mosher
Skater
Rudy Richards
Skater
Eddie Grill
Skater
Owen McGivney
Physician
Sam Flint
Chamberlain
John Roy
Snow White's cell guard
Burt Mustin
Hair tonic customer
Nelson Welch
Equerry, royal butler
Beau Anderson
Torture chamber attendant
Seymour Koenig
Torture chamber attendant
Robert Adler
Arresting guard
Mark Bailey
Arresting guard
Blossom Rock
Young Charming's nurse
Pete Kellett
Torture chamber guard, stunts
Herbie Faye
Head cook
Edward Innes
2nd cook, scene deleted
Teddy Mangean
Hans, assistant cook
Charles Cross
Fritz, assistant cook
Richard Collier
Turnkey
G. Ratherton
Palace guard, stunts
Allen Pinson
Palace guard, stunts
J. Hermans
Palace guard, archer
Tony Rock
Rolf's loyal soldier
Buddy Van Horn
Horseman soldier
Loren Janes
Horseman soldier
Bob Folkerson
Horseman soldier
Merrill C. Isbell
Soldier at cliff
B. J. Schramm
Linda & Frederick's twin
J. J. Schramm
Linda & Frederick's twin
Leon McNabb
Skating double for Edson Stroll
Gloria Doggett
Skating double for Patricia Medina
Walter Ridge
Skating double for Moe Howard
Ron Pursley
Skating double for Joe DeRita
Larry Jackson
Skating double for Larry Fine
Scott Lane
Quinto, dream sequence
Jerry Pyne
Innkeeper
Kenner G. Kemp
Villager
Peter Gordon
Friar
Jason Wingreen
1st courier
Bill Walsh
2nd courier
Jesse Wayne
Stunt double for Larry Fine
Bob Rose
Stunt double for Joe DeRita
Mickey Martin
Stunt double for Moe Howard
Midgie Dare
Stunt/stand-in for Carol Heiss
Loren Janes
Stunt double for Edson Stroll
Buddy Van Horn
Stunt double for Guy Rolfe
Kay Adell Stork
Stunt/stand-in for Patricia Medina
Jerry Pyne
Stunt/stand-in for Buddy Baer
Charles Cross
Stand-in for Larry Fine
Charles Owens
Stand-in for Moe Howard
Harold Breen
Stand-in for Joe DeRita
T. Greco
Stand-in for Joe DeRita
Charles Bidwell
Stand-in for Edson Stroll
Norma Zimmer
Singing voice for Carol Heiss
Bill Lee
Singing voice for Edson Stroll
Martin Landau
Count Oga, screen tested
Guy Stockwell
Prince Charming, screen tested
John Richardson
Prince Charming, screen tested
Cesare Danova
Prince Charming, screen tested
Unidentified SNOW WHITE & THE THREE STOOGES 1
Tonic customer's wife
Unidentified SNOW WHITE & THE THREE STOOGES 2
Royal entourage
Unidentified SNOW WHITE & THE THREE STOOGES 4
Tonic customers
Walter Lang
Director
Charles Z. Wick
Producer
Charles Z. Wick
Story
Elwood Ullman
Screenplay
Noel Langley
Screenplay
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Irving Rosenberg
Cameraman
John M. Stephens
Assistant Cameraman
Roger Shearman Jr.
Assistant Cameraman
Jack W. Holmes
Film Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Assistant Film Editor
Maurice Ransford
Art Director
Jack Martin Smith
Art Director
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Paul S. Fox
Set Decoration
Arthur von Kirbach
Sound Engineer
Frank W. Moran
Sound Engineer
Harry Proodian
Sound Recorder
Lyn Murray
Music Conductor
Lyn Murray
Original Music
Harry Harris
Lyrics
Earl Brent
Lyrics
Ivan Lane
Lyrics, Special Material
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Ron Fletcher
Ice Choreographer
Ivan Lane
Assistant Choreographer
Rita Dallas Palmer
Assistant Choreographer
Renie
Costume Design
Truman Eli
Men's Wardrobe
Vou Lee Giokaris
Women's Wardrobe
Willie Mae Neal
Women's Wardrobe
Helen Turpin
Hair Stylist
La Rue Matheron
Hair Stylist
Edwin Allen
Makeup
Ben Nye
Makeup
Bunny Gardel
Body Makeup
Eli Dunn
Assistant Director
Dave Marks
2nd Assistant Director
Richard Lang
2nd Assistant Director
Emil Kosa, Jr.
Special Effects
L. B. Abbott
Special Effects
Jim Donnelly
Special Mechanical Effects
Teresa Brachetto
Script Supervisor
Pamela Matthews Danova
Dialogue Coach
Lee Wallace
Casting Director
George J. Light
Asst. Casting Director
Fred Hall
Gaffer
Bob Henderson
Best Boy
Leo McCreary
Key Grip
Lloyd Phillips
2nd Grip
Glenn Delfino
Property Master
Lemuel Tribe
Assistant Props
Steve Marsh
Boom Man
Charles Lewis
Cable Man
Ted Gomillion
Playback Operator
William Webster
Ice Rink Engineer
Mike Jancick
Set Painter
Tex Wilsford
Craft Service
Frank Powolny
Still Photographer
Sonia Wolfson
Publicity
L. B. Merman
Executive Production Manager
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