Out West (1947 film)

Out West
Directed by	Edward Bernds
Written by	Clyde Bruckman Thomas Moore
Produced by	Hugh McCollum
Starring	Moe Howard Larry Fine Shemp Howard Christine McIntyre Jack Norman Jock Mahoney Stanley Blystone George Chesebro Heinie Conklin Vernon Dent Frank Ellis Blackie Whiteford
Cinematography	George F. Kelley
Edited by	Paul Borofsky
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	April 24, 1947
Running time	17' 32"
Country	United States
Language	English

Out West is the 99th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

Shemp is suffering from an enlarged vein in his leg, and fears that it will lead to amputation. His doctor (Vernon Dent), however, advises that a few weeks in the old west will cure him. Upon arrival in a somewhat lawless town, the boys befriend the ruthless Doc Barker (Jack Norman). Barker listens to Shemp's story about his bad leg, mistaking "the biggest vein you ever saw" for a gold-bearing vein worth millions. The Stooges take a liking to Barker, but are later informed by the beautiful Nell (Christine McIntyre) that he is an outlaw who is holding the Arizona Kid (Jock Mahoney) hostage in the basement of Barker's saloon. The trio manage to free the Arizona Kid, who go to retrieve the United States Calvary. In the interim, the trio manage to defeat Barker and his gang.

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The boys are waiting for the big bang in Out West.

Notes

Out West is a remake of Pistol Packing Nitwits starring Harry Langdon and El Brendel. Out West would later be remade in 1954 as Pals and Gals, using ample stock footage.

Further reading

• Moe Howard and the Three Stooges; by Moe Howard [1], (Citadel Press, 1977).
• The Three Stooges Scrapbook; by Jeff Lenburg, Joan Howard Maurer, Greg Lenburg [2](Citadel Press, 1994).
• The Three Stooges: An Illustrated History, From Amalgamated Morons to American Icons; by Michael Fleming [3](Broadway Publishing, 2002).
• One Fine Stooge: A Frizzy Life in Pictures; by Steve Cox and Jim Terry [4], (Cumberland House Publishing, 2006).