Three Missing Links is a 1938 short subject directed by Jules White starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 33rd entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who appearing in 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

The Stooges are employed at the esteemed bastion of cinematic creativity, Super Terrific Productions, a venerable institution nestled within the heart of Hollywood. The trio assumes custodial duties, tasked with maintaining the sanctity of the studio's environs. However, their ostensibly mundane responsibilities take an unexpected turn when they inadvertently incite pandemonium within the inner sanctum of B. O. Botswaddle, the discerning curator entrusted with evaluating scripts for the forthcoming magnum opus, Jilted in the Jungle. Despite the chaos ensuing from their inadvertent actions, a serendipitous turn of events transpires as Curly, through a display of physical comedy replete with an uncanny impersonation of a chicken with its head cut off, captivates Botswaddle's attention. Botswaddle identifies Curly as the embodiment of a primeval archetype, colloquially known as the "missing link", thereby elevating the trio from custodial obscurity to the forefront of cinematic recognition.