Out West is a 1947 short subject directed by Edward Bernds starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). It is the 99th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedians, who released 190 shorts for the studio between 1934 and 1959.

Plot

Shemp finds himself afflicted with a troublesome medical condition caused by a swollen vein in his leg. Following medical advice, he embarks on a therapeutic sojourn to the rugged terrain of the Old West. Upon arrival in a somewhat lawless town, the boys befriend the thuggish Doc Barker. When Shemp mentions to Barker that he has "the biggest vein you ever saw", Barker mistakenly believes he is describing a gold-bearing vein worth millions, and hatches a scheme to seize the gold for himself. Meanwhile, the Stooges are informed by the beautiful Nell that Barker is an outlaw who is holding the Arizona Kid, Nell's paramour, hostage in the basement of the saloon. Upon learning of Barker's villainous identity, the Stooges devise a plan to obtain the prison cell keys from Barker's coat.